Show us your.......newbie progress!

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Bottles identical, label is different though

that has to be the best line I have seen in a long time. it really made me laugh.... it is almost worthy of a signature entry!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

that has to be the best line I have seen in a long time. it really made me laugh.... it is almost worthy of a signature entry!

Almost? Story of my life.

 

[Mo1959]

@Supersuperleeds With the miles you do should you not have a wee oil bottle attached to the bike dripping oil on the chain continuously? I do believe there is such a contraption for the likes of motor cycles but can't remember what it's called.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

@Supersuperleeds With the miles you do should you not have a wee oil bottle attached to the bike dripping oil on the chain continuously? I do believe there is such a contraption for the likes of motor cycles but can't remember what it's called.

it also exists for bikes... I kid not!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Almost? Story of my life.

I can add it to my signature if you like...

@Supersuperleeds stated "Bottles identical, label is different though "
I do have enough space left...

 

[Stonechat]

@Mo1959 whats difficult about mickling a chain, takes two mins to clean the crud off, I understand what you mean about the filth its the same here being very much arable farming lots of tractors all times of the year, not to mention quarries/mines the coal dust mix that with water, and your bike is black in seconds, even when they run a road sweeper all day long, and yes I have got back and put the bike away thinking I will do it before I go out, then forget, only to hear the grinding paste 5 miles in to a ride, it still doesn't take away from the fact the chain lasted nearly 4,000 miles and I suspect I would get much more out of it, and that the cassette is good I would say for at least another 4,000 miles, yet many don't get 1,000 miles out of a chain.

I am obviously slow at chain-cleaning then. Does seem to have been a very mucky winter for cycling

 

[Stonechat]

Seem to remember that when I got back into cycling, sites were recommending wet over dry lubes.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I am obviously slow at chain-cleaning then. Does seem to have been a very mucky winter for cycling

It was here, hence the odd time it just got put away. However this is is after 3,500 miles

 

[Deleted member 18052]

After work ride again tonight, nice and flat as i'm just getting back on bike after winter (summer rider) heh.

https://www.strava.com/activities/274926588

14.9mi Distance
53:53 Moving Time
161ft Elevation (?)
25 Suffer Score

 

[Learnincurve]

New bike it's number 5 and a giant TCX 2 (cyclocross) I have no excuses other than it's a bargain - I've been looking for a second hand cross bike in my price range and size for 6 months and always managed to miss out or they ended up going for too much. It's £400 with all new cassette/chainrings/chain/tyres, plenty of pictures and I know the seller, should be getting it early next week.

 

[Nomadski]

Will a 10 speed cassette fit straight on or does it need a spacer?

@Mo1959 its straight on, there is a small spacer that comes with 105 and Ultegra cassette, not 100% about Tiagra, @Nomadski should be able to say having just fitted one, according to the techdocs there isn't must be to do with how the lower three gears are mounted on a spider I guess, so Tiagra will go one without any spacer, 105 ect with the spacer provided with the cassette,

Both my Tiagras (the original 12-28T and the new 12-30T) came with one single spacer. There is basically a block of 5 or 6 gears then 1 spacer the all the remaining gears go on individually with their own built in spacers, and finally the lock ring piece.

I've seen videos with a spacer between 6 or 7 seperate gears, before the final block of 3 or so gears goes on, but the Tiagras were far simpler.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Nomadski you might think separate cogs more difficult, but trust me, it makes cleaning them very easy, once you took a cassette off a few times, you will have no qualms about stripping it to clean it. I hate the three low gears 19-21-23 as they are a little more difficult to clean.
I think the spacers @Mo1959 was referring to are between the cassette and free-hub, I don't think there is a spacer from what I saw on the exploded diagrams. The spacers your referring to are the spacers for the cogs, as far as I know 11sp freehubs come with a spacer to allow 8/9/10 sp cassettes to fit.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

New bike it's number 5 and a giant TCX 2 (cyclocross) I have no excuses other than it's a bargain - I've been looking for a second hand cross bike in my price range and size for 6 months and always managed to miss out or they ended up going for too much. It's £400 with all new cassette/chainrings/chain/tyres, plenty of pictures and I know the seller, should be getting it early next week.

I have a TCX 1 and it is a really nice bike - very comfy and really strong brakes which are handy for me on the hills here.

Hope you enjoy it!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Well that's that then...

Gale force winds and very heavy rain equals no biking for me.

This week we have had glorious sunshine, snow and now this.

Still...variety is the spice of life as they say.

Hope the weather is better where you are.

 

[Mo1959]

Hope the weather is better where you are.

Unfortunately not. Been raining since middle of the night. Dog has just had an extremely short walk.