What Have You Fettled Today?
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Nice Nuts (China?).. What size tyres are you putting on? I went big (40's) and it has made it feel really nice for soaking up the bumps & holes. My BB arrived today which I have fitted hand tight for now so hopefully the crank set and chain will arrive tomorrow and then I can get my own Day One back on the road.
I seem to struggle posting pics for some reason. I usually get a message saying wrong format but to be honest I am a bit of technology luddite.eBay, yeah China probably but the fit is slack so not the best QA
Went Schwalbe G Ones in 30mm. Did the BB up and gave it a few thwack with the soft mallet. Everything spinning beautifully. Post some pics of the day one 10 when complete š
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I went clipless on the Recumbent trike today, added some basic Shimano MTB pedals, added some new fender hardware, and tightened the bolt that holds the chain guard tubes in place. I also added new cleats to the shoes and tightened the lock on the pedals. It is a trike, I should not have to worry about "clipless moments".
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Rear hub service for my fixed tonight. Riding back from my ride yesterday it sometimes wasn't in its normal stealth mode, a check tonight showed that the hub bearings were as rough as a badgers arse, no free play though, sealed bearings so I popped the seals off and gave them a clean and and fresh grease. The drive side wasn't bad, the grease I put in when I changed the bearings last was still there and in decent condition, in the non drive side the grease was still there but was black and orrible, all sorted now, smooth again. I also chcked the bottom bracket and pedal bearings, all smooth and free running.
I fancy doing up an old steel bike, seen an Ellis Briggs Favori not far from me. As I was born in Bradford it seems kind of neat itās an Ellis Briggs bike. 22ā fame so a touch small for me....
Well the tyres arrived from Planet X so fitted the Schwalbe G One folding tyres. And thatās it as the sodding disco brake pads still not arrived. They may well be cheap but delivery is crap. Should have paid the extra for Shimano
Edit: Disco brakes asked me to wait until 11th to see if pads turn up
...cancelled order and ordered some Nukeproof M525ās from Chain Reaction and paid for next day delivery. Been waiting for pads since 27th November
Edit: Disco brakes asked me to wait until 11th to see if pads turn up
...cancelled order and ordered some Nukeproof M525ās from Chain Reaction and paid for next day delivery. Been waiting for pads since 27th November
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Out of interest, have you got the TRP Spyre's fitted to any other bikes? The only reason that I ask is because the set that I fitted to my Day One are excellent and I can lock the rear wheel with light finger pressure from when my hands are on the hoods (not that I want/need to) but the ones fitted to my Cannondale CAADX are rubbish in comparison. I can't decide whether it is the calipers, as those bought for the Genesis looked almost new compared to those bought for the CAADX, or that you get a better 'more direct' pull with the Genesis levers because they are not designed as a dual purpose lever like the STI lever is. Any thoughts?
The TRP Spyres on mine use to be excellent, the rear still locks easy enough but the front is rubbish. The pads are worn, glazed and probably contaminated after a while stood and not cleaned or used. I am going to reset the rotors/cable and then finish adjustment using pads.
Rest of bikes are hydraulic disc and stopping power is massively different. As a mechanical disc though I think the TRPās are exceptional but can only comment on the Genesis ones
Rest of bikes are hydraulic disc and stopping power is massively different. As a mechanical disc though I think the TRPās are exceptional but can only comment on the Genesis ones
A lad I work with raves about his Hydraulic brakes but unless your bike is specced with them to start with then they are just too expensive to upgrade. I bought an identical Day One for my son that had been converted to a Flat Bar with 'cheap' Shimano Hydraulics but I find them too sharp. I tend to give my pads a deglaze with light sand paper monthly but have read that any sprays such as GT85/WD40/Polish should be sprayed onto a cloth away from the bike if possible as the mist drifts onto brakes very easily. To be honest, apart from the wet weather benefits I would rather have a good set of side or centre pull canti's as they are much less hassle and very good in the dry.
Agree much less hassle. Simple to work on and simple to maintain. I was back and forth about multiple things including disk or rim brakes on next bike but fortunately (or unfortunately) bike builder does not do rim brake bike anymore so that decision was sorted for me. The hydraulics are fantastic and I would have nothing else on the MTB in the Lake District but on a road bike I think itās personal choice. I really love my day one and will always have it regardless of any other bike
Yes, definitely 'horses for courses' I agree, as that Mtb business looks bloody risky at times. Good fun though but, I'd want as much stopping power as I could get. On the road though, and unless I was a regular Alp type decender or commuting daily come rain or shine, then I think my anticipation and an average set of canti's would be perfectly adequate for me and if my latest bikes hadn't already been specced with discs then I wouldn't have bothered.
I had a Cube cyclocross bike with cantis and for the life of me I could not get on with them. I miss the simplicity of rim brakes but it never stops raining here and getting older so need the extra
power. New Nukeproof pads arrive tomorrow so hoping to get them in, set and get out to at least bed them in. Cannot decide if to put the full mudguards on or not... do you run them on yours. ?
I did downhill for many years with canti brakes 
the introduction of disc brakes were a revolution in the MTB world. Still not really convinced about their migration over to road bikes, personally I think itās a fashion, I still prefer a decent rim brake, Iāve never felt that a road bike brakes have ever been wanting, unless itās a set of Weinmann 999 centre pulls on a chrome rim in the rain 
the introduction of disc brakes were a revolution in the MTB world. Still not really convinced about their migration over to road bikes, personally I think itās a fashion, I still prefer a decent rim brake, Iāve never felt that a road bike brakes have ever been wanting, unless itās a set of Weinmann 999 centre pulls on a chrome rim in the rain 
