the 'there's no such thing as a stupid question' bike maintenance thread

First thing Id be looking at is loose cable. Has it moved at the anchor bolt? I'd be adding tension to the cable until i can get the chain to shift. Shouldn't be any reason to change the limit screw

I have a Canyon Road bike and i do 60k to 80k over the weekends. It has very basic pedals with cage. Can someone please recommend click on pedals alongwith shoes? I prefer the one which has one side to click shoes on and the other side is flat which you can use with regular shoes. Thank you

On the cheaper side is Boardman Hybrid Team pedals which can be had from Halfords for under €40. I put a pair on my "do everything" bike and am very happy with them so far. Only thing is day is they don't have the biggest platform on the flat side, but that's fine with me - I'll have SPD shoes on if I'm doing any sort of distance.

Shoes are very personal, and because they can be tight in the fitting, not to mention often wildly fanciful in sizing, can be hard to buy online. Pricing will start around €60 and sky's the limit after that. Certainly for a first pair, I'd advise going to a shop and trying a few

There's very little servicing in those hub gears and the belt drives usually last far longer than a chain drive.

Sounds like a touring bike set up and the idea there is low maintenance and long maintenance intervals. The only issue I'd see would be if the belt were to break but I doubt that's a common thing.

Hydraulic brakes will require change of pads from time to time but this is simple after the first attempt lessons will be learned.

Enjoy the new bike 👌

Guys, is the 105 name plate held on by a M3x4 countersunk screw?

Lost the left side one, plastic is still there, not much of info available on the size. Tightening them up is a pita, on the hydro levers, you have to squeeze them hard to get access to.

Thanks!

Sounds like the freehub needs to be removed, cleaned and then regreased.

haha also a mechanical moron myself - this is when the bike is on a stand, I personally back pedal to ensure the freehub is engaging properly i.e. only when pedalling forward and that there is no drag.

This is exactly what's happening (not my videos) -

forward pedalling drag - https://imgur.com/uN3sjAG

back pedalling - https://imgur.com/Pagl5fs

Any thoughts on repairing a small tear in a tyre? I know there are emergency/ on the road running repairs you can do, but wondering if there is any advice on longer term solutions? Worth the risk? It's a very neat slice just above the sidewall. Tyre (Vittoria Next) has very few kms so would be a shame to bin it.

Thanks folks... that's my evening entertainment sorted so 😆

Pop them off, remove the brake pads, and soak the spring in gt85 or wd40 etc, they might need replacing but it’s no harm trying first to see if you can get that spring back to life

Very worn.