Today I did something to my bike thread...

magicbastarder · 24-04-2019 10:30PM

cassette and chain change on the bike this evening, plus a fettling with the back brakes, trying to centre the mechanism correctly (i put new pads in a few weeks ago and there's a slight adjustment required).
now i just need to figure out something to do with the old cassette, i hate throwing things out.

LollipopJimmy · 24-04-2019 10:42PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

cassette and chain change on the bike this evening, plus a fettling with the back brakes, trying to centre the mechanism correctly (i put new pads in a few weeks ago and there's a slight adjustment required).
now i just need to figure out something to do with the old cassette, i hate throwing things out.

Ninja death stars?

bsb1971 · 24-04-2019 11:09PM

looks well. reckon I will be using the same paints for my own frame!

Deano12345 wrote: »

Slightly delayed by other commitments, I dodged the rain showers tonight to get a first coat on the frame.

I’m reasonably happy so far since it was cheap and required zero prep,! Another few coats this weekend and it’ll be right, right now the carbon still shows through in spots, which isn’t a bad look I don’t think!

Deano12345 · 25-04-2019 10:50AM

bsb1971 wrote: »

looks well. reckon I will be using the same paints for my own frame!

Yeah I really can’t fault it at the moment. Not sure how durable it is, but I’ll probably cover it with some sort of film after I’m done if I like it!

Borderfox · 26-04-2019 11:49AM

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

LollipopJimmy · 01-05-2019 12:29AM

Collected and fit the Cosmic wheels. Most parts I want are bought now.

So left to do;

Di2 R8000 ready to go on, just waiting on crank and brakes to arrive. Ritchey bars and stem with yellow brake cable outers while I'm at it.

That should all be done in the next few weeks, this project will then be 'closed'

magicbastarder · 01-05-2019 07:59AM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Collected and fit the Cosmic wheels. Most parts I want are bought now.

weird, i fit a pair of cosmic wheels yesterday too. not as bling as yours, mind.

also had to strip the handlebars back and redo the brake cables, the bike had been set up for braking a la mode francais.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 01-05-2019 12:16PM

Fitted new Nukeproof Horizon 780mm riser bars on my Cube 29er along with a snazzy looking Funn Stryge 60mm stem. My old bars were flat 720mm bars, the extra 60mm suits me better along with the extra 25mm rise and sweepback. They're also lighter than the stock bars and look so much better.

I also fitted a new KMC chain on my winter/training bike. Slightly annoyed that I didn't go for a shimano chain as its slightly noisier than the 105 spec chain it replaced but its on now and will have to do.

Borderfox · 01-05-2019 08:23PM

Trying to get the remnants of an old cinelli stem (cut off) out of the original Lemond forks and it is a real pita. Cut it with a hacksaw and they are moving but just not enough to shift

velo.2010 · 01-05-2019 09:18PM

I changed the press fit bottom bracket on my Canyon CF SL last night. It had been creaking a bit lately, but after the trouble changing it, I nearly regret touching the thing now. Managed to scratch the top tube too with the cup remover.

Got it sorted eventually and the creaking is gone, but the transmission isn't quite as smooth as it was before... I guess everything lines up a little bit differently after you remove the cranks and do a job like that.

Anyway, its done and hopefully I won't need to touch it for another few years!

LollipopJimmy · 02-05-2019 11:19AM

magicbastarder wrote: »

weird, i fit a pair of cosmic wheels yesterday too. not as bling as yours, mind.

also had to strip the handlebars back and redo the brake cables, the bike had been set up for braking a la mode francais.

I saw your Cosmics, you got to them before I did, bargain, fair play.

My own brakes are backwards too but I never bothered changing them given the whole groupset is being changed anyway. The Jagwire yellow cable outer is out of stock everywhere though thus delaying my groupset change. No rush anyway

LollipopJimmy · 08-05-2019 12:04PM

And with that I'm nearly at the end of accumulation of bits.

magicbastarder · 08-05-2019 12:20PM

it appears they included a pair of handcuffs.

LollipopJimmy · 08-05-2019 12:28PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

it appears they included a pair of handcuffs.

