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

I have the same predicament, I'm going to try soapy water instead of a plain bucket.

After that I guess more patience.

Just not worth the hassle if a slow becomes a fast on some cold shirtty day.... I'd change the tube in the comfort of the house, then play around with it....I wouldn't though 😁

My daughter's bike has a really slow puncture. I was just thinking of letting it become a faster puncture over time. Takes several days to deflate. I suspect it is the valve, now it's been mentioned here.

If you've had a proper bike fit, then you should try replicating the saddle position in relation to the bottom bracket. Then adjust reach using a different length stem if necessary. You're correct that the Domane has a more relaxed geometry to the Emonda, so a slightly shorter reach and higher stack is what you'd expect to find.

Replaced a saddle on the Planet x, a 2 bolt type, much more fiddley than the one bolt system, did a 50km yesterday and no issues.

Revisited the Domane saddle on Sat , moved the saddle and more or less centred it on the rail, need to look at it again regarding the bottom bracket, reach is definitely shorter now.

I might have one and am just off the N11 in Foxrock if that's handier? I'll check in the morning.

That'd be fab thanks. Certainly trip into town on Friday if Paul doesn't have one to hand. Have Friday off and was hoping to use the time to work on the bike. Thanks both!

Thanks Paul! what I need is the adapter with FC-TL25. I think Weepsie has me sorted, but just in case there's a fit issue, if you have FC-TL25, that'd be great to know!

I had an similar sounding issue with a 105 5800 shifter a couple of years ago. In my case, it became very stiff to shift down (i.e. smaller to larger sprocket) and shifting up did nothing. It happened intermittently for a while, then the shifter just packed up completely.

The problem for me turned out to be the grease in the shifter body. It had solidified with age/use - apparently reasonably common with Shimano shifters. I fixed it by peeling back the rubber hood from the front, and opening the plate on the side of the shifter body giving access to the internals. Flushed out the original lube with a spray degreaser, flushed that out with water, let it dry (think I might have used a hairdrier here to move it along), liberally applied a PTFE spray lube, wiped away the excess and put everything back together again. It's been performing perfectly since with probably in the order of another 8-10000km on it

Well, in fairness, the whole thing only cost a tenner! It's clearly not workshop quality but I managed to get my BB on with it.

Anyone recommend a bike place in Dublin City for a service?

Not break the back but who will do a good job. Maybe new chain and gear adjustment as well as service

Thanks

Well work is in city centre so convenient to that.

Once I can cycle there and grab a Dublin bike to work I'm good

Got a question about SKS Raceblade Pros. I'm putting on a pair and just wondering about the front guard. On my bike, the hydraulic hose running to the front brake is pinned down the back side of the fork - is it safe to put the rubber strap fixing for the guard over the hose ? ie have the hose between the fork and the rubber clamp of the mudguard.

Thanks

Both reasonable suggestions. Looking for a good job done by someone with good tools and experience rather than the best half arsed job I can do myself.

(…..immediately searches for cheap tools to think about doing it myself)

Anyone know if I'm ok running a 30mm or 32mm tire (road tubeless) on a 17mm inner width rim?

Thanks - I wondered was that a bit outdated. For example the Zipp 303s that are replacing these are 23mm inner and are optimised for 28mm tires according to Zipp, but way too small according to this table. I guess the only way is going to be to try it

If you're getting zig-zags, there's a high point/burr somewhere scratching your seatpost...usually this is found right at the edge where the seatpost enters the lug/seat tube.

Using a round file, gently clean up the entry edge and see if that helps.

Possibly too much tension on the cable?

Yep sure enough that did it. I’d say the cable snapped and someone just pulled it tighter. Will get a new one and set it up again

I meant that it had snapped and been fixed but without enough length they had to over tighten it