Wait really even at my top SS heyday this was a beast of gearing. I mean ok allaire but I had to be on my top of the game for 16 cog for hills in mooch.
What have you done to your bike today?
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only at flat parks 6mr, and nassau - i'll check again. i can't climb anything "big" at CR.
A Potted Plant
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time to take down my fence!!!!
qclabrat
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I'm weak, my set up is 36x22 for Nassau
Update!
i found the 16, it was (and is) clean.....in the toolbox.
i'm running 32-19
So heeman status is safe for now
one piece crank
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Pulled four thorns from my rear tire, and added sealant front and rear.
Did a “shimano #1 service”. Lever bleed, scuff pads (I use a cheap whetstone) and alcohol clean the rotors. I like how serviceable the shimano’s are but maybe wish they didn’t need so much service. Anyway.
I also discovered I’d been installing shimano cranks without using the plastic star wheel to preload it. Worked, but easier the way they’re designed. Derp.
I also discovered I’d been installing shimano cranks without using the plastic star wheel to preload it. Worked, but easier the way they’re designed. Derp.
serviceguy
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I straightened my right brake lever (BL-M785), it was bent after a rather spectacular OTB earlier today. Turns out the pin that hold the lever was bent too, so I straightened that one as much as I could and reinstall it back. It works, but I don't trust the lever anymore, so I ordered both a new pin and a new lever. Their price is outrageous by the way. And it is a SOB to install back on.
Karate Monkey
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The secret is to install all the parts on the lever, and put a small drift in that will hold it together while you insert it (but fit into the lever body). Then you push the drift out with the pin on installation.
serviceguy
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I tried that but I was lacking the right material. I ended up installing the lever without the spring and push the pin just enough so that I could pivot the lever and compress the master cylinder, then slid the spring in place through the front of the brake assembly making sure the spring loop cleared the pin and finished pushing the pin through. Not as easy as it sounds due to the mangled pin, hopefully when the new lever and pin get here it will be easier.
I had this weird brake thing happening at HOH on the EVO. @jdog took a shot at fixing it, as well as on-site support.
i also futzed with it. seems like the pad was locking against the rim on one side, but not always. it was obvious it wasn't centered, and
would spin freely until i got on the bike. I inspected the frame for cracks. If i pulled the brake lever, it would stick, but
manually spreading the brake released it. when i wasn't on the bike, it seemed to work fine.
i rode all of HOH without using the back brake - which is a wonderful thing
on loose pack.
anyway, i figured out what it was. the jacket was getting hung up on the one of the stem/bar bolts,
and had kinked the jacket, and probably the cable. It had also damaged the jacket end where it entered the frame.
so when i got on the bike, and slightly turned the bars, it would pull the brake, and lock it up.
mystery solved. now to fix it!
i also futzed with it. seems like the pad was locking against the rim on one side, but not always. it was obvious it wasn't centered, and
would spin freely until i got on the bike. I inspected the frame for cracks. If i pulled the brake lever, it would stick, but
manually spreading the brake released it. when i wasn't on the bike, it seemed to work fine.
i rode all of HOH without using the back brake - which is a wonderful thing
on loose pack.
anyway, i figured out what it was. the jacket was getting hung up on the one of the stem/bar bolts,
and had kinked the jacket, and probably the cable. It had also damaged the jacket end where it entered the frame.
so when i got on the bike, and slightly turned the bars, it would pull the brake, and lock it up.
mystery solved. now to fix it!
one piece crank
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serviceguy
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I'll leave the final answer to @MadisonDan , but until he chimes in I would suggest to route the cable under the bottom bracket for a smoother actuation...
I'll leave the final answer to @MadisonDan , but until he chimes in I would suggest to route the cable under the bottom bracket for a smoother actuation...
hahaha...
Will save "new bike" for after Pat get's tossed in the lake on Sunday at Short Track.....
hahaha...
Will save "new bike" for after Pat get's tossed in the lake on Sunday at Short Track.....
Someone is going with me! More fun that way.
one piece crank
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hahaha...
Will save "new bike" for after Pat get's tossed in the lake on Sunday at Short Track.....
Wait, no one said there was a "lake jump" at the Short Track event!