Dusty the Whale
Mr.Chainsaw
Thanks. I think It really came out niceLove the look, so friggen classy!
What have you done to your bike today?
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Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
Raided the parts bin this morning and replaced the spider on my gen one XX1 crank with a Wolftooth direct mount NW Oval ring from the pile.
Doing so Really limited my time at Jorba-fest but it felt real good on the trail...
Picked up some g-form pads there that I'd been eyeing for a while, so I'll count it as a WIN.
Doing so Really limited my time at Jorba-fest but it felt real good on the trail...
Picked up some g-form pads there that I'd been eyeing for a while, so I'll count it as a WIN.
Kaleidopete
Well-Known Member
Looks great!
finally replaced the brake pads on my roadie, the fronts had no more slots differentiating the blocks in the friction material . . . oops!
ilnadi
Well-Known Member
still working on my son's NICA build, slow going.
finally got the fork put back together after having to order parts 4 times (mostly my fault), installed the new headset and put the fork on. (yes I forgot the sag indicator, but I was not about to take it apart after all that time)
installed the rear brake and derailleur
and then shortened the brake hoses. I read and watched two videos to be sure. The rear went fine. Then I did the front and after installing gave it a squeeze to see how badly it needs to be bled. Oil comes squirting out the coupling and the hose about falls off. Near as I can tell, my cable cutter has two blades (so it actually cuts the cable into 3 parts with a throw-away in the middle), it did not cut all the way thru and I did not notice. Of course I do not have another olive and insert so waiting for those to arrive.
finally got the fork put back together after having to order parts 4 times (mostly my fault), installed the new headset and put the fork on. (yes I forgot the sag indicator, but I was not about to take it apart after all that time)
installed the rear brake and derailleur
and then shortened the brake hoses. I read and watched two videos to be sure. The rear went fine. Then I did the front and after installing gave it a squeeze to see how badly it needs to be bled. Oil comes squirting out the coupling and the hose about falls off
. Near as I can tell, my cable cutter has two blades (so it actually cuts the cable into 3 parts with a throw-away in the middle), it did not cut all the way thru and I did not notice. Of course I do not have another olive and insert so waiting for those to arrive.
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
still working on my son's NICA build, slow going.
finally got the fork put back together after having to order parts 4 times (mostly my fault), installed the new headset and put the fork on. (yes I forgot the sag indicator, but I was not about to take it apart after all that time)
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installed the rear brake and derailleur
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and then shortened the brake hoses. I read and watched two videos to be sure. The rear went fine. Then I did the front and after installing gave it a squeeze to see how badly it needs to be bled. Oil comes squirting out the coupling and the hose about falls off
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Yikes! Thankfully it's Mineral oil and not DOT fluid.
Bike looks great BTW.
ilnadi
Well-Known Member
well, the brakes are back together and bled.
dang, bleed is the right term. the dude on the video spills a single drop which he politely dabs with a towel. my garage looks like the brakes exploded and attacked everything in sight. it took just as long to clean up as to bleed the breaks...
dang, bleed is the right term. the dude on the video spills a single drop which he politely dabs with a towel. my garage looks like the brakes exploded and attacked everything in sight. it took just as long to clean up as to bleed the breaks...
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
lol
yeah... I suck at bleeding the brakes too. 99% of the time I end up making a mess. At least you didn't contaminate the brake pads.
i enjoyed dropping-off a number of parts at Halter's yesterday.
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Dropper post reinstalled. No photo.
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
I hung them up. So they stop falling on each other.
qclabrat
Well-Known Member
interesting that you turn the bars for the other bikes, so are they winterized for the season? most of mine were also hung up but the wife kept on complaining that the bars were poking her each time she got out of the car. This was not a problem till every bike's bars grew by at least 100mm
I've been using that one all week.
I'll turn those bars too.
I also have my old road bike.( That's still for sale)
Plus my wife's road and MTB hanging as well.
They don't take up much room cause she's small.
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ilnadi
Well-Known Member
Smart man! I learned my lesson...
rick81721
Lothar
Final evolution of the EVO. Thanks to @jdog @Halters, got a new frame under warranty as the previous one was slightly out of whack in the rear. Upgraded frame, hi mod (my older frame wasn't hm), new Di2 shifters, including push button speed shifts on the bars, cf stem with titanium bolts (my steel bolts were rusting like crazy in the FL sea air), new seatpost. Went from white with black accent to black with green - looks more meanerer to me:
First ride tomorrow
First ride tomorrow