Today I did something to my bike thread...

LollipopJimmy

Torres09 wrote: »

Pics please...or it didn't happen:D

triggermortis

Only had my good bike for 3 years when I realized I could adjust the reach of my brake levers to make it easier to use them in the drops! Adjusted them before yesterday’s spin and found them much nicer to use. Also found that my fingers need retraining to hit the correct paddle to change gear!! Had a few missed gear changes, but the brake levers feel better to use ðŸ˜႒

LollipopJimmy

Gave it a clean, need to tidy Di2 cables when the grommets arrive. But quite happy with it, dont think I like the saddle colour though.

neris

I changed my triple front derailuer a few weeks back and its never been shifting right. Today I messed around with it and finally got it shifting. properly. Next job a wash

ED E

Mavic wheels, alu nipples, corroding like bejaysus. Breaking my heart.

Anyone done a one at a time remove and replace with brass jobbie? As a non wheel builder with no jig?

iwillhtfu

A fun build this weekend kept it cheap and cheerful helped by @Borderfox and a cracking frame & extras he sold me. Thanks again

Gearing is probably a bit to low it's currently set up 1x with a 34/12-32 cassette so should be fit for going up walls I'll change out cranks at some point and probably put an oval of some description on there.

It wont be everyones cup of tea but it was built with a purpose and is a little quirky. I like it anyway :P with the exception of the seat post but it is a nice bit of comfort on bumpy trails it has an air cartridge inside.

cletus

So, today I put these...




....onto this...

saccades

520's marginally heavier than xtr and gallons cheaper. I've used them on all my bikes for years.

Cleaned my road bike as a final once over before W200, Inc degrease, tar spot removal and a t-cut (it's 3 years old so not too shabby), noticed the cable for the front derailleur which threads under the BB is just bare routed, not sure but I could have sworn it had full outers the last time I looked, would explain the clunky changes (even for SRAM).

LollipopJimmy

Switched out the wheels from the cosmics to ksyriums, going broke from hoarding wheels finally pays off.. The cosmics have mavic tyres that seem to be made from cheese, lbs didn't have 25c contis in stock today so switching the wheels till the tyres arrive.

Oh and shock horror, I cleaned the bike

Cee-Jay-Cee

Fitted a Hambini BB30 > Shimano bottom bracket on my S-Works Roubaix. It’s an extremely well made piece of precision engineering and hopefully will result in many years creak-free cycling.

rodneyTrotter.

Borderfox wrote: »

Rebuilt my old race frame (a 1994 Gan Lemond replica, Silvio Billato built) I wanted a modern twist on it so Shimano equipped whereas when I built it first it had Mavic Zap

Beauty , Sold one of these near the Liffey for 150 a few years ago on quays . A 53cm full build . Wasn’t you was it ? Regret it since !

smacl

Replaced the pads on by rear disc brakes last night which were pretty much worn through. Thought I'd done a decent enough job but the bike was draggy as hell today and stopping to spin the back wheel showed a fair bit of binding. Bleed in order this evening methinks.

randomstuff

Treated myself for my birthday So have been collecting bits and pieces over last few weeks

Been eyeing up a disc brake all rounder for a while, and couldn't resist when this popped up:



Got a sweet group for it:


... a 27.5+ wheelset and some parts bin finishing kit later...



Still to do: Tidy up brake hoses, tidy up the zip ties (Thinking of these.), need to get some Stans liquid, tyres inflate without it but loose most of the air over night, also will be ordering the PlanetX copy of Jones bars to try out...

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ED E

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robyntmorton

Not quite to the bike yet, but a set of Pro Lite Bracciano A42W wheels, with GP4000's and a 105 R7000 cassette prepared and ready for the bike.

triggermortis

Took off the race blade mudguards that have been slowly disintegrating and getting more annoying as the weeks go by.
So much nicer to ride to work today without all the rattled and rubbing noises...

