The "I need something you might throw away" thread

[Hairy]

2 hours ago, Barry said:

Hi Robert, i have a scrap 29er not sure if this will work but sent Gary a Whatsapp told him to take it and try can toss it if don't work.

some duct tape, cable ties, some stickers, and that bike will be good as new...................

[splat]

27 minutes ago, Hairy said:

some duct tape, cable ties, some stickers, and that bike will be good as new...................

Yep. That'll buff right out

[RobertWhitehead]

5 minutes ago, splat said:

Yep. That'll buff right out

I was thinking to run a broom stick inside the alu for additional support, I reckon it'll flex a bit but if I use more duck tape it'll be shap 😁

Edited January 18, 2022 by RobertWhitehead
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[Jbr]

anyone has tokens in table view or cape town area for a standard size steerer ? I only have Overdrive2 ones but they are way too wide for my new bike, and I'm not too keen to cut the steerer just yet

[Hairy]

11 hours ago, Jbr said:

anyone has tokens in table view or cape town area for a standard size steerer ? I only have Overdrive2 ones but they are way too wide for my new bike, and I'm not too keen to cut the steerer just yet

I have a couple .... can swing past your place and you can see what you need to make it work.

 

[Jewbacca]

16 minutes ago, Hairy said:

I have a couple .... can swing past your place and you can see what you need to make it work.

 

JBR is a racing snake bro....... Got any carbon ones?

[Jbr]

18 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

JBR is a racing snake bro....... Got any carbon ones?

🤣

Thanks Hairy, I managed with the OD2, just put a ziptie in and it doesn't move anymore 

 

A real race snake wouldn't hesitate to cut the steerer tube though !

[Dexter-morgan]

17 hours ago, Block said:

Looking for the Shimano Di2 Etube connection system that link the Di2 to a computer. This is the old version that came out with first generation Dura Ace and Ultegra 10spd not the later that plugs into the charger port or link to the mobile app.

@Block I have such a system, I am on the east rand, you are more than welcome to come and use it at my house, don't really want to sell it.

[Hairy]

57 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

JBR is a racing snake bro....... Got any carbon ones?

Yes I do .... on my bikes

38 minutes ago, Jbr said:

🤣

Thanks Hairy, I managed with the OD2, just put a ziptie in and it doesn't move anymore 

 

A real race snake wouldn't hesitate to cut the steerer tube though !

That is all good and well, but I will not sleep at night knowing you are running with cable ties ..... even if I drop some off in your postbox (Got to run out today and will be passing by your place) .... you see what you can use, even temporarily, and then I can pick up from your postbox what you did not use on another day.

[Jbr]

2 minutes ago, Hairy said:

Yes I do .... on my bikes

That is all good and well, but I will not sleep at night knowing you are running with cable ties ..... even if I drop some off in your postbox (Got to run out today and will be passing by your place) .... you see what you can use, even temporarily, and then I can pick up from your postbox what you did not use on another day.

🤣 let me know when to check 🥰

[100Tours]

On 1/12/2022 at 10:22 AM, Super Sywurm said:

I need a handlebar shim, 35mm to 31.8mm.  Can somebody assist?  I have a 35mm stem, want to use a 31.8mm handlebar. 

I wouldn't shim the handlebar - chances are you will feel the bar moving in the stem clamp while riding. There's a lot of force that goes through that clamp.

[Jewbacca]

5 minutes ago, 100Tours said:

I wouldn't shim the handlebar - chances are you will feel the bar moving in the stem clamp while riding. There's a lot of force that goes through that clamp.

I ride shimmed handlebars all the time. 

I have 2 bikes (1 my road/gravel BMX and the other my Rigid SS mtb) which use shims and I don't notice either.

Just line up the shim gaps with the gaps between the stem and stem plate and off you go

[Chadvdw67]

Anybody have some FOX Float EVOL air volume spacers?

[Block]

3 hours ago, Dexter-morgan said:

@Block I have such a system, I am on the east rand, you are more than welcome to come and use it at my house, don't really want to sell it.

Thank you. Will be in touch

[Warren van Rensburg]

Looking for a Bike Caddy/Geoff bike rack extension that enables the bike rack to tilt back so you can access your boot. Would be great if it was around the Randburg area

[EddieV]

Looking for 3 of these ..... Hinged Water Bottle Cage Clamps 28.6mm

Have a classic steel framed bike and lost the original water bottle clamps.

The frame does not have cage threads. 

Anyone know where in SA I can purchase these hinged clamps?

Currently hacking it ... but the coffee shop guys don't think much of it