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MrJacques

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  1. I've used their motorbike fork oil in one of my previous forks.
  2. In a few years it might all be wireless (at least for top end specs), so problem solved
  3. Yes. Would probably be a little more difficult to do with an alu frame.
  4. Which is why I like what GG did with their frames and routing. The only place I prefer internal is for dropper posts.
  5. I'm in the process of doing a 1x conversion and yanked out the front derailer cable along with its padding. Hopefully it won't result in rattles from the remaining cables.
  6. Shimano chainring bolts use a T30 torx bolt and you need a decent amount of force to loosen them. Guessing it's the threadlock they used. You need strong properly fitting torx keys or you're likely to strip the torx keys and possibly damage the bolts. Also not sure if the advice the LBS gave me about not needing spacers for the chainline is correct, but I'll see when I fit the cranks with the new chainring.
  7. Some useful info on chainline and spacing: Understanding Chainline for Optimal 1X Conversions (Boost and Non-Boos (oneupcomponents.com)
  8. A possible explanation for the right vs left. Maybe someone applied degreaser on the chain / cassette and that worked its way past the seals and into the bearings. Or they just did more thorough washings for that side. I've also had a left / right bearing go bad while the other one was fine. I don't recall which side, but might have been in the freehub.
  9. Cyclist ‘beaten with wheel spanner’ in road rage incident (heraldlive.co.za)
  10. It's a Suntour AION, not sure it would have a Cane Creek race, but maybe something similar. Thanks.
  11. Saw this gap while washing my bike. I recently swapped handlebars and check headset bearings. I'm wondering if I put everything back together correctly. I should take more photos before taking things apart. I took one of the cable routing, but not of this part. It feels fine, turns freely and there's no knocking. I've also seen photos online of other bikes with the same gap. I'm probably going to take it apart again just to be sure.
  12. New colours listed on the website Grey Charcoal Still no green 😛
  13. I had too many annoying pinch flats with tubes to want to go back to using them. Had to run harder tyre pressures to avoid them. I didn't have a good experience with slime in tubes, didn't seal well for me and made patching difficult. Tubeless is a bit more expensive to maintain (sealant costs), but works better for me on the trails.
  14. The other one had dried sealant in the shape of blisters which I didn't like. Maybe a small effect on wheel balancing from slightly uneven distribution, not carrying the excess weight (which is minimal) and not mixing different sealant types, even though it's already dry. In all likelihood unnecessary to remove it and probably not things I'd notice while riding, just like you wouldn't notice a slight tyre wobble. The new sealant will probably re-create similar conditions. It's just nice to have them clean
  15. Guess I was 'lucky' that I could peel and rub this off. Takes a long time though, and sore fingers. Using a pressure sprayer might have been fun Probably not necessary either, but I wanted a clean start with fresh sealant. I'll probably have to use a bit more to seal the sidewalls again.
  16. Whey can cause acne flare ups. Haven't tried plant based.
  17. MrJacques

    Formula 1...

    Andretti denied entry to F1.
  18. Tweaked my back this weekend. They say using a foam roller on sore muscles can help, however, this doesn't seem to be doing much for me.
  19. Yeah, most likely technique I can get the tyres on and off by hand without a tube in. I probably didn't have the tube in the best position when I tried to install it. I have these Crowbar tyre levers which look like they're a copy of the Pedros ones. The tip is thicker than a normal lever, which can make it difficult in some situations, although it may be better for not damaging things. I see there's a store that sells the Pedros levers locally. I wish they still sold other Pedros products here. I have some of their cleaning (degreasing) and Silicone Polish and they're excellent.
  20. Guessing that sand blasting might be too aggressive for thin alu tubing. Probably Plascon paint stripper. Yes, it looks very nice I wonder if there are issues with the sun reflecting into your eyes from the top tube? In which case you can probably paint a section a different less reflective colour.
  21. I'm looking for the SRAM NX compatible ones. Not easy to find.
  22. I don't think I'd have fingers left if I tried that.
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