Sittingduck
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Sounds like new tyre time…
What Have You Fettled Today?
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fraz101
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Yes I was thinking the same, still plenty tread on it as well.
Sittingduck
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Just bad luck then. how many miles they done?
fraz101
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I have no idea, the front is the original though, I have changed the rear once.
It‘s my commuter bike so never really kept a note of mileage
Had a play with Olive the Oltre this evening, the rear tyre wasn't staying inflated and the matte frame tape had arrived so she was due a turn in the workstand.
Rear tyre first and I could feel air escaping around the valve stem so pulled the tyre and tape off then cleaned and re-taped the rim. I've found little point faffing around with tubeless, they either work or they don't and if they don't it's normally quicker to start again
I managed to keep the vast majority of the sealant in the tyre whilst removing and refitting and didn't make much mess which was a minor miracle, but topped it up a bit anyway. It seems to be holding air so far but time will tell
On to the tape - I'd been waiting weeks for it as the supplier sent gloss first then there was a delay getting the matte sent out when I noticed their error
I didn't want to ride the shiny new frame until it had a few key areas protected but fortunately it hasn't dried out enough to take the best bike out recently anyway so I've not missed out on any miles
I used a sharpy to draw on the backing where I needed to cut then used scissors and a craft knife to cut out the shapes. Heres the chainstay done:
Here's the rear of the seat tube in progress:
And done:
And here's the bottom of the downtube...
I went over the areas with the heatgun on medium heat when I was finished and am pretty pleased with the results; there are a couple of tiny bubbles but they're over imperfections in the paint so I can't smooth them out - I managed to resist the urge to try and sand the paint bobbles flat knowing I'd almost certainly immediately go through to primer and strongly regret my decision I ended up just doing four pieces of protection film; one on the chainstay, two on the rear of the seat tube and one under the downtube, just to protect the main stone/debris impact points. It'll pick up scratches over time but I may as well try and prevent the worst of it when it's still brand new 
I also had a play with Vera the Veturi as her power meter has been playing games. It's a Stages G3 LR and randomly started giving spurious data on Sunday's ride having been fine for a few years until now. I updated the firmware and swapped the batteries but on my quick 9 mile loop to the doctors and back this morning it was still reporting slightly optimistic numbers - I don't think I can quite generate 5kW let alone average it This evenings play showed the zero offset for the driveside crank is waaaayyyyyy out of the normal range - the calibration figure should be 890 +/-50 but it was reading 2502 
I've lodged a ticket with Stages but for now I was able to unlink the two crank sensors and pair just the non-drive side so it'll still act as a single sided powermeter until I can get the other side sorted. Presumably at some point it'll have to come off and be sent away though putting the bike out of action. I'd had all sorts of problems with the Avio Powersense PM's and thought by moving to Stages I'd see some reliability but guess I was being overly optimistic again
I also ordered an orange Burgtec hollowtech 2 preload cap for Olive which should arrive during the week as I was pleased with the purple one I've recently fitted to Vera 😄
Rear tyre first and I could feel air escaping around the valve stem so pulled the tyre and tape off then cleaned and re-taped the rim. I've found little point faffing around with tubeless, they either work or they don't and if they don't it's normally quicker to start again
I managed to keep the vast majority of the sealant in the tyre whilst removing and refitting and didn't make much mess which was a minor miracle, but topped it up a bit anyway. It seems to be holding air so far but time will tell On to the tape - I'd been waiting weeks for it as the supplier sent gloss first then there was a delay getting the matte sent out when I noticed their error
I didn't want to ride the shiny new frame until it had a few key areas protected but fortunately it hasn't dried out enough to take the best bike out recently anyway so I've not missed out on any miles I used a sharpy to draw on the backing where I needed to cut then used scissors and a craft knife to cut out the shapes. Heres the chainstay done:
Here's the rear of the seat tube in progress:
And done:
And here's the bottom of the downtube...
I went over the areas with the heatgun on medium heat when I was finished and am pretty pleased with the results; there are a couple of tiny bubbles but they're over imperfections in the paint so I can't smooth them out - I managed to resist the urge to try and sand the paint bobbles flat knowing I'd almost certainly immediately go through to primer and strongly regret my decision
I ended up just doing four pieces of protection film; one on the chainstay, two on the rear of the seat tube and one under the downtube, just to protect the main stone/debris impact points. It'll pick up scratches over time but I may as well try and prevent the worst of it when it's still brand new I also had a play with Vera the Veturi as her power meter has been playing games. It's a Stages G3 LR and randomly started giving spurious data on Sunday's ride having been fine for a few years until now. I updated the firmware and swapped the batteries but on my quick 9 mile loop to the doctors and back this morning it was still reporting slightly optimistic numbers - I don't think I can quite generate 5kW let alone average it
This evenings play showed the zero offset for the driveside crank is waaaayyyyyy out of the normal range - the calibration figure should be 890 +/-50 but it was reading 2502 I've lodged a ticket with Stages but for now I was able to unlink the two crank sensors and pair just the non-drive side so it'll still act as a single sided powermeter until I can get the other side sorted. Presumably at some point it'll have to come off and be sent away though putting the bike out of action. I'd had all sorts of problems with the Avio Powersense PM's and thought by moving to Stages I'd see some reliability but guess I was being overly optimistic again I also ordered an orange Burgtec hollowtech 2 preload cap for Olive which should arrive during the week as I was pleased with the purple one I've recently fitted to Vera 😄
Jenkins
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Since replacing the crankset with a lightly used item on the main commuter in January I've had an odd problem in that in ONLY in the highest gear (50/12) the chain has skipped on the chainring and on a couple of occasions has shipped off the ring to the outside. On the workstand today I found that the chain was not meshing with the outer ring correctly on some occasions, but only on the area of the quick link where I'd removed a chain link to account for the smaller 34T inner ring (I normally run a 38T).
