Mr.Moto
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This one was off Pinkbike and shipped from somewhere south.
What have you done to your bike today?
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This one was off Pinkbike and shipped from somewhere south.
Mr.Moto
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I'm pretty happy with the work. There are a few imperfections and it is not as smooth and glossy as one of my other bikes, but for the money it was well worth it.
one piece crank
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pkovo
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Never sell or dump an old friend (bike) is a motto I strive to live by...
I've kind of operated under the same motto in the past. I'm still hanging on to my '84 Redline and '92 GT.
tool apart and lubed all the pivot points on my full suspension bike, now i have to decide if it needs bearings or not :/ only riding it will see if it took care of the noise.
Tim
aka sptimmy43
I did the same to mine last week. I ended up with a silent bike but the bearings are still a little rough even after being re-packed with fresh grease. I'm gonna have to tear it all apart again soon to replace them.
serviceguy
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What tire? Hate when that happens!
Wolfjon
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Maxis recon exo 2.8
Dusty the Whale
Mr.Chainsaw
Not today but I cracked my rear wheel..or it cracked itself. Waiting on a warranty replacement but hoping for the upgrade option from Giant.
Went to a larger GT grade frame
no pictures bc too small, but i shimmed out the new wheelset so that all the rotors match.
New bottom bracket time! I got the new design Shimano BB MT800, because $19 bucks. It requires a new tool but a plastic adapter to the old design is included. The adapter is kinda cheesy so be careful with it. More a one time use deal but I used it a lot more....(foreshadow alert)
Even though the old bb had a spacer on the drive side I left it out the first time, which was wrong. But that’s how we learn or something. You have to hammer the adapter into the old bb tool, then tap it onto the bb each time cause now it’s kinda tight. This is so much fun when you have to take it apart again.
Btw I knew I needed to spacer cause the little slidey tab you need to flip up to remove the crank arm wouldn’t sit down in the slot without the spacer as it was too far from its hole.
I’m saying all this so I can be dumb for you and save you the hassle.
The good news is holy crap was the old bb trashed. My cranks spin endlessly now and I’m sure I’ll be setting uphill KOM’s errywhere. That last may not be true.
Minor bonus is the new design has black end caps which look kinda nice on my black frame.
Fin.
Hey look post #4,000. That's kinda fun.
Even though the old bb had a spacer on the drive side I left it out the first time, which was wrong. But that’s how we learn or something. You have to hammer the adapter into the old bb tool, then tap it onto the bb each time cause now it’s kinda tight. This is so much fun when you have to take it apart again.
Btw I knew I needed to spacer cause the little slidey tab you need to flip up to remove the crank arm wouldn’t sit down in the slot without the spacer as it was too far from its hole.
I’m saying all this so I can be dumb for you and save you the hassle.
The good news is holy crap was the old bb trashed. My cranks spin endlessly now and I’m sure I’ll be setting uphill KOM’s errywhere. That last may not be true.
Minor bonus is the new design has black end caps which look kinda nice on my black frame.
Fin.
Hey look post #4,000. That's kinda fun.
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