I'm a champion bike mechanic...
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I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby Xplora » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:32 am
I put a new bolt into my Topeak rack (I have GOT to tighten those more regularly)
I moved my seat post and tightened it (ped tried hard to get mowed down, I missed them but shanked the post )
I put some oil on the chain with my toddler's help
All in one night!
What are your lameduck mechanic moments?
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby HappyHumber » Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:37 am
Discovering loctiteXplora wrote:I put a new bolt into my Topeak rack (I have GOT to tighten those more regularly)
Hit me up via the BNA dm; I'll get an alert. If y'know, you know.
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby PawPaw » Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:32 am
store bikes with the derailleur springs unloaded.
replace cables and housings at the same time, no matter how pretty housings look on the outside.
use sram aluminium cable housing caps, rather than plastic which the cable bites into.
apply electrical tape to the rim valve holes to protect the valve from shear stress.
coat my tubes and tire inner surface with johnsons baby powder to reduce friction
give my sti mechs a monthly shot of wd-40
re-seat my head set bearings every 5000k to prevent divots developing in one spot.
occasionally swap front and rear brake pads, and left and right cleats to share the wear.
use loctite on bidon cage bolts - never had one shake loose since doing it
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby rkelsen » Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:36 am
Or Nyloc nuts.HappyHumber wrote:Discovering loctiteXplora wrote:I put a new bolt into my Topeak rack (I have GOT to tighten those more regularly)
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby simonn » Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:38 pm
Or grease.rkelsen wrote:Or Nyloc nuts.HappyHumber wrote:Discovering loctiteXplora wrote:I put a new bolt into my Topeak rack (I have GOT to tighten those more regularly)
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby drubie » Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:40 pm
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby trailgumby » Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:58 pm
"I will not tighten past 15Nm"
"I will not tighten past 15Nm"
"I will not tighten past 15Nm"
"I will not tighten past 15Nm"
"I will not tighten past 15Nm"
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby HappyHumber » Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:48 pm
If not at 4 o'lock try 8 in case you've unwittingly flipped the tube over in pulling it out. If it's not obvious by this method - then back to a more closer & all round inspection.
Whilst this idea it won't feed the starving; it makes things a tad easier and a habit I got into.
Hit me up via the BNA dm; I'll get an alert. If y'know, you know.
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby silentbutdeadly » Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:35 am
Before installation fill a new MTB tube with 50mL of Stans Sealant and 20mL of Slime Tyre (not Tube) Sealant. The Stan's goes off fast and the rubber particles in the Slime Tyre sealant helps clog up the hole. Tiny weight penalty for a big win. Cheaper and more effective than a Slime tube - even seems to work on high pressure roadie tubes (just use half the amount suggested above).
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby Xplora » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:28 pm
I've bought a bracket from Bunnings to mount my magicshine front light, and got my SKS P35 all sorted out on the front. Looks the business!
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby notwal » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:56 pm
For those stubborn hard to fit tyres try a bit of soapy water on the rim.
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby notwal » Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:01 pm
Time you got a Dremel drubie.drubie wrote:My "I'm a champion bike mechanic" moment: discovering cable cutters. Only now I've worn mine out and have no idea how to sharpen them
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby moreegolfer » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:18 pm
Have you got a pic Xplora?Xplora wrote:Another brilliant moment last night! Woot!
I've bought a bracket from Bunnings to mount my magicshine front light, and got my SKS P35 all sorted out on the front. Looks the business!
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby nayfen » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:23 pm
www.youtube.com
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby WyvernRH » Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:55 pm
Finding out there are lots of different grades/types of Loctite...
Cheers
Richard
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby toolonglegs » Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:06 pm
Philip... get a spoke....tape a long strip of wet and dry to the spoke and wrap it around the spoke a few times. Put it in a drill and run it up and down the seat tube and it will remove any corrosion but won't take any metal off. Steel wool is better on a long shaft with a slot in it...but it can be a bit hard to get out if it falls off.
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby Big_Red » Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:31 pm
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby teak81 » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:12 pm
2012 Oppy a5
2011 fm 015
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby find_bruce » Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:42 am
The olive nut had seized & the hex broke off while trying to undo it, but I was able to drill the end of the hose out & remove the nut with an ezy out. Installed new olive & nut.
The tricky part was installing the circlip- I have circlip pliers but the points were too big. Fortunately I am am experienced bodger & used a pair of fine screwdrivers.
edit: should have added that the only thing that needed doing originally was replacing the circlip
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby jaseyjase » Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:59 pm
Now i can shift into my big rings properly
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:39 pm
Use a third hand tool. Much better than pliers for this sort of job - in fact, it's the right tool for this sort of job, pliers aren't.jaseyjase wrote:Use pliers to pull gear cables before you pinch bolt them, the extra few mm you get instead of using your fingers helps with cable tension.
Now i can shift into my big rings properly
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Re: I'm a champion bike mechanic...
Postby jaseyjase » Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:41 pm
**edit**
i should add though, while i was you tubing installation, i came across what looked like a promo vid from SRAM about installing FORCE and they just used pliers to pull the cable, no third hand tool.
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