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What did you do with your bike(s) today?
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby CmdrBiggles » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:08 pm
Replaced the 4mm SS roundhead hex bolt with a K-Edge Big Thumb screw for the KNOG 900 BLINDER light bracket, integral to the underside of the GIANT OEM out-front bracket. This changeover allows small angle adjustments of the light on the fly, instead of stopping to fetch a hex key and use that to tweak the bolt, and then the light angle. A tiny little bolt with a thumb-screw costs $16.00? Oh well, it fits and it works, so sorted and happy.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby Andy01 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:58 pm
Is this the kind of thing you are referring to ?CmdrBiggles wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:08 pm
Replaced the 4mm SS roundhead hex bolt with a K-Edge Big Thumb screw for the KNOG 900 BLINDER light bracket, integral to the underside of the GIANT OEM out-front bracket. This changeover allows small angle adjustments of the light on the fly, instead of stopping to fetch a hex key and use that to tweak the bolt, and then the light angle. A tiny little bolt with a thumb-screw costs $16.00? Oh well, it fits and it works, so sorted and happy.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004 ... 1802uSCnHL - cheap but the shipping kills it unless you are ordering other things like I did.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby CmdrBiggles » Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:03 pm
Andy01 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:58 pmIs this the kind of thing you are referring to ?CmdrBiggles wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:08 pm
Replaced the 4mm SS roundhead hex bolt with a K-Edge Big Thumb screw for the KNOG 900 BLINDER light bracket, integral to the underside of the GIANT OEM out-front bracket. This changeover allows small angle adjustments of the light on the fly, instead of stopping to fetch a hex key and use that to tweak the bolt, and then the light angle. A tiny little bolt with a thumb-screw costs $16.00? Oh well, it fits and it works, so sorted and happy.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004 ... 1802uSCnHL - cheap but the shipping kills it unless you are ordering other things like I did.
Kind of...
https://ccache.cc/products/k-edge-go-bi ... s=e&_v=1.0
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby Andy01 » Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:46 am
I bought the type I linked for mounting my Osmo Action front camera because I found it a bit difficult to tighten the type you bought enough to stop it moving when I hit a decent bump (like dropping off a curb).
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby CmdrBiggles » Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:36 am
Andy01 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:46 amOh wow. That is just the standard GoPro type screw - they are usually as cheap as chips ($2-$4 maybe). $16 is a bit OTT.
I bought the type I linked for mounting my Osmo Action front camera because I found it a bit difficult to tighten the type you bought enough to stop it moving when I hit a decent bump (like dropping off a curb).
Agree it is pricey (as with a lot of stuff coming from the USA vs China...), so I put it on my lunch account, along with the tiddly oggie!
I had 1 hour to get from Fairfield into Collins Street then CCACHE, finding the thingy by accident, and wanted it "today", not in 20+ days as with AliExpress, of which experience last year had me thinking it is an entirely forgettable option.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby Andy01 » Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:32 pm
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby Retrobyte » Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:32 pm
Starting at a few bucks, with free shipping, next day delivery ....CmdrBiggles wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:03 pmAndy01 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:58 pmIs this the kind of thing you are referring to ?CmdrBiggles wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:08 pm
Replaced the 4mm SS roundhead hex bolt with a K-Edge Big Thumb screw for the KNOG 900 BLINDER light bracket, integral to the underside of the GIANT OEM out-front bracket. This changeover allows small angle adjustments of the light on the fly, instead of stopping to fetch a hex key and use that to tweak the bolt, and then the light angle. A tiny little bolt with a thumb-screw costs $16.00? Oh well, it fits and it works, so sorted and happy.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004 ... 1802uSCnHL - cheap but the shipping kills it unless you are ordering other things like I did.
Kind of...
https://ccache.cc/products/k-edge-go-bi ... s=e&_v=1.0
https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=gopro+scr ... Rd75kigtVI
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby CmdrBiggles » Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:34 pm
Not keen on Amazon. An order I placed hoping for a timely delivery of a LowePro tactical pocket in October took all of 5 weeks to get to me, despite being shown as in stock/dispatches immediately! Drrrrft.
Tonight, visited eBay and found a plethora of listings most commonly for a trio of thumb-screws of unknown providence (not GoPro OEMs?); For the K-EDGE thumbscrew I have, a longer (+4mm) M5 stainless steel hex-head bolt was needed, an easy-pick from Nuts&Bolts on the way home yesterday so there was adequate 'bite' on the anti-vibration nut on account of the thicker material of the GIANT OEM out-front bracket.
Lately I've got a few tawriffic trinkets for the tricked-up treadlie from Bespoke Velo in Nunawading, the retail arm of undeniably exotic Melbourne-based parts outfit (being Prototipo Works); I bought two presta valve caps this afternoon (!); four bidon cage bolts (in champagne colour...) were an earlier purchase in late-February. I may run past them the suggestion of looking at making up anodised thumbscrews of the Go-Protype, repleat with nice little details. And probably at a price, too...
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby familyguy » Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:34 pm
2nd best result.
Decided to check all my chains for length. I can't honestly recall having measured one quite this long before.
9 speed Shimano. Gotta be 1.25 length
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby warthog1 » Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:36 pm
Stoved in the passenger door hopefully?
At least that way there would be at least some consequence for the driver.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:50 pm
Very lucky, sort of.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:51 pm
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby Andy01 » Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:33 am
My first 3 KMC X10 chains (the Giant OEM fit one & 2 others) all did around 2,000km (on their second "cycle" through) before I noted that the first (0.5%) pin on my Birzman wear gauge drops in on ALL links (inner & outer). I have been using R&R Gold for years (normally lube every 200-250km / 3 weeks), so no change there.
