avecReynolds531
Veteran
- Location
- Small Island
What Have You Fettled Today?
- Thread starter threebikesmcginty
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That was a 'like' for sharing your story not for being bitten by the wayMy hand.
Pams dog attacked Tara because she was playfully growling as I tickled her. This is from trying to break them up. My neck and chin are also cut and a few minor marks on my left hand.
Pams dog has now been permanently banned from my home.
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What type of dogs are they?
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
That was a 'like' for sharing your story not for being bitten by the way
What type of dogs are they?
Fluffy ones
Well it looks good. There is definitely an art to putting bar tape on correctly. It is up there with putting mastic around the bath/shower in my opinion. If done right it looks great but if not then it looks bloody awful
I spent most of the day refitting, replacing and lubing so there is a strong smell of GT85 and Grease in the house tonight. I did make one schoolboy error though by deciding to snip my old brake outer cable into short pieces for the bin and then realised that it was in fact my other new oneFollowing a sudden seized rear wheel on my Cannondale CAADX that some how even managed to snap the QR skewer, I took the opportunity to have a good strip down while the wheel was away being rebuilt using a new sealed hub. The chain, chain-rings, cassette, jockey-wheels & cables are are all off and will soon be replaced, I have managed to open/clean and re-grease the sealed BB + Head/Fork bearing races, and a second hand pair of TRP Spyres arrived today which I have stripped/cleaned in readiness for putting back on tomorrow. I know there is a lot of mixed opinions on the Spyres but I decided they were worth a go if only to satisfy my own curiosity. I have even gone for new pads, compression less outer cable and a new disk on the front to 'try' and get the maximum benefit/improvement over my original Promax Renders. Once you start you can easily get carried away. I think bar tape will be the final piece of the jigsaw though
I have decided to be brave and fit a coloured tape to my bike this time 'despite colours always getting dirty from your hands' but, I usually struggle with the ends being too bulky to get the plugs in. Any tips?
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
Don't use so much.
I always wrap from the bar ends up too.
That way, rain runs over the sides on the tape rather than under the tape.
I always wrap from the bar ends up too.
That way, rain runs over the sides on the tape rather than under the tape.
Ilikeboardmans
Well-Known Member
Cateye computer speedometer etc. Very pleased.
sometimes I do just trim it down slightly, I’ve also used a mallet to tap the plugs in
itboffin
Guru
- Location
- Marlborough, Windshire
After installing a new suspension front fork Fitted a new longer disc brake hose and successfully filled it with oil so much so that it feels better than the rear which was done in an LBS, also had to fit a new crown race and level the saddle all ready for tomorrow’s off-road to the pub in the next village, what could possibly go wrong
The pub could be closedAfter installing a new suspension front fork Fitted a new longer disc brake hose and successfully filled it with oil so much so that it feels better than the rear which was done in an LBS, also had to fit a new crown race and level the saddle all ready for tomorrow’s off-road to the pub in the next village, what could possibly go wrong
itboffin
Guru
- Location
- Marlborough, Windshire
itboffin
Guru
- Location
- Marlborough, Windshire
nooooooooo
it was open, yey!
Survivor Bikes
Senior Member
Hi team. Got time for a quickie?
I extracted and cleaned up a Raleigh integrated side stand. (Part 1 of 2)
This frame will be used in an upcoming project. Prior to being blasted back to bare metal, it needs to be completely stripped down. All that remains on this one is the integrated side stand; which is found on a lot of Raleigh and Schwinn models of this vintage.
Now, I know everyone has their own technique for this; but I favour the ‘bit of notched 3/4 inch pipe’ approach. Basically cut off a couple of inches, and notch it, thusly...
Next, you need to dig out a good quality G-clamp. As you can see, I’ve got a rather large one. Don’t let that put you off though; it’s how you use it that matters...
With the frame secured in a vise, arrange your G-clamp and bit of pipe as shown.
Then carefully compress the internal spring, until you can remove the small mushroom shaped retaining pin.
The internal parts can then be removed with ease; revealing the dogging action of this assembly.
Returning to the vice, carefully compress the spring once more, in order to fully dismantle the assembly.
End of part 1
I extracted and cleaned up a Raleigh integrated side stand. (Part 1 of 2)
This frame will be used in an upcoming project. Prior to being blasted back to bare metal, it needs to be completely stripped down. All that remains on this one is the integrated side stand; which is found on a lot of Raleigh and Schwinn models of this vintage.
Now, I know everyone has their own technique for this; but I favour the ‘bit of notched 3/4 inch pipe’ approach. Basically cut off a couple of inches, and notch it, thusly...
Next, you need to dig out a good quality G-clamp. As you can see, I’ve got a rather large one. Don’t let that put you off though; it’s how you use it that matters...
With the frame secured in a vise, arrange your G-clamp and bit of pipe as shown.
Then carefully compress the internal spring, until you can remove the small mushroom shaped retaining pin.
The internal parts can then be removed with ease; revealing the dogging action of this assembly.
Returning to the vice, carefully compress the spring once more, in order to fully dismantle the assembly.
End of part 1
