Today I did something to my bike thread...

Pinch Flat

Fitted new wheels on the commuter, got a set of bog standard shimano rs100s. My back wheel had sounded rough for a while - bearings gone I’d say. Then a busted spoke and a few cracks in the rim said RIP for my rear wheel. Wheels were €88 delivered from chain reaction, a bargain.

CantGetNoSleep

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

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.

I skipped my planned group ride this morning but still got up early and planned to finally finish this (it is a CAAD12 disc build). Progressed a bit - all levers, derailleurs, cables, hoses and finishing kit now on. Plan to get the crankset on before the night is out too. Unfortunately I'm missing both an "olive" for the disc hoses and spacers so the disc calipers will fit the rotors I had. This meant I couldn't get the wheels on which also meant that I couldn't do the brake bleeding / gear indexing which is one of the things I'm not sure if I have the ability to do. But YouTube is fantastic for this stuff.

Worried that I took a bit too much on by going for a hydraulic disk as a very first bike build but it is finally taking shape. Away next weekend so have ordered a better cable cutters and the correct spacers for the calipers so hopefully will get the wheels on and gears and brakes set up in two weeks time.

A great learning experience for anyone who is considering it - frustrating but I'd highly recommend it. I was barely above a beginner in maintenance terms when I started this but hopefully after this I will be ok on all drivetrain & brakes basic maintenance.

CantGetNoSleep

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I skipped my planned group ride this morning but still got up early and planned to finally finish this (it is a CAAD12 disc build). Progressed a bit - all levers, derailleurs, cables, hoses and finishing kit now on. Plan to get the crankset on before the night is out too. Unfortunately I'm missing both an "olive" for the disc hoses and spacers so the disc calipers will fit the rotors I had. This meant I couldn't get the wheels on which also meant that I couldn't do the brake bleeding / gear indexing which is one of the things I'm not sure if I have the ability to do. But YouTube is fantastic for this stuff.

Worried that I took a bit too much on by going for a hydraulic disk as a very first bike build but it is finally taking shape. Away next weekend so have ordered a better cable cutters and the correct spacers for the calipers so hopefully will get the wheels on and gears and brakes set up in two weeks time.

A great learning experience for anyone who is considering it - frustrating but I'd highly recommend it. I was barely above a beginner in maintenance terms when I started this but hopefully after this I will be ok on all drivetrain & brakes basic maintenance.

Finally fully assembled this today after I got the right adapters for the discs I had. Maiden spin tomorrow I hope once I've put the bar tape, Garmin mount and bottle holders on

Alanstrainor

Today, I gave up and let the bike shop fix my bike. I've been chasing an awful creaking for a long while now. It started when I noticed my BB was starting to move under pressure, so I bought the tools to remove and install a press fit BB. Fitted that, and if anything the noises got worse. Took it apart and greased everything I could find, which improved things a small bit. To cut a long story short I determined that my rear wheel bearing was dying. Gave up trying to DIY things and brought it in.

The guys laughed at me, said the bearing and hub were now goosed. And just said I'd be better off with a new wheel. Went for a DT Swiss P 1800, my first decent wheel. Got the bike back this afternoon, and holy crap the difference. Never mind the quietness and smoothness, I've effectively been resistance training for months on the old wheel it was so bad. Happy days, front wheel is fine for now but I reckon I'll do the same again once winter is over and done with.

triggermortis

Walked the kids to school this morning and took my commuter to ride back home after. It’s been sat idle for 3 weeks so wanted to give it a run before I use it in anger later today.
Just as well I did as after the first use of the rear brake, it wouldn’t release. Managed to free it enough to get home and found the cable in really bad shape. Happily, I had a spare in the shed so fitted that. Also put on the new race blades I bought last week.
Good to go now...

Cee-Jay-Cee

Fitted a new R7000 medium cage rear derailleur and new hanger after I broke the rear hanger and bent the cage on the 5800 RD last week. I also bought a new chain as the other one kinked and broke too. I kept the old one and counted the links (the chain was less than 6 months old and had only 1000km on it) and split the new chain and fitted it with a quick link. Tried all the gears and it wouldn’t go into big/big. I had to add two links to get it to work. The 5800 was medium cage too but it’s obviously shorter than a 7000 GS but I can’t see how it’s two links shorter! Anyway it’s witks sweet now thankfully.

cletus

So, I didn't actually do anything to it yet, but I did collect my new n+1

magicbastarder

ooh, where did you find that? late 80s or thereabouts, yeah?

cletus

magicbastarder wrote: »

ooh, where did you find that? late 80s or thereabouts, yeah?