The one I took off was on it's first cycle and was already dropping the first 0.5% pin in on every link after about 900km, which seemed unusual. My riding is very consistent as I generally ride the same route daily and seldom ride in the rain, although I do ride through a couple of gravel tracks that often have water flowing over them for a short stretch.
Firstly I am puzzled as to why this X10 chain seems to be wearing at around twice the rate of the first three X10 chains I used on the same bike. I would be interested in people's thoughts.
Secondly, I noted yesterday that the chain I took off, when hanging side by side with the unused X10 chain, measured 3.5mm longer over a chain length of 1470mm, which is 0.238% longer - and yet the 0.5% wear pin on my gauge drops in easily on EVERY link I tried. I understand that the wear gauge is more of an indicative measure rather than a precision measurement, but this seems like a big difference. Any comments / thoughts ?
One thing that was different - the first X10 came fitted to the Giant, the 2nd & 3rd were bought in their retail plastic boxes, and the most recent 3 chains were bought off a seemingly reputable eBay seller (100% feedback score), but arrive in plastic ziplock bags (not the retail packaging), complete with quick links - when I queried the packaging he said that they were from a bulk lot of 100 chains - they look identical and feel greasy like the original lube.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:28 pm
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby elantra » Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:24 am
I had a similar experience recently, but it was not a KMC chain.Andy01 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:33 am
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Firstly I am puzzled as to why this X10 chain seems to be wearing at around twice the rate of the first three X10 chains I used on the same bike. I would be interested in people's thoughts.
Secondly, I noted yesterday that the chain I took off, when hanging side by side with the unused X10 chain, measured 3.5mm longer over a chain length of 1470mm, which is 0.238% longer - and yet the 0.5% wear pin on my gauge drops in easily on EVERY link I tried. I understand that the wear gauge is more of an indicative measure rather than a precision measurement, but this seems like a big difference. Any comments / thoughts ?
One thing that was different - the first X10 came fitted to the Giant, the 2nd & 3rd were bought in their retail plastic boxes, and the most recent 3 chains were bought off a seemingly reputable eBay seller (100% feedback score), but arrive in plastic ziplock bags (not the retail packaging), complete with quick links - when I queried the packaging he said that they were from a bulk lot of 100 chains - they look identical and feel greasy like the original lube.
Went into a retail outlet and asked for a 9-speed chain. Not a big brand affiliated retail outlet.
And I was offered a brand that I had never heard of before - (VGSports).
Was cheaper price than I usually pay for Shimano chain
A month later I noticed that the transmission was getting noisy.
A months riding for me is usually about 700 km.
So a quick check with the chain checker and the 0.75 marker fell easily into the chain between the links !
I was a bit surprised and removed this chain. I certainly won’t be buying that brand again !!!
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby Andy01 » Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:15 am
I could have understood better if this latest chain had been a different (and especially "no-name-brand) chain, but it appears to be identical in every respect, right down to the supplied quick link. All of them look exactly the same as the ones in the KMC X10 plastic boxes.elantra wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:24 amI had a similar experience recently, but it was not a KMC chain.Andy01 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:33 am
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Firstly I am puzzled as to why this X10 chain seems to be wearing at around twice the rate of the first three X10 chains I used on the same bike. I would be interested in people's thoughts.
Secondly, I noted yesterday that the chain I took off, when hanging side by side with the unused X10 chain, measured 3.5mm longer over a chain length of 1470mm, which is 0.238% longer - and yet the 0.5% wear pin on my gauge drops in easily on EVERY link I tried. I understand that the wear gauge is more of an indicative measure rather than a precision measurement, but this seems like a big difference. Any comments / thoughts ?
One thing that was different - the first X10 came fitted to the Giant, the 2nd & 3rd were bought in their retail plastic boxes, and the most recent 3 chains were bought off a seemingly reputable eBay seller (100% feedback score), but arrive in plastic ziplock bags (not the retail packaging), complete with quick links - when I queried the packaging he said that they were from a bulk lot of 100 chains - they look identical and feel greasy like the original lube.
Went into a retail outlet and asked for a 9-speed chain. Not a big brand affiliated retail outlet.
And I was offered a brand that I had never heard of before - (VGSports).
Was cheaper price than I usually pay for Shimano chain
A month later I noticed that the transmission was getting noisy.
A months riding for me is usually about 700 km.
So a quick check with the chain checker and the 0.75 marker fell easily into the chain between the links !
I was a bit surprised and removed this chain. I certainly won’t be buying that brand again !!!
My immediate thought was that the seller was pulling some dodgy and selling cleaned & lubed second hand chains and selling them as new chains, but it seems unlikely because the seller has good feedback, and who would have a supply of fairly lightly worn chains, and then be bothered to clean them up and lube them to make them look "as-new" ?
I will be interested to see how this second chain from the same seller (I bought 3) goes.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby bychosis » Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:14 pm
Went to adjust the front bearing cups thinking they were loose because the front wheel was knocking a bit. Nope, bearing was a bit tight and it was the suntour forks that are knocking.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby g-boaf » Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:46 pm
I didn't do anything with my bike today - feeling off today so worked off site. It needs a clean from the Sunday ride but can wait.
I probably need to change the tyres, the ones on it are starting to look flat across the top.
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