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I had that on a rear mech in the 1990's, turned out the pivot points, I think thats what there're called, on the mech were badly worn and I ended up scrapping it.
What Have You Fettled Today?
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I had that on a rear mech in the 1990's, turned out the pivot points, I think thats what there're called, on the mech were badly worn and I ended up scrapping it.
Andy in Germany
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Mech changed and a vast improvement resulted, many thanks @dave r: That saved some time.
Incidentally @Phaeton and I (I think) were discussing my habit of leaving cables quite long and wrapping them; this is one advantage of the policy because I had plenty of extra cable and could snip the end off and thread it through the mech, so it saved me getting an entirely new cable out of the box.
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Ich weiss nich
ColinJ
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A friend of mine is bike fettling today. As in... removing what is left of the fork from his steel bike! 
He went out for a ride this morning and was a couple of miles from home when the bike started to 'feel a bit funny'. He got off to investigate and discovered that one blade of the fork had almost broken free! He began a slow walk back and then the other blade failed!
Considering some of the descents he would do round here on that bike, he was lucky not to have had a serious crash...
Somehow, the fork had rusted through from the inside.
I came across something like that years ago on a local audax event. That rider was similarly lucky - he noticed the bike misbehaving and got off before catastrophic failure took place. Steel may rust, but at least its failure mode can be a bit more survivable than carbon fibre's!
I have posted this picture of the other rider's bike before, but some of you may not have seen it so I'll post it again below.
It definitely pays to have a close look at your bike from time to time to try to spot impending doom. That problem would definitely have been obvious for weeks before the fork failed!
Here is a problem that I once spotted on my bike when cleaning it...
My pal has ordered a new fork and I am donating an A-head style stem for it since his old quill stem won't be suitable.
He went out for a ride this morning and was a couple of miles from home when the bike started to 'feel a bit funny'. He got off to investigate and discovered that one blade of the fork had almost broken free! He began a slow walk back and then the other blade failed!
Considering some of the descents he would do round here on that bike, he was lucky not to have had a serious crash...
Somehow, the fork had rusted through from the inside.
I came across something like that years ago on a local audax event. That rider was similarly lucky - he noticed the bike misbehaving and got off before catastrophic failure took place. Steel may rust, but at least its failure mode can be a bit more survivable than carbon fibre's!
I have posted this picture of the other rider's bike before, but some of you may not have seen it so I'll post it again below.
It definitely pays to have a close look at your bike from time to time to try to spot impending doom. That problem would definitely have been obvious for weeks before the fork failed!
Here is a problem that I once spotted on my bike when cleaning it...
My pal has ordered a new fork and I am donating an A-head style stem for it since his old quill stem won't be suitable.
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A friend of mine is bike fettling today. As in... removing what is left of the fork from his steel bike!
He went out for a ride this morning and was a couple of miles from home when the bike started to 'feel a bit funny'. He got off to investigate and discovered that one blade of the fork had almost broken free! He began a slow walk back and then the other blade failed!
Considering some of the descents he would do round here on that bike, he was lucky not to have had a serious crash...
Somehow, the fork had rusted through from the inside.
I came across something like that years ago on a local audax event. That rider was similarly lucky - he noticed the bike misbehaving and got off before catastrophic failure took place. Steel may rust, but at least its failure mode can be a bit more survivable than carbon fibre's!
I have posted this picture of the other rider's bike before, but some of you may not have seen it so I'll post it again below.
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It definitely pays to have a close look at your bike from time to time to try to spot impending doom. That problem would definitely have been obvious for weeks before the fork failed!
Here is a problem that I once spotted on my bike when cleaning it...
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My pal has ordered a new fork and I am donating an A-head style stem for it since his old quill stem won't be suitable.
I've seen that picture before, I still don't understand how he didn't spot it developing.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
The audax rider must never have looked closely at his bike. It would have taken months or even years to get that bad!
I'm assuming that my friend's fork problem was not quite so obvious. I'll ask him next time he calls round.
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
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- Behind everyone else, Bolton
One of many reasons it pays to wash our bikes.
I really don't understand why some don't.
I really don't understand why some don't.
Gillstay
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Even worse is people who hand over a bike to have expensive bits fitted and its covered in months of mud !
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It's raining out, mine's getting a wash now
Me too. Luckily weathers been very good here down in the SE, so the bike only needs a bit of a rag down, and being Ti, a bit of Mr Sheen.
Andy in Germany
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Probablby got my wires crossed then; as you were...
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Maybe, maybe not, I can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, so we may have, but it didn't twang any memories
Andy in Germany
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- Rottenburg am Neckar
Quite a bit of mechanicing this week, which can be classified as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
The good was a "Bulls" 28" wheel hybrid, which a customer reserved within minutes of completion. I'd done a basic setup with no light or mudguards so I could sell it a bit cheaper, but they were willing to pay the extra. Thanks to @dave r I was also able to diagnose the poor indexing on the rear mech and replace it:
The bad:
A very nice ladies trekking bike, nearly new with all the bells and whistles. It had waited for a few weeks for a replacement chainguard which I thought was worth it as the bike would go for ca. 200 €. Unfortunately when I tried to take the old broken guard off I found the BB was seized solid, and worse, the collar was plastic:
With a metal collar I'd have taken it to the car workshop to be removed with the impact hammer, but this wasn't going to happen, so there was nothing for it but to strip the bike for parts.
Finally the ugly:
A girls MTB/Cross bike which looks like it was left out in the rain for a year or two. Also some chump designed this with the outer cables running from the brake and gear handles right to the brakes and gears and you can imagine how much friction that created. However, it now looks like this:
I may have to change the gear block but hopefully this one isn't as worn as the original. Once it's got working lights I can get it out into the showroom...
The good was a "Bulls" 28" wheel hybrid, which a customer reserved within minutes of completion. I'd done a basic setup with no light or mudguards so I could sell it a bit cheaper, but they were willing to pay the extra. Thanks to @dave r I was also able to diagnose the poor indexing on the rear mech and replace it:
The bad:
A very nice ladies trekking bike, nearly new with all the bells and whistles. It had waited for a few weeks for a replacement chainguard which I thought was worth it as the bike would go for ca. 200 €. Unfortunately when I tried to take the old broken guard off I found the BB was seized solid, and worse, the collar was plastic:
With a metal collar I'd have taken it to the car workshop to be removed with the impact hammer, but this wasn't going to happen, so there was nothing for it but to strip the bike for parts.
Finally the ugly:
A girls MTB/Cross bike which looks like it was left out in the rain for a year or two. Also some chump designed this with the outer cables running from the brake and gear handles right to the brakes and gears and you can imagine how much friction that created. However, it now looks like this:
I may have to change the gear block but hopefully this one isn't as worn as the original. Once it's got working lights I can get it out into the showroom...
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
New bar tape on the DeMayo and a pair of lights on it too.
