Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
What forks came in the frame set?
What Have You Fettled Today?
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What forks came in the frame set?
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
In prep for tomorrow, I cleaned my TT bike topped up the tyres with sealant and then lubed it again. The disc with a circa 80mm stem topped up no mess but I was a little too impatient on the front wheel with a shorter stem and got some blow back of sealant. I should have injected it more slowly 
You were right, it made £240
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Took my rack off wife’s bike ahead of a ride. Have now ordered her rack and panniers ahead of our Sept tour.
bikingdad90
Guru
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
New chain, hadn't been checking the current one often enough and it had grown by about 1%.
Predictable result with the new one - new cassette now on order ...
Predictable result with the new one - new cassette now on order ...
keithmac
Guru
Been after a loft ladder for a while but restricted by width and height.
Finally found a 4 piece one that would fit.
Cut joists and framed it out on Friday night, cut ceiling after work on Saturday then fitted the hatch yesterday.
Really nice bit of kit, worth the mess!.
Just needs trimming up now.
Finally found a 4 piece one that would fit.
Cut joists and framed it out on Friday night, cut ceiling after work on Saturday then fitted the hatch yesterday.
Really nice bit of kit, worth the mess!.
Just needs trimming up now.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
new door handle and latch for internal door , had to fill , sand and paint door too as i couldnt get one the same size, cleared up little plastic balls from an exploding bat cushion, cleaned bath room, cleaned house , 3 loads of washing and just having a quick sarnie before i tighten the cones on the commuter bike
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
My new KMC chain arrived today and so I've removed the old stretched chain and added the nice, shiny new chain. I also wanted to check a slight wobble I'd noticed with the cassette when removing the wheel so had a quick look, tightening of cones and all fine and working well. While I was there and as usual with a new chain, I indexed the gears and generally made sure the drivetrain was running smoothly.
JoeyB
Go on, tilt your head!
- Location
- Fareham, Hampshire
Sorry missed this, just a standard carbon disc mount fork I believe...?
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Having damaged a carbon wheel rim I bought some resin, hardener plus other bits and have had a go at repairing the damaged lip. The result isn't bad and, although I'd not use it on the road for safety reasons, it's holding a tyre fine and is on the smart turbo. I've also swapped the Junior 14-28 cassette for an 11-28 on the smart turbo. It might make a difference to my performance on Zwift but I doubt it. The Junior cassette's gone onto the carbon wheelset I bought a week ago for training use.
I then glued a new Tufo tub onto one of my son's spare track wheels. We checked the others after this was pushed off far too easily: one other is damaged for his front track disc so we're awaiting a new tub for that.
His PlanetX Nanolight hillclimb bike snapped yet another mech hanger. Prior diagnosis of issues picked up that the rear mech sometimes caught in the lowest gear, so we've put in a replacement Dura-Ace rear mech. All seems OK but he'll need a couple of tests before hillclimb season starts proper.
I then glued a new Tufo tub onto one of my son's spare track wheels. We checked the others after this was pushed off far too easily: one other is damaged for his front track disc so we're awaiting a new tub for that.
His PlanetX Nanolight hillclimb bike snapped yet another mech hanger. Prior diagnosis of issues picked up that the rear mech sometimes caught in the lowest gear, so we've put in a replacement Dura-Ace rear mech. All seems OK but he'll need a couple of tests before hillclimb season starts proper.
keithmac
Guru
Some more carbs today (Superdream 400), another snapped pilot air screw (people wind them in too far and they snap off in carb housing).
Warmed it through with electric heat gun then manged to push it out with a sewing needle, part of my toolkit now!.
I've got a 1974/5 CB750 in for carbs as well, and a Triumph Bonneville.
Test fitted needle in good side to get correct diameter, took a pair if needle nose vice grips and large circlip pliers plus plenty of heat to remove the broken one from the other side.
New jets, fuel need, slide needle and guides fitted, float height set etc.
Warmed it through with electric heat gun then manged to push it out with a sewing needle, part of my toolkit now!.
I've got a 1974/5 CB750 in for carbs as well, and a Triumph Bonneville.
Test fitted needle in good side to get correct diameter, took a pair if needle nose vice grips and large circlip pliers plus plenty of heat to remove the broken one from the other side.
New jets, fuel need, slide needle and guides fitted, float height set etc.
keithmac
Guru
Yeh I've probably had 20 carb jobs through this year already, the state some of them have been in is shocking, even worse when you're following some else in who's already charged the customer for the pleasure..
Even simple stuff like fuel/ float heights etc.
