What have you done to your bike today?
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I approve. My wife, not so much. 3 weeks into rotator cuff injury and fractured patella and she gets really upset if I go out and play. I'm not 100% sure I could get my Levo onto the repair stand yet but really itching to try. I miss the days before WFH for the wife,
serviceguy
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Once you drill out the bolt with a smaller bit you're left with just the old bolt thread material still trapped in the frame/rivnut which you can chase with a M5 tap.
Im 71 and my girlfriend just shakes her head when i do "stupid shit". Did the heavy work, fork and shock, before surgery. did the rest in a floor rack. I had a small but complete tear. Not being able to drive is killing me.
It's like house arrest and my next appointment isn't until the 17th.
Funny. I bought a Float X brand new for cheap as a spare, not as an upgrade. Swapped it on.
Fucking horrible. Just swapped back to the DVO Topaz which in theory is a low-end shock and road it yesterday. Forgot how good it is compared to the Fox.
Bike had a creak...
-Took fork out. Lower headset bearing had a ton of play and tons of dirt all over it. Put in a Hellbender bearing I got last year at the Cane Creek factory. Creak still there when riding hard.
-Took off the Float X shock, tore apart the whole rear of the bike. Upper link bearings seemed OK. Replaced the four lower link bushings. Greased all the pivot points. Put it all back together with the DVO Topaz shock.
Creak seems to be gone.
-Took fork out. Lower headset bearing had a ton of play and tons of dirt all over it. Put in a Hellbender bearing I got last year at the Cane Creek factory. Creak still there when riding hard.
-Took off the Float X shock, tore apart the whole rear of the bike. Upper link bearings seemed OK. Replaced the four lower link bushings. Greased all the pivot points. Put it all back together with the DVO Topaz shock.
Creak seems to be gone.
Cole
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Going with a gold or purple chain?
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
You keep doing this in the kitchen… your bed will be the couch. 😉
no chain colors, I dont like him that much...
He has been helping me with this project which has been nice....
Sent this out for service. Trying to keep myself from being tempted to ride.
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
Patience…. Fall (the most glorious MTB season) is almost here. No setbacks!!!
Ya feel me.
I felt the fall, if that's what you mean.
Kaleidopete
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Removed my wet front brake pads and burned the oil out of them with a torch, worked great.
Degreased the caliper and rotor and sanded the pads a little.
Test ride 6 miles and not a squeal to be heard, perfect.
This makes many many times in five years I've had to do this. I was replacing front calipers every year because of leakers. Shimano MT520.
LBS recommended upgrading to Shimano XT, which I did 10 months ago, but the same problem returned this week, a leaker.
Have to see how long it lasts.
Degreased the caliper and rotor and sanded the pads a little.
Test ride 6 miles and not a squeal to be heard, perfect.
This makes many many times in five years I've had to do this. I was replacing front calipers every year because of leakers. Shimano MT520.
LBS recommended upgrading to Shimano XT, which I did 10 months ago, but the same problem returned this week, a leaker.
Have to see how long it lasts.