MORNE Posted August 15, 2019 Share any tips for the stem alignment.......unfortunately eyeballing, going on a 50km ride and realising 10 km in your bars are like 1* out is still my go to method for this ... MDJ, fanievb, BigDL and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted August 15, 2019 Share Don't do maintenance when you are hungry or frustrated, or even worse, both. Don't change chainrings and chain after friday beers early on a saturday morning, before going to bed for saturday group ride. slickjay007, Gandalf, BigDL and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted August 15, 2019 Share I have heard that Spray ‘n Cook also does a superb job Have a compressor that I use currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatdog7 Posted August 15, 2019 Share 1-10: stop over tightening ****.... I have a torque wrench now. EDIT: this goes in conjunction with the above: - stop using old tools. You'll hate yourself in roughly 2 seconds after you put that rounded tip in that socket head^^This, this is true, also have the torque thingy now. Sage Advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferro Posted August 15, 2019 Share I have fitted my last 2 pairs of grips easily by using the cable tie method. Worked perfectly. No spray or compressor required. Just make sure that the rough side of the tie faces towards the bar and pull the tie out slowly. MORNE , MDJ, Thorn199 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf Posted August 15, 2019 Share Removed the jockey wheels to clean the gunk out before race day, stripped the thread when putting it together, ended up with a small bolt throught the cage to get race done. A side note: never do maintenance on your bike the day before a big ride or race. Putting engine oil on a chain. - Not a good idea, did this as a kid though Edited August 15, 2019 by Gandalf RocknRolla, Kenty, anybody seen george? and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted August 15, 2019 Share ^best way i've found for grips that are open ended is to put 3 cable ties (long thin variety) through them get them roughly at 12/8/4 pm, and slide over the bars....once in place...pull cable ties out. EDIT: posted after I saw the video upstairs^ Edited August 15, 2019 by morneS555 Ferro and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted August 15, 2019 Share if you've ever owned a Lefty....forgetting to take the front brake callipers off before loosening the the hub to take the wheel off - resulting in stripping out the helicoil thread in your fork....which is a proprietary size of course..... Kenty, DieselnDust and Pierre-Raymond de Bruin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted August 15, 2019 Share regarding putting grips on. hair spray sprayed into the grip works really well NotSoBigBen, Martin PJ, Danger Dassie and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted August 15, 2019 Share All mechanical work should be accompanied by the consumption of beer anybody seen george?, Me rida my bicycle, Pure Savage and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean Posted August 15, 2019 Share yea thanks, 1. I have a proper stem2. eyeballing doesn't work with said proper stemI eyeball using tile grout. Line your wheel up dead centre on longitudinal grout. And then align your bars using a horizontal line of grout. It's the closest eyeballing I can find... Shebeen, Hackster, BigDL and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinnekop Posted August 15, 2019 Share you can get your saddle perfectly straight by marking the middle at the rear part, then extending a piece of string over the nose to the topcap nut... no more eyeballing that crap ever againYou get nice lazers these days in the building industry. Cheap cheap at the China shop.Hang from above. Shine little line and line everything up. DawieO, Vetplant, Kenty and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Wakefield Posted August 15, 2019 Share The hard thing I learnt being my own mechanic is that bike shops workmanship attention to detail and listening to a customers bike problems are none existent and that I don't have to keep driving back to shop for them to fix what I asked the 1st time. ratherberidin', Kenty, Pure Savage and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnavel Posted August 15, 2019 Share Pressfit BB's can be a nightmare... A trick I learnt from my father in-law is to first apply a thin layer of tubby glue to the BB shell and allow to dry for 24 hours. Once dry, press in the new BB. This takes up any play in the tolerances, either due to manufacture or wear from prior BB removal and installations. David Marshall and montyzuma 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duanelr Posted August 15, 2019 Share my blonde moment: making a DIY tubeless tire sealant injector - you know the one that injects through the valve with valve core removed - Good Idea. Bad Idea however: forgetting to deflate tire first before connecting (now full) injector.... yeah, 1 bar homemade sealant sprayer anyone. nox1111, Ferro, anybody seen george? and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted August 15, 2019 Share Pressfit BB's can be a nightmare... A trick I learnt from my father in-law is to first apply a thin layer of tubby glue to the BB shell and allow to dry for 24 hours. Once dry, press in the new BB. This takes up any play in the tolerances, either due to manufacture or wear from prior BB removal and installations. or fit one of these and never worry about stupid PF bb's again lol https://praxiscycles.com/bottom-brackets-old/conversion-bb/ love mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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