Trekker09

Managed to route the internal brake cable on my Rose Xeon RS300 using my newly procured Jagwire routing tool, then realized I'd done them the wrong way round (right shifter/rear brake)!! Was too absorbed listening to Stone Roses on my new bluetooth set up in the shed!

Took about half of Death In Vegas Scorpio Rising to switch to correct sides.

Trekker09

Trekker09 wrote: »

Managed to route the internal brake cable on my Rose Xeon RS300 using my newly procured Jagwire routing tool, then realized I'd done them the wrong way round (right shifter/rear brake)!! Was too absorbed listening to Stone Roses on my new bluetooth set up in the shed!

Took about half of Death In Vegas Scorpio Rising to switch to correct sides.

"Hands Around My Throat" is a choon!!!!!!!

Trekker09

Deleted User wrote: »

"Hands Around My Throat" is a choon!!!!!!!

Have to agree!

cletus

Not my bike, but I changed out the Giant flat guard 28's on my wife's bike for a set of Schwalbe marathon plus 35's.

(Actually, I tell a lie. I changed one. The bike is still on the stand, and I'm heading to the shop for a bag of cans )

Not done anything to my bike but did clear out the shed that holds our bikes in preparation for the arrival of a skip tomorrow. So much crap that was thrown in there when we moved in 5 years ago and since.

It's not a huge space but I can now walk the whole way around a bike while it's on a stand

The attic is another beast entirely

I did take inspiration from Cletus so a few beers helped make the clearing out that bit easier and even found a few useful items including a long lost multitool, chain breaker and a couple of tubes still in boxes.

DaveyDave

Bike was making a creaking noise each pedal stroke so I decided to clean various bits, pedals, cranks, saddle, seatpost etc and re-seat and adjust bolts, axles. Also fit the extension flap thingy on the Raceblades.

Broke my wrist mountain biking so haven't had time to see if the creak is gone...but I got the turbo tyre fit and bought some clip on aero bars.

Need to throw a new battery into the Garmin sensor and get some degreaser but that should be everything sorted for now

saccades

2 new rubino graphite tyres.

Slammed 80mm stem.

Cleaned the drive chain.

Just need some new disc brake pads and I'm good for winter.


Fitted some Ergon GP2 bar ends to the enduro bike, that and some low tread ground control tyres means I'm ready to go 24hour "racing".

triggermortis

Cleaned the bike the other day before work and the free hub decided that it wanted to rotate freely in both directions! Took the spare bike instead.
Today I took the free hub off and cleaned it up- all 3 pawls were stuck in a greasy goo. Cleaned it all up and lightly oiled it before refitting. Hopefully it’ll be grand this week as I don’t really like riding the spare bike any more.

CantGetNoSleep

Installed a new set of Hunt Aero disc wheels on my Cannondale Synapse - between the wheels and tubeless set up I've somehow shaved a full kilo off the weight when compared with the original stock Maddux

Alanbt

New wheels day

Cee-Jay-Cee

Alanbt wrote: »

New wheels day

Love that bike! I have the same wheels for the last 2 years, cant fault them!

Alanbt

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Love that bike! I have the same wheels for the last 2 years, cant fault them!

Good to hear. Hopefully weather will hold off for a proper test spin at the weekend

wersal gummage

Have a bike a few years old that hasn't seen much use. Has great condition 5700 105 and nice wheels.. Never much liked the frame and think it's the wrong size for me anyway.... Scouring the Web now to try find a heavily discounted frameset....

How hard is it to swap over the groupset? Bottom bracket on my yoke is BSA 68 mm, but most now are press fit...

CantGetNoSleep

wersal gummage wrote: »

Have a bike a few years old that hasn't seen much use. Has great condition 5700 105 and nice wheels.. Never much liked the frame and think it's the wrong size for me anyway.... Scouring the Web now to try find a heavily discounted frameset....

How hard is it to swap over the groupset? Bottom bracket on my yoke is BSA 68 mm, but most now are press fit...

You'll find YouTube videos for it anywhere. I'm not the greatest at bike maintenance but doing a (admittedly very slow) bike build and haven't had any issues.