Uncle of mine bought it in '87, I think. I was 7 and thought it was the coolest thing in the world. He passed away in '89.

I enquired about it over the summer when it popped into my head while I was thinking about a project bike, not really holding out much hope.

Turns out another uncle of mine has had it in storage for the last 30 years...by which he meant flung in the corner of his shed

magicbastarder

with the length of those chainstays, you'd almost wonder if it'd take 29" wheels. might not leave much of a braking surface for the brakes to grab onto though...

cletus

magicbastarder wrote: »

with the length of those chainstays, you'd almost wonder if it'd take 29" wheels. might not leave much of a braking surface for the brakes to grab onto though...

I have no idea what I'm going to do with it, to be honest, so would be open to any and all suggestions. What I do know is that I'm not tied to the idea of a faithful restoration, so I'd be happy with, say, the short flat handlebars you see on commuter or courier bikes, by way of example

magicbastarder

i don't think the chainwheel is original. i did once give a biopace chainwheel from my old muddy fox courier comp to Alek, but i don't know if he ever used it. that said, i haven't seen him on here in ages.

De Bhál

Fitted a set of SKS bluemel mudguards to my hybrid over the weekend. It nearly drove me insane. A drill and a angle grinder came into play during the fitting. Never again.

Now they're rubbing...

cletus

magicbastarder wrote: »

i don't think the chainwheel is original. i did once give a biopace chainwheel from my old muddy fox courier comp to Alek, but i don't know if he ever used it. that said, i haven't seen him on here in ages.

It might not be, but I'd be very surprised. My uncle would not have been the sort to swap out components

cletus

De Bhál wrote: »

Fitted a set of SKS bluemel mudguards to my hybrid over the weekend. It nearly drove me insane. A drill and a angle grinder came into play during the fitting. Never again.

Now they're rubbing...

Hope the angle grinder wasn't for the frame

De Bhál

cletus wrote: »

Hope the angle grinder wasn't for the frame

No the drill was used on the bike though

cletus

De Bhál wrote: »

No the drill was used on the bike though

What were you drilling, out of curiosity

De Bhál

cletus wrote: »

What were you drilling, out of curiosity

Brake bridge, there was no hole in it.

saccades

cletus wrote: »

I have no idea what I'm going to do with it, to be honest, so would be open to any and all suggestions. What I do know is that I'm not tied to the idea of a faithful restoration, so I'd be happy with, say, the short flat handlebars you see on commuter or courier bikes, by way of example

Pub bike.

cletus

saccades wrote: »

Pub bike.

I know what I'll use it for all right, but question is how I'll refurb it.

Leaning towards a powder coat and new decals at the moment

Pinch Flat

My Btwin Triban beater has had a bit of tlc lately.

New front gatorskin
New set of shimano RS100s
New 9 speed chain and cassette
New front and rear brake pads

Going like a dream on the commute these days

Some love for the Storck as well

New 11 speed ultegra chain
New ultegra front and rear brake pads.

saccades

cletus wrote: »

I know what I'll use it for all right, but question is how I'll refurb it.

Leaning towards a powder coat and new decals at the moment

If you powder coat and decals (fella on retrobike is ace at repro), the rest especially those awesome disc covers are going to look tatty and you'll have to upgrade/restore everything.

That gets expensive and then its not really a pub bike.

Give it a wash, treat the frame with a rust passivation treatment of some kind and then see what's salvageable from the drive chain.

26" tyres are cheap and new gear n brake cables are rock all.

Have a think about the bb. It might be impossible to remove now, does that matter for a pub bike.

There is a restoring an old bike thread on the first couple of pages somewhere. Retrobike is an ace source of stuff. Which reminds me, i forgot to complete a deal over there.

cletus

saccades wrote: »

If you powder coat and decals (fella on retrobike is ace at repro), the rest especially those awesome disc covers are going to look tatty and you'll have to upgrade/restore everything.

