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Today I did something to my bike thread...
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Unknown Soldier wrote: »Came home this afternoon after seeing the in laws and taking the missus out to dinner only to find it was raining. Had planned on cleaning my Canyon and stuff.
Raining outside = no
Missus suggested doing the work in the kitchen, if I put newspaper on the floor :eek:
I tested things to see if it was some sort of trap tbh. Apparently not.....
Ended up changing the tyres on the Canyon from 23c Gator skins to Conti Gp 4000s II with 23c at the front and 25c at the back due to a thread I read here.
Learnt how to put on folding tyres.
Cleaned the chain and cassette too. All shiney etc.
Still no idea what price I have to pay to be let do it in the house.
I'll find out soon enough.
Probably the shiny ready for collection bike is already on Adverts!0 -
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Raised the saddle 25mm
Swapped the stem and shortened it by 20mm
Rotated shifters towards me
Spaced pedals by 2 mm.
Yes I went for a bike fit
I always felt the bike was a little too big for me now it feels so much better. Kinda like always in the sitting up ready to kick position0 -
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Raised the saddle 25mm
Swapped the stem and shortened it by 20mm
Rotated shifters towards me
Spaced pedals by 2 mm.
Yes I went for a bike fit
I always felt the bike was a little too big for me now it feels so much better. Kinda like always in the sitting up ready to kick position
You felt the bike was too big for you so you raised the saddle a full inch??? They say that raising the saddle 1mm increases the angle of your upper/lower leg by 1degree so you have effectively increased the angle of your leg/knee/lower leg by 25 degrees which is a huge increase so unless your saddle was ridiculously low then you may find your new position might cause problems0 -
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Last month I finally revamped my old touring bike, a 1994 Trek 520. It was parked up, worn out, 5 years ago thanks to a new bike from the bike-to-work scheme, so it was time to get it usable again. I had a medium sized box of spares so used them as much as possible.
Dumped: the mudguards, chain, saddle, cateye 'computer'. The U-lock and front pannier racks went into the spares box.
Replaced: ALL the cables and housings, handlebar tape (on top of fisik gel pads) and a new Giant back wheel/hub/block. (The latter was donated by another victim of theft. The owner locked only the back wheel of her new bike and that's all that was left one day... )
Revamped: the middle ring was already a steel replacement and only slightly worn, so I flipped it to get a nice unworn profile again. Derailleur was rebuilt with new jockey wheels. Speedplay pedals got new grease and bearings. Brooks saddle had its broken rails replaced at the factory for less than the cost of a replacement.
New: Skinny mudguards, Schwalbe Marathon tyre, folding Abus bar lock, 8-speed chain, kickstand, QuadLock mount for phone/Strava (not shown)
In all, it was pleasant evening work over 3 weeks, and I can resist the need to acquire a carbon road bike, for a while at least...
Edit:- if you can get it, super fine 0000 steel wool is your friend, it just eats rust without scratching (much). Also wrapping handlebars is not as bad as it seems, even if I did put it off for a decade. Finally, the bar end shifters may look olde, but they did let me to move from a 7 speed to 8 speed block without any new equipment.
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New bar tape, lost one of my bar end plugs on my last spin and couldn't see any separate ones at short notice, so decided I'd go the whole hog and change the tape too. Only realised when I opened the packet that the new plugs were chrome and I wanted plain black with the black tape. Don't even think I like the tape now that it's on. Bugger.
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Scrappy600 wrote: »New bar tape, lost one of my bar end plugs on my last spin and couldn't see any separate ones at short notice, so decided I'd go the whole hog and change the tape too. Only realised when I opened the packet that the new plugs were chrome and I wanted plain black with the black tape. Don't even think I like the tape now that it's on. Bugger.
Screw in (actually they use an expanding nut) bar plugs only cost a fiver and don't get lost or come loose.0 -
rollingscone wrote: »I have to say that I used to think I needed gel tape/gloves etc but now I'm glad I never got around to wasting money on them.
Have done century+ on both bikes with no problems that didn't resolve when I changed hand position.
Using standard BBB bar tape.
Now I understand there are other considerations but I'd have thought that with being a female type and not a former East German Olympian that you would exert considerably less pressure from shoulder to bars?
I am indeed a female type…I hope :eek: I have no bar tape at the moment, and did 124k today, and my right arm and hand have yet to stop being numb and weak - I got back at 4 o clock. I am not a former East German Olympian either sadly, although my top is the same weight as my bottom, most female types are
and I ride in the drops 90% of the time. An arm goes numb or weak every time I go over 60k, and I lose sensation in my little fingers every time I go over 30k so some shock absorption would be nice I think! But I only ever had cotton bar tape so maybe cork would be a good upgrade? ANything's better then the current nothing!If affordability and longetivity is up there on your priorities, I'd say go for cotton & shellac, and invest in a good pair of gloves. I've always found the thick cushioning makes handling a little bit soft and I don't have the grip I'd like with leather or shellac.
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It also looks really good...!
Yeah I had cotton, that does look beautiful, but the numbness and weak thing may be alleviated somewhat by the padded-y cork/gel type things. Maybe? Unless shellac has gotten spongy since used it last
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I am indeed a female type…I hope :eek: I have no bar tape at the moment, and did 124k today, and my right arm and hand have yet to stop being numb and weak - I got back at 4 o clock. I am not a former East German Olympian either sadly, although my top is the same weight as my bottom, most female types are and I ride in the drops 90% of the time. An arm goes numb or weak every time I go over 60k, and I lose sensation in my little fingers every time I go over 30k so some shock absorption would be nice I think! But I only ever had cotton bar tape so maybe cork would be a good upgrade? ANything's better then the current nothing!
Yeah I had cotton, that does look beautiful, but the numbness and weak thing may be alleviated somewhat by the padded-y cork/gel type things. Maybe? Unless shellac has gotten spongy since used it last
Yeah sorry I was assuming that 1. Cork vs gel was the discussion and 2. That you had some form of bartape.
Also weight distribution. I'm cartoonishly top heavy whereas the buffest woman I've ever met (bodybuilder) was still pretty evenly proportioned.
But ymmv and also use at least cork. Does changing hand position help at all with the numbness?0 -
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rollingscone wrote: »Yeah sorry I was assuming that 1. Cork vs gel was the discussion and 2. That you had some form of bartape.
Also weight distribution. I'm cartoonishly top heavy whereas the buffest woman I've ever met (bodybuilder) was still pretty evenly proportioned.
But ymmv and also use at least cork. Does changing hand position help at all with the numbness?
Well it's not just the shoulder muscles that add weight I suppose we are evenly proportioned though, I suppose it's my cycling stye that adds pressure-I am comfiest down on the drops and tend to stay there a lot. I do vary it a bit, but not enough probably.
Is cork as shock absorbent as gel? The sister said she wanted some for her bike too. She wants pink. I showed her multiple non-pink options. She still wants pink. I am disturbed. Her bike is red. I see a large clash in her future!0
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