What have you done to your bike today?

Re-nippled the rear wheel. Made a mistake building it up with Sapim spokes/DT (aluminum) nipples, been creaking for months. Finally fixed it. Is it my imagination, or are Sapim's nipples anodized better?

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Juggernaut said:
Where's the "after" photo?

Must...Have...Fatbike porn.🙄
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Getting there.............someday........................maybe...

Both tires were on and still holding pressure this morning. Apparently there was a flaw in my tape job on the front though, and it is a complete wash. Working on starting over, but this tubeless bead lock is so snug that the tire won't budge. Basically may end up costing me a tire, assuming I lose my mind and hack it off the rim😕
 
moray42 said:
Getting there.............someday........................maybe...

Both tires were on and still holding pressure this morning. Apparently there was a flaw in my tape job on the front though, and it is a complete wash. Working on starting over, but this tubeless bead lock is so snug that the tire won't budge. Basically may end up costing me a tire, assuming I lose my mind and hack it off the rim😕
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Put it on the ground and step on the side of the tire... She'll come loose.
 
Juggernaut said:
Put it on the ground and step on the side of the tire... She'll come loose.
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LIAR!!!😉...Seriously though, I was able to stand and bounce on the thing without a hint of it coming loose. Forget burping a tire. It's either going to be a puncture or another blowout thru the rim holes. Extra wrap of everything in order to sure up the rim seal. Worked for the rear, so hopefully it works again.

For the record it took these along with a lot of leverage and twisting to pop the bead. Doesn't look like I scuffed up the tire too bad.
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Replaced the chain on my Scalpel as the old Sram chain had a lot of side to side play in the links.

On my F29, I still need to figure out a way to get the tiny bolts out that hold the front brake line to the Lefty. Might just cut the little clamp off and use some small zip ties.
 
Its just a single chain - the was some foam lining around the chain which added to the box size. I went with the black DLC chain instead of the gold one. I'm not a "gold chains" kinda guy... leave that stuff for Mr T.
 
Repaired the rear tubeless on the HT which slowed down the funMonday crew a couple weeks ago. 6 oz of stans, and away we go.....
gotta patch the tube that took the thorn too...
 
I stripped one of the screws on my big front ring while converting my ibis to 1x10, drilled the suckered out and luckily the bolts on the little ring were the same length to install my 30t race face chainring. Changed my specialized henge seat to a fizik aliante (thanks @jimvreeland ) removed the front dérailleur and changed my stem. Tomorrow is testing day to see if 30t up front and 11-36 in back is sufficient for my slow ass
 
next ride im gonna set your limit screw to the center of your cassette without you knowing.
skyrokz said:
I stripped one of the screws on my big front ring while converting my ibis to 1x10, drilled the suckered out and luckily the bolts on the little ring were the same length to install my 30t race face chainring. Changed my specialized henge seat to a fizik aliante (thanks @jimvreeland ) removed the front dérailleur and changed my stem. Tomorrow is testing day to see if 30t up front and 11-36 in back is sufficient for my slow ass
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Regreased the BB and crank on my fake road bike and regreased all of my SPD pedals. Greasy. Put some Conti slicks on it yesterday, went for a ride, and instantly PR'd almost every segment of the rail trail. What a difference.
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