That gets expensive and then its not really a pub bike.

Give it a wash, treat the frame with a rust passivation treatment of some kind and then see what's salvageable from the drive chain.

26" tyres are cheap and new gear n brake cables are rock all.

Have a think about the bb. It might be impossible to remove now, does that matter for a pub bike.

There is a restoring an old bike thread on the first couple of pages somewhere. Retrobike is an ace source of stuff. Which reminds me, i forgot to complete a deal over there.

Saw the restoration on retrobikes, it's where I got the powder coat idea.

To be honest, the picture I took doesn't do justice to how bat the paint etc is. I'll take a couple more tomorrow and throw them up. I'll need new wheels as well, and a new saddle, and I'd like to change the handlebar.

I've a feeling the brake levers and gear levers are goosed too, but I won't really know till I start stripping it down

saccades

It depends on the value to you.

The 90s kona cost 80 quid to get working, which includes upgrade to xt/stc-rx but left the paintwork. Btw, there is a bag of bog standard 7spd bits you can have for postage.

Updating the prototype ebb frame for the 2nd time cost 750, but pretty much made it a contemporary bike at the time (again).

For a pub bike tatty is good but as a memory to your uncle you know the value.

As a word to the wise, an effective way to reduce powder coat costs is get it done with a batch of other stuff that are being sprayed in a colour u like as set up for a single colour costs.

cletus

saccades wrote: »

It depends on the value to you.

The 90s kona cost 80 quid to get working, which includes upgrade to xt/stc-rx but left the paintwork. Btw, there is a bag of bog standard 7spd bits you can have for postage.

Updating the prototype ebb frame for the 2nd time cost 750, but pretty much made it a contemporary bike at the time (again).

For a pub bike tatty is good but as a memory to your uncle you know the value.

As a word to the wise, an effective way to reduce powder coat costs is get it done with a batch of other stuff that are being sprayed in a colour u like as set up for a single colour costs.

The bike is worth nothing in monetary value, but id have no problem sinking a few quid into it, given its provenance.

It wont be a pub bike, more likely a bike to go cycling around with my two boys, both of whom told me its “the coolest bike they've ever seen”. So it would be nice to think that if i could restore to the best of my abilities, one or the other of them might wish to take it when they’re older.

Thanks for the offer of the 7 speed stuff, may take you up on that. It’s currently a 6 speed, but the wheels are completely shagged, so depends what I can find to replace them

Cee-Jay-Cee

Spent last night stripping a full 6800 groupset of my good bike in order to fit R8050 Di2 groupset....Yeah Electric Baby!!!

Peterx

I stripped and plastidip coated a kiddie bike there, a passed on gift from a friend. It was purple, now it's blue. A very important distinction to a 4 year old it would appear.

Lovely bike, Specialized Hotrock, single speed, cane creek bearings, aluminium frame, V-brake with kiddie sized brake lever. The child cycles well on it

The plastidip is mad stuff, sprays on from an aerosol can and builds up a layer of rubber.

I'm not sure it will be sturdy enough for a kids bike and you can get a clearcoat lacquer to toughen it up.

Apparently you can peel it off so if/when we pass it on it could in theory be purple again

triggermortis

Currently in the process of sorting out my commuter bike as the free hub has given up.
Took Tannus tyres off old wheels and fitted Durano Plus, new brake pads and gear cables in progress now.
Tough finding time to do it while on late shifts, plus my garden working area has been flooded most of the last week and there’s not much light on the shed... I keep finding more worn stuff as I go along so it might be time for a new bike...

saccades

triggermortis wrote: »

Currently in the process of sorting out my commuter bike as the free hub has given up.
Took Tannus tyres off old wheels and fitted Durano Plus, new brake pads and gear cables in progress now.
Tough finding time to do it while on late shifts, plus my garden working area has been flooded most of the last week and there’s not much light on the shed... I keep finding more worn stuff as I go along so it might be time for a new bike...

That is man maths at its finest!

Do it!

triggermortis

saccades wrote: »

That is man maths at its finest!

Do it!

I’ve picked one out, just got to work put the funding