TheoG Posted October 4, 2021 Posted October 4, 2021 18 minutes ago, CARANXCycleMobile said: Rocky’s new Element 2022 She's a beauty André, eendag as ek groot is ... .
Kom Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) Pics of the actual contents still coming, but before that I thought I’d share what is probably the most “interesting” way I’ve seen a bike shop pack a bike for shipping (the assumption here was that they didn’t want to remove the dropper post, so thought it less risky to have the entire post seat outside the box ???????????? Edited October 6, 2021 by Kom ChrisF, Hairy, Dexter-morgan and 2 others 2 1 2
splat Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 For a bike that I don't yet own... (oh, and got some brown bartape too) ChrisF, Scary Rider, Riaan H and 1 other 3 1
KyleThomas Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, splat said: For a bike that I don't yet own... (oh, and got some brown bartape too) Nice! Where did you get the geosmina bag?
Steady Spin Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 19 minutes ago, ChrisF said: Shimano derailure clutch grease What is the difference between that and say lithium grease?
ChrisF Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Steady Spin said: What is the difference between that and say lithium grease? The normal grease is just too "thin". The clutch gets "sticky" after a few hundred km, and you need to service it very regularly. Now to see if the magic Shimano formula last longer ....
splat Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 54 minutes ago, thomak95 said: Nice! Where did you get the geosmina bag? https://eastcitycycles.com/search?q=Geosmina
Hairy Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 2 hours ago, ChrisF said: Shimano derailure clutch grease I assume that was an EVO purchase from their recent email. ChrisF 1
ChrisF Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 47 minutes ago, Hairy said: I assume that was an EVO purchase from their recent email. I was there on Saturday, when I asked about the grease (as I have done for the last year) Naas looked on the system and Shimano (or their distributors) had, so Naas booked FIVE units. Based on the email, and their website at 7:00, either they only got 1, or some were pre-sold. So when I spoke to Janos at opening time I quickly bought that one unit Nice little climb from the N1 Durbanroad to Evobikes .... Hairy 1
BaGearA Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 13 hours ago, ChrisF said: The normal grease is just too "thin". The clutch gets "sticky" after a few hundred km, and you need to service it very regularly. Now to see if the magic Shimano formula last longer .... lithium grease is REALLY thick stuff , I like to use it on prawl based hubs that have 4 or 3 pawls and really stuff springs eg. hope ChrisF 1
ChrisF Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, BaGearA said: lithium grease is REALLY thick stuff , I like to use it on prawl based hubs that have 4 or 3 pawls and really stuff springs eg. hope Would be most interesting to compare and test these two .... EDIT .... you had me checking my "stock" .... I have an old tub of grease I bought very long ago at a cycling shop, not even sure what it is, but knows it works very well for the general wheel bearing services, etc. Few years back I bought a new tub of grease, apparently some sort of lithium grease. I then opened the new magic Shimano grease and "felt" the lithium vs Shimano grease between my fingers. YES, the lithium DO feel "thicker", possibly higher viscosity. The Shimano feels VERY soft to the touch ... ja-ja, hardly a scientific term, even less so a scientific test, but the two definately feels different. The real test will be to clean the derailure of the old grease, apply the Shimano grease and TEST if it last longer .... Edited October 7, 2021 by ChrisF
Patchelicious Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) Got me a little steel frame Ribble 725 for the wet and gritty winter. Its in the shop being Brexited. Tan bar tape, Brooks B15 Swallow saddle, some SKS muddies and some stem slamming. Will post after pictures on Sunday when I get it back. Edited October 6, 2021 by Patchelicious Dexter-morgan, Chadvdw67, BogusOne and 18 others 21
Paul Ruinaard Posted October 7, 2021 Posted October 7, 2021 13 hours ago, Patchelicious said: Got me a little steel frame Ribble 725 for the wet and gritty winter. Its in the shop being Brexited. Tan bar tape, Brooks B15 Swallow saddle, some SKS muddies and some stem slamming. Will post after pictures on Sunday when I get it back. Very nice Patchelicious 1
Patchelicious Posted October 8, 2021 Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/6/2021 at 6:47 PM, Patchelicious said: Got me a little steel frame Ribble 725 for the wet and gritty winter. Its in the shop being Brexited. Tan bar tape, Brooks B15 Swallow saddle, some SKS muddies and some stem slamming. Will post after pictures on Sunday when I get it back. And updated. Mudguards will come when it’s wetter. JRN89, Dexter-morgan, DJR and 12 others 15
BogusOne Posted October 8, 2021 Posted October 8, 2021 14 minutes ago, Patchelicious said: And updated. Mudguards will come when it’s wetter. Lyk bef@k pellie. Many happy miles and smiles Patchelicious 1
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