I'm hoping a Melbourne based amateur bike mechanic will coach me on installing a new 11 speed 105 groupset. I'm hopeless at bike mechanics but keen to learn. I haven't got the right tools but am willing to purchase.
I'm happy to buy beers or other lubricants or discuss a fair arrangement.
Before someone suggests YouTube, I'm so bad mechanically that I wouldn't trust myself to follow a video and not stuff up!
I've got the frame set and the parts are ready to go from an aborted Curve Grovel build. I am currently recovering from shoulder surgery so have about 8 weeks before I could ride the assembled bike.
Thanks
Andrew
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Re: Installing New Groupset - Help Wanted
Postby digbyj » Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:40 am
Have you thought about getting a quote from a shop? I don't know what they'd charge but am thinking by the time you buy tools/beers etc...
Or maybe you're smarter than that and figuring you'll then be able to do more stuff yourself.
Where you based?
Or maybe you're smarter than that and figuring you'll then be able to do more stuff yourself.
Where you based?
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Re: Installing New Groupset - Help Wanted
Postby gabrielle260 » Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:38 pm
Two shops have quoted $320, being 4 hours at $80 per hour.
In contrast, I've always wanted to learn more and I could do with the tools.
I'm in Ashburton.
Andrew
In contrast, I've always wanted to learn more and I could do with the tools.
I'm in Ashburton.
Andrew
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Re: Installing New Groupset - Help Wanted
Postby digbyj » Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:14 pm
The beers for gears thread about 10 topics down may be of interest...
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Re: Installing New Groupset - Help Wanted
Postby gabrielle260 » Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:40 pm
Thanks. Viewing in Tapatalk so not easy to find.
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Re: Installing New Groupset - Help Wanted
Postby digbyj » Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:13 pm
I'm in tapatalk, it's 7 topics down in the same Victoria section as this topic
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Re: Installing New Groupset - Help Wanted
Postby Cmm » Sun Mar 01, 2015 7:19 am
Not that hard at all mate need Allen keys and pliers/wire cutters (and a crank tool and bb tool if replacing those)
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Re: Installing New Groupset - Help Wanted
Postby kb » Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:57 am
and cluster tool, chain whip, chain tool, knife and tape for bartape (if it doesn't rewrap properly)...
A workstand can help too. I agree it's nit necessarily hard but I'm always surprised at how many bits and pieces I've collected for only casual maintenance.
A workstand can help too. I agree it's nit necessarily hard but I'm always surprised at how many bits and pieces I've collected for only casual maintenance.
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Re: Installing New Groupset - Help Wanted
Postby cyclotaur » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:26 pm
OP check PM .....
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Re: Installing New Groupset - Help Wanted
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Ooopppsss, ta!cyclotaur wrote:OP check PM .....
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