I got the S&M version.

magicbastarder · 08-05-2019 10:45PM

this may seem i'm stalking LollipopJimmy on bike maintenance tasks, but i recabled one of my bikes tonight.
why - for the second time - did i not check to see if the gear cables were different lengths? thankfully i'd not fully indexed the front derailleur by the time i realised the cable to do the rear was too short.

Fighting Tao · 08-05-2019 10:49PM

Just a little work on the DR1. I added sealant for the first time. Also did the UV etching using a Datatag Stealth Pro kit.

cletus · 11-05-2019 06:03PM

Hope this is ok to post here. First steps towards an n+1

LollipopJimmy · 11-05-2019 06:32PM

Nice, what's the plan for it?

Did a good bit myself last night, swapped out the Sram Force for my Ultegra R8050, couldn't change the crank as wrong BB arrived but the Force is fine for now. Also changed the chain for a KMC. Handlebars and Stem are now Ritchey and I went with yellow brake cables. My frame actually would have had yellow cables from factory.

I did forget to buy bar tape so reused what I took off until I get some.

So Bar tape, BB and switch the crankset and a missing Di2 grommet is all that's left to do then its onto the next one.

cletus · 11-05-2019 06:43PM

I alternated between a number of different ideas, but sort of settled on a 1x7 knock around bike for going down the woods or town with the kids.

It'll be done on the smallest budget possible. Really it's just an excuse to tinker, so most anything that's reusable will be reused

LollipopJimmy · 11-05-2019 07:06PM

cletus wrote: »

I alternated between a number of different ideas, but sort of settled on a 1x7 knock around bike for going down the woods or town with the kids.

It'll be done on the smallest budget possible. Really it's just an excuse to tinker, so most anything that's reusable will be reused

I was the same with a felt I pulled out of a skip, I ended up butchering the crank from a triple to 1x and then went single speed. The only bit I bought was the chain. Toying with the idea of doing the GDBR on it

cletus · 12-05-2019 02:54PM

Mods, if this doesn't belong here, feel free to move or delete.

Cleaning up the gears

bsb1971 · 12-05-2019 09:51PM

What did you rig up to help remove the rust? I have a similar project ahead of me - I'm intirgued by the wires!!!

12-05-2019 10:18PM

That takes me back to science at school and I can't recall the name for the process now. I'd like to say electrolysis?

cletus · 12-05-2019 11:20PM

Yep, electrolysis, or electrolytic rust removal. You need a DC power supply (I use a bench power supply, but a car battery would work). You also need an electrolyte. Sodium carbonate is the most common one, so baking soda, baking powder, washing soda. Just don't use table salt, it releases chlorine gas (sodium chloride). Last thing you need is a piece of metal to use as a sacrificial anode, but don't use stainless steel.

There's loads of instructions on the Google machine for it

12-05-2019 11:30PM

From what I recall it's positive that draws the rust from negative. I couldn't be trusted to come back to this and remember to disconnect the power before pulling out the cassette

cletus · 12-05-2019 11:32PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

From what I recall it's positive that draws the rust from negative. I couldn't be trusted to come back to this and remember to disconnect the power before pulling out the cassette

Ah, it's only running at 12v, so worst you'll do is give yourself s tingling feeling

Canis Lupus · 13-05-2019 03:00AM

cletus wrote: »

Ah, it's only running at 12v, so worst you'll do is give yourself s tingling feeling

Tingling you say......

LollipopJimmy · 21-05-2019 11:45PM

I finished it... need to find a new project now.

Last job was R8000 brake calipers and R8000 crankset. I dont know if I should be happy or sad that it's now finished

letape · 22-05-2019 10:24AM

Borderfox wrote: »

Trying to get the remnants of an old cinelli stem (cut off) out of the original Lemond forks and it is a real pita. Cut it with a hacksaw and they are moving but just not enough to shift

Lovely frame Borderfox. Did you manage to sort this and re-fit the original forks?

Torres09 · 22-05-2019 10:44PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I finished it... need to find a new project now.

Last job was R8000 brake calipers and R8000 crankset. I dont know if I should be happy or sad that it's now finished

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

Today I did something to my bike thread...

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