Today I did something to my bike thread...

triggermortis · 24-01-2020 08:23PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Headset needed cleaning and greasing. Good excuse to break in the new ratchet

That ratchet probably cost more than my bike!

triggermortis · 24-01-2020 08:26PM

I stripped down half my bike the other day as the front mech wasn't shifting properly. Took it off and cleaned it up and then fitted a new cable. All good for 2 rides, now the left shifter keeps sticking over to the inside after a shift to the small ring. It did it months ago and a good clean and lube sorted it. Its happened twice in as many days now, so could be the start of more expense...

magicbastarder · 25-01-2020 12:33AM

Not the shifter itself is it?

BrianHenryIE · 25-01-2020 07:09AM

I made a sidecar for my dog. Rode about 25 km today with him in it. I'll paint it black soon.

secman · 25-01-2020 08:57AM

BrianHenryIE wrote: »

I made a sidecar for my dog. Rode about 25 km today with him in it. I'll paint it black soon.

He won't be white some days

ED E · 25-01-2020 07:16PM

Strava can be useful sometimes. Rear tire is delaminating (tends to happen with these) - can easily see its done 5K KM from the gear page. Front has similar distance on it but is good for more.

Temp superglue measure applied until Sigma can deliver a replacement.

LollipopJimmy · 28-01-2020 01:25PM

BrianHenryIE wrote: »

I made a sidecar for my dog. Rode about 25 km today with him in it. I'll paint it black soon.

You're not supposed to paint dogs

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

My bike is currently stripped down in the shed. It was manky, i wouldnt mind it was spotless a few days ago but theres a huge amount of muck on the roads

Needed a new chain and cassette, considering a big ring, my lbs is getting me a price tomorrow. I've the crankset off and disassembled too. Going to wax the frame tomorrow.

I've ended up taking this a bit further than planned, I have ordered new headset bearings, BB bearings, mine is PF30 so no bank breaking and an easy job.

Also bought two BBB alu jockey wheels with ceramic bearings.

So that's

Chain
Cassette
Headset bearings
BB bearings
All new brake pads
Jockey wheels
And everything cleaned to spotless levels.

Wheels gone in for servicing

The only thing I didn't change was brake cables which were done a short while ago and replaced with Jagwire items at the time.

I'm not around this weekend to reassemble but I'll do it over a couple of evenings next week.

Nothing left on the bike that will need replacing

triggermortis · 07-02-2020 12:04AM

I took my bike into a local shop to get a brake cable replaced (I'm away from home so have no tools). I had niggles with the headset and the gears and I knew the jockey wheels were worn, but:
New chain
New Cassette
New rear mech
New cables (inc brake)
New headset
Gear adjust.

Chainrings aren't looking too good and the left shifter is needing constant cleaning and lubing.

It's a 10 year old bike and so I need to source something newer I think. I had found a Rose I liked, but it's out of stock now..

Seth Brundle · 07-02-2020 10:03AM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

My bike is currently stripped down in the shed. It was manky, i wouldnt mind it was spotless a few days ago but theres a huge amount of muck on the roads

Needed a new chain and cassette, considering a big ring, my lbs is getting me a price tomorrow. I've the crankset off and disassembled too. Going to wax the frame tomorrow.

Loving the matching DLC chain!
I see they make an orange one which would suit my Orca perfectly. Are they worth the extra cost?

triggermortis · 08-02-2020 07:38PM

Got and fitted new chainrings today. Could have got them cheaper online, but as the LBS took them off a bike in the shop, I realised that you don’t have to remove the crank to replace the rings. I also needed them sooner than delivery would have taken.
Whole new drivetrain now so should last me a while

Eamonnator · 08-02-2020 07:52PM

BrianHenryIE wrote: »

I made a sidecar for my dog. Rode about 25 km today with him in it. I'll paint it black soon.

While I think this is a wonderful idea, would it not be safer to put the sidecar on the left side side of the bike?

LollipopJimmy · 10-02-2020 03:45PM

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Loving the matching DLC chain!
I see they make an orange one which would suit my Orca perfectly. Are they worth the extra cost?

I don't know yet!

The bike still isn't back together, I've not had a minute to myself. Spent most of the weekend just gone in a van, I left Dublin of Friday, sailed to Holyhead, drove to the NE of England and then back, arriving home in Dublin around 2am Sunday with a Honda CBR in the back of the van.

cletus · 10-02-2020 04:05PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I don't know yet!

The bike still isn't back together, I've not had a minute to myself. Spent most of the weekend just gone in a van, I left Dublin of Friday, sailed to Holyhead, drove to the NE of England and then back, arriving home in Dublin around 2am Sunday with a Honda CBR in the back of the van.

