Oh you'd never know it has a double life
Hope with all this bike building your finding time to do the job's they alway's leave us to do when they go away. 
No Ruddy Idea But Here Goes.
- Thread starter Serge
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Oh you'd never know it has a double life
Hope with all this bike building your finding time to do the job's they alway's leave us to do when they go away. 
I haven't even made the bed since they've been away!Oh you'd never know it has a double life
Soltydog
Legendary Member
- Location
- near Hornsea
Think I prefer the before
....... Only joking lol. You've done a great job & enjoyed reading the thread, hope the bike rides as well as it looks 
Still plenty more to do yet but I'm hoping it'll all be finished by tomorrow and it can go on its maiden voyage.Think I prefer the before
I won't tell 
fted33
Well-Known Member
- Location
- The western plains of Norfolk
Great Thread really enjoyed following the build so far.
- Location
- Glasgow
raleighnut
Legendary Member
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- One of the 'Elite'
Coming on well.
Sorry about that! It was one of those jobs where, once you get started, everything just flows and you don't stop until it's finished.@Serge, the steps of measuring, cutting then clamping the cables are missing
Did you take pictures??
You did it too fast!
Not a lot of measuring went on to be honest. I just offered up the cable outers until I was happy with the length (basically the shortest length I could get without kinking and without restricting the turn of the bars), marked it with my thumbnail and cut it. Using a tip from a fellow CCer (whose name currently escapes me, I'll hunt them down for appropriate credit later) I slid the old cable into the new outers before cutting to prevent crushing. I then used my tartar scraper (last seen cleaning the BB threads) to open out the cut ends to prevent any drag.
Then I just popped one end cap (I think that's what they're called) on, slid the cable through, popped the other end cap on (I found it easier to do this than trying to feed the cable through the outer with both end caps in place) and placed in position. Rinse and repeat.
When clamping the cables to the derailleurs you just need to make sure the chain is on the smallest ring and the shifters are in the corresponding gear. Then it's just a case of placing the cable in the clamp and tightening the bolt while maintaining the tension in the cable with your other hand. The barrel adjusters can then be used to adjust the cable tension.
I hope that helps.
Fettling will resume momentarily (once I've polished off a bacon butty).
raleighnut
Legendary Member
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- One of the 'Elite'
Just one thing have you used different cable outers for the brakes and shifters.
With 7 speed or above transmissions you need 'compressionless' outer to avoid 'ghost shifting' as you turn the handlebars.
I certainly did. I bought a complete cable set from Jagwire to avoid any mistakes. As a complete amateur at this, I had no idea that the brake and gear cables and outers would be different. Good tip, thanks.
That's been the most awkward job so far, the instructions are nonsensical so I ended up ignoring them.
I screwed the mudguard to the bottom of the fork for starters (remembering to fit the front light at the same time) then loosely fixed the stay to the bottom of the fork.
Next I passed the stay through the appropriate hole in the bracket, marked where I needed to cut, removed the stay and started cutting with my junior hacksaw. Then inspiration struck.
I fitted both stays to the forks, passed them through the brackets, screwed them in place then snipped the excess off with my cable cutters. Much easier.
Pop the end caps on and job's a good 'un.
Now for the back one!
I screwed the mudguard to the bottom of the fork for starters (remembering to fit the front light at the same time) then loosely fixed the stay to the bottom of the fork.
Next I passed the stay through the appropriate hole in the bracket, marked where I needed to cut, removed the stay and started cutting with my junior hacksaw. Then inspiration struck.
I fitted both stays to the forks, passed them through the brackets, screwed them in place then snipped the excess off with my cable cutters. Much easier.
Pop the end caps on and job's a good 'un.
Now for the back one!
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
Where did you get the mudguards from?
