cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
My latest build the front clearance is so tight I can't get anything under the fork with25 mm tyres
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My latest build the front clearance is so tight I can't get anything under the fork with25 mm tyres
Chislenko
Veteran
You have my sympathy, my now ten year old Orbea originally came with 23mm, will just about take 25mm but nothing more. Absolutely no chance of getting a mud guard in there, especially with the diddy Ultegra calipers.
bikingdad90
Guru
Say £15 posted or best offer as I don’t have a bike with thin enough tyres to use?
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
I replaced the very odd chrome seatpost on my 1986 Halfords folder. It was odd because its diameter varied along its length. I think it had been overtightened at various points along it's length to the extent that it reduced the diameter by about 1mm in places.
The replacement is machined alloy from ETC and is about 50mm longer. It feels much more secure.
The replacement is machined alloy from ETC and is about 50mm longer. It feels much more secure.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
sounds good which version are they ?
bikingdad90
Guru
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Pm me PayPal details and I will send you the cash thanks
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Very minor fettle of the Colnago CX bike. It's carrying me round The Mad Manc on Sunday (130 miles 10,000ft climbing) so I final check of the road wheels, indexing and adjusting the canti pads. Gave it a thorough "Mr Sheen", and it's looking 'smashing'. Garmin out front mount fitted so I can get to the charge port, small Anker battery pack purchased that will be taped to the stem, so I can just press the power button to juice up the Garmin. Not so sure My Edge Explore will last 10 hours.
Chislenko
Veteran
I had never heard of that ride but looks tough, "enjoy" the day!
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
More of a pre-fettle check today, just to see if my Campagnolo Zonda wheels (pre C17 spec) will take an 11 speed cassette which they do with the spacer removed. Which means that at some point in the near future there will be gearing changes to a couple of bikes.
EckyH
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia
Built a new front wheel for the Enik Makalu and changed the axle of a Shimano FH-M770 rear hub, because I the right side sealing cap is broken.
Shimano doesn't sell that cap not as a single part - contrary to the left side cap. 🤦♂️
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Shimano doesn't sell that cap not as a single part - contrary to the left side cap. 🤦♂️
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FrankCrank
Old layabout
Some fence fettling this morning, 3 new panels installed. The posts seemed solid, so didn't replace them.
Now I've said that, what's the betting next storm it all collapses
Now I've said that, what's the betting next storm it all collapses
Windle
Über Member
- Location
- Burnthouses
Re-set the front mech on the Univega, which last night made me ride up a ruddy great 'ill in the middle ring. The Campag Xenon brifters I'd used when I converted the MTB to drop bars had always had a dodgy front mech shift lever, occasionally working or not. When I put them on the Univega it was only allowing two rings worth of shifts and for some reason I'd set it up to get the middle (obviously) and big ring. Recently it wasn't even getting onto the big ring, but once fettled I can now achieve granny ring & middle ring, which is enough as I don't intend to do any club '10's on it .
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EckyH
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia
Tried to de-squeal the front brake (Campagnolo Mini V) and front wheel (rim is a Campagnolo Omega Strada Hardox) combination on the Enik Makalu. The brake booster improved the brake performance remarkably, but didn't do anything in the noise departement. After swapping the front wheel with the front wheel of the Langschenkelrenner (rim: Rigida DP18), the squealing is effectively gone. Seemingly the new front wheel I built yesterday wasn't a bad idea. To ease brake adjusting and taking out the wheels I replaced the fixed length Avid pipes with adjustable ones made by Jagwire.
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Merida Cyclo-Cross commuter has had a rare clean. The tyres are looking worn so will be changed in the next month or so.
I also put some new GP5000 tyres onto the new Velo-Cité 50mm carbon road wheelset I picked up last August, plus a Dura-Ace cassette and took them on my morning club ride. They seem decent enough and will be a more budget spare to the nice 58mm DT Swiss wheelset I have. I'd have not paid the £699 retail price, nor the £550 sale price but at £265 delivered for ex-display, with skewers / spare spokes / carbon brake pads they're fine.
I also put some new GP5000 tyres onto the new Velo-Cité 50mm carbon road wheelset I picked up last August, plus a Dura-Ace cassette and took them on my morning club ride. They seem decent enough and will be a more budget spare to the nice 58mm DT Swiss wheelset I have. I'd have not paid the £699 retail price, nor the £550 sale price but at £265 delivered for ex-display, with skewers / spare spokes / carbon brake pads they're fine.