Ha, all those minutes are to yourself. Wait till your weekend consists of stopping two young fella's (I have two boys) hockying the shïte out of each other with plastic light sabres

cletus · 16-02-2020 01:45PM

Got a few minutes to myself this morning, chance to bust out the new blowtorch

Judicious use of a hammer and drift pin, et voilà

CantGetNoSleep · 16-02-2020 02:49PM

Club ride was cancelled so cleaned disc rotors, sanded brake pads and bled brakes - an annoying job but well worth doing for anyone on disc brakes, makes a huge and immediate difference to braking

cletus · 18-02-2020 12:36PM

Final leg of stripping this frame

Removing the cup and cone bottom bracket. Buy an expensive park tool pin wrench?

Nah, just make my own

Like a glove

Frame stripped and ready for powder coating

Daroxtar · 29-02-2020 07:48PM

Put on new wheels

Apologies for the poor photo, need a new phone too

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ted1 · 29-02-2020 08:42PM

New cassette and chain today, followed by a good clean. Have been very negligent lately in bike maintenance, mainly cause the weekends have been manky and the evening to dark after a long commute.

secman · 29-02-2020 11:08PM

New set of peddles on the winter bike today after a mid spin failure and a one legged 15km spin to CSS for a quick changeover followed by a continuation of the spin.

cletus · 01-03-2020 01:46PM

Today I was going to clean my discs and pads, they're squealing something awful since the last cycle.

However, eldest fella (11 years old) had a puncture, so I taught him how to patch a tube. Took about 4 times longer than doing it myself, but infinitely more pleasurable having him working away beside me

Kaisr Sose · 01-03-2020 01:58PM

cletus wrote: »

However, eldest fella (11 years old) had a puncture, so I taught him how to patch a tube. Took about 4 times longer than doing it myself, but infinitely more pleasurable having him working away beside me

Its amazing the amount of people that cycle who can't do this. My dad taught me too.

triggermortis · 01-03-2020 05:38PM

I took the bike out of the boot of my car, where it’s been since Thursday, washed it and put it in the shed. It’ll be going back in the car tomorrow

cletus · 07-03-2020 02:56PM

So today I DID clean discs and pads. Also took the opportunity to make sure the calipers were aligned correctly.

Nice solid braking now, with no squealing

cletus · 20-03-2020 09:39PM

So, with the muddy fox frame away being powder coated (God knows when I'll get it back), I decided to go back to the Claude Butler I started stripping last year.

Today's job was rebuild the freewheel and reinstall the wheel bearings

Cleaned the races

Then I shined up my balls

Degreased the rest of the freewheel components

cletus · 20-03-2020 09:49PM

Bottom row of ball bearings in...

...and the top row

Finally a sealed unit again

Drive side bearings in place

Freewheel and cassette (cartridge??) back in situ

Non drive side bearings tomorrow, because now it's time for a pint

LollipopJimmy · 21-03-2020 10:34PM

I finally removed my finger from my... well you know and did some work on the Look. Chain and cassette fit, derailleurs refit, brake calipers reinstalled and pedals back in place. Shed tidied also...

Just need to put the cables back in the brake calipers, they're ran already and tighten up the stem/headset.

Might even get out tomorrow

Carklone · 22-03-2020 06:45PM

This week I got a new bottom bracket . . .

On the commute home, pushed off at a set of lights, non drive side pedal spun forward with little effort. Leaving both pedals hanging down.

LBS quickly diagnosed the problem, bottom bracket cut in 2 by the internally routed front derailleur cable.

A few months previously I had upgraded the brake levers & replaced cables. The bike shop, who have closed in the meantime, had routed the cables incorrectly causing them to rub the BB.

This from a 'Shimano Service Centre'

Anyway thought it worth sharing

saccades · 23-03-2020 11:41AM

Jeez - that's both impressive and shocking.

I spent yesterday pottering and changing #1 child's bike from 1x9 with rim brakes to 1x10 and disc brakes. Took way longer than it should have as a bolt holding a lock on grip on, rounded on me. Stanley blade in a bit of duct tape saved the day.

It's all old bits I had in the shed but there is xtr, XM819 and chris king on there... curse those ever changing bike standards.

Also spent an hour cleaning up the old bits to give away (whenever the social distancing drops...).

LollipopJimmy · 23-03-2020 12:38PM

Carklone wrote: »

This week I got a new bottom bracket . . .

On the commute home, pushed off at a set of lights, non drive side pedal spun forward with little effort. Leaving both pedals hanging down.

LBS quickly diagnosed the problem, bottom bracket cut in 2 by the internally routed front derailleur cable.

A few months previously I had upgraded the brake levers & replaced cables. The bike shop, who have closed in the meantime, had routed the cables incorrectly causing them to rub the BB.

This from a 'Shimano Service Centre'

Anyway thought it worth sharing

Jaysis, what brand of cable?

magicbastarder · 29-03-2020 12:15PM

Not a warm day to be washing bikes.

Today I did something to my bike thread...

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