What have you done to your bike today?
- Thread starter Chris(NJ)
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serviceguy
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Laced a new set of 29+ wheels for the Mukluk. Now on to trueing and taping. Fun, fun, fun!
jklett
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Them's still good, just need more duct tape and a little shoe goo.
Karate Monkey
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SSomething wicked this way comes.
This is what happens when you people don't buy my spare parts. I have a front wheel, but still need to build the matching front, so pictures to follow, I guess?
Anyway, I saw brakes available on Q when I was in on monday, immediately put in an order, and here we are.
This is what happens when you people don't buy my spare parts. I have a front wheel, but still need to build the matching front, so pictures to follow, I guess?
Anyway, I saw brakes available on Q when I was in on monday, immediately put in an order, and here we are.
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
Does Fireball help with stiction? Good to know! 😀
Only when Temps below 40 , otherwise twisted teas or whiteclaw will do 🤣
Ian F
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Started stripping down my vintage BMX bike.
If you think press-in bottom brackets are tough on a modern bike, try removing one that was pressed in almost 40 years ago and then ridden through all sorts of northeast weather and then sat in a basement since 1992. It's a Sugino sealed bearing bottom bracket. One bearing came out of the press-in race when I hammered the axle out, but the other bearing seems to be well seized in place. I had thought about trying to sell the frame as it might have some collector value to someone, but at this point I think it's trash. Kinda makes me sad, but oh well...
If you think press-in bottom brackets are tough on a modern bike, try removing one that was pressed in almost 40 years ago and then ridden through all sorts of northeast weather and then sat in a basement since 1992. It's a Sugino sealed bearing bottom bracket. One bearing came out of the press-in race when I hammered the axle out, but the other bearing seems to be well seized in place. I had thought about trying to sell the frame as it might have some collector value to someone, but at this point I think it's trash. Kinda makes me sad, but oh well...
Ian F
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1982 Schwinn Predator. Interesting, but not particularly valuable. Especially in it's "very well abused" and not even close to original condition. I was hoping I could get the bottom bracket out to sell it with the Sugino CT cranks, but that doesn't look feasible. I had changed out almost every part on the bike during the first couple of years. I have a couple of original Hutch parts that may be worth a few pennies on eBay. We shall see.
jklett
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I have a 10 ton bench press if you want to give it a shot. I'm right by sixmile.
serviceguy
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Finished the 29+ wheelset build for the Mukluk. Hope hubs, WTB KOM Tough i45 rims and WTB Rangers 3.0 Light tires (which I'm not a fan of based solely on their looks, we'll see). Since I've now the fat bike on a summer setup (just in time for the cold season) a snowy winter is to be expected, with massive snowfall and quick rollback to 26x4.8 fat tires...c'est la vie!
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
Cush Core! FTW!
serviceguy
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I don’t know, I manage to scratch my rims with plastic ones...don’t they have a plastic coated version?
Rims are meant to be scratch, I have broken enough plastic levers over the years to not care. I am done fighting the bead.
serviceguy
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Installed rotors and gears on the new wheels and install them on the bike...it looks ridiculous, wagon wheels for the win!