The first thing I did was to refit my preferred (older) chainrings from Spa Cycles to make sure it wasn't a problem with the new outer ring, but the chain still occasionally sat high when in the 50/12 combination. The quick link was an old item and had been removed & refitted a couple of times so was discarded and a brand new one fitted and which seems to have sorted the problem as the chain sat correctly on the chainring. The chain itself isn't on bad condition with over 3800 miles on it (and a matched cassette) and should see another few months..
The first thing I did was to refit my preferred (older) chainrings from Spa Cycles to make sure it wasn't a problem with the new outer ring, but the chain still occasionally sat high when in the 50/12 combination. The quick link was an old item and had been removed & refitted a couple of times so was discarded and a brand new one fitted and which seems to have sorted the problem as the chain sat correctly on the chainring. The chain itself isn't on bad condition with over 3800 miles on it (and a matched cassette) and should see another few months..
DCBassman
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- The lumpy far South West
Today is clean and inspect day. I've ridden the Scott a handful of miles this year, purely on utility rides. So today, I'll get noth bikes properly ready, and tomorrow will ride one out.
Have been having mad thoughts about drops and DT shifters for the mixte, but it would mean new brake levers, which I can't run to at the moment...
Have been having mad thoughts about drops and DT shifters for the mixte, but it would mean new brake levers, which I can't run to at the moment...
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Replaced a dimmer switch with a normal light switch. I fitted the dimmer switch a couple of decades ago. It’s rated for loads of 60W to 250W as per photo. With LEDs now having replaced the old incandescent bulbs, the load is now only 15W. That means the LED flickers as the load is too low. LED bulbs are now happy.
DCBassman
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- The lumpy far South West
As promised, cleaned and inspected.
As usual, the Scott's triple is playing up. Think I've improved it a bit. I might see if I can fit a sub-compact double, but finding a double rapidfire shifter for it is near-impossible. I may literally have had the last new one for the mixte*. Really needs the rear wheel bearings looking at, too.Not rough, but doesn't run on as it should after a spin. Not helped by an overly tight QR.
The Revell mixte, by contrast, needed a little air in the rear tyre, a wipe down, and a change of saddle. The comfy Norco one was, as expected, full of water...
Both bikes had the chains lubed, all well there. I did recheck and tighten the mixte's headset, as that's been the only recent problem with this bike. Both rear derailleurs worked well. The ancient Suntour front mech on the mixte just works, even though it's controlled by an indexed shifter. The whole bike just...works.
So the mixte gets the nod for a ride tomorrow. Won't be a long one, haven't ridden more than a mile in one go for months. But double figures is certainly the minimum target.
*Maybe not. Bankrupt Bike Parts has some more.
As usual, the Scott's triple is playing up. Think I've improved it a bit. I might see if I can fit a sub-compact double, but finding a double rapidfire shifter for it is near-impossible. I may literally have had the last new one for the mixte*. Really needs the rear wheel bearings looking at, too.Not rough, but doesn't run on as it should after a spin. Not helped by an overly tight QR.
The Revell mixte, by contrast, needed a little air in the rear tyre, a wipe down, and a change of saddle. The comfy Norco one was, as expected, full of water...
Both bikes had the chains lubed, all well there. I did recheck and tighten the mixte's headset, as that's been the only recent problem with this bike. Both rear derailleurs worked well. The ancient Suntour front mech on the mixte just works, even though it's controlled by an indexed shifter. The whole bike just...works.
So the mixte gets the nod for a ride tomorrow. Won't be a long one, haven't ridden more than a mile in one go for months. But double figures is certainly the minimum target.
*Maybe not. Bankrupt Bike Parts has some more.
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Cleaned the rear brake pads and swapped the front pads out as they were pitted, glazed and had chunks of aluminium in them.
The blocks now have Koolstop Salmons, for better braking performance in the wet. Just in time for the sunny hot and dry spring I'm anticipating.
The blocks now have Koolstop Salmons, for better braking performance in the wet. Just in time for the sunny hot and dry spring I'm anticipating.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Recumbent into bike shop to get out a part of bearing stuck in lower headset cup. All done £15 labour plus £9.99 for a new lower headset bearing.
Meanwhile I’ve bolted my new chain rings onto my 9 speed triple crank. Used new bolts and grease to stop them seizing for when I next replace rings a few years down the line. Gone from 22-32-44 to 24-32-46. Cranks are 14 years old and going strong. Tomorrow morning is reassemble recumbent time, lunch, then test ride.
Anyone wondering what the orange is, it’s reflective tape.
Meanwhile I’ve bolted my new chain rings onto my 9 speed triple crank. Used new bolts and grease to stop them seizing for when I next replace rings a few years down the line. Gone from 22-32-44 to 24-32-46. Cranks are 14 years old and going strong. Tomorrow morning is reassemble recumbent time, lunch, then test ride.
Anyone wondering what the orange is, it’s reflective tape.
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Tenacious Sloth
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- Huntingdon, UK
Why, are you moving overseas? 😂
You should have done that in January, that would have put off all the storms in February.
