dasilvarsa Posted August 27, 2023 Share 2 hours ago, splat said: Sure that will wash out ? They cant be that wrecked... Chamois Leather Gloves. Soaked them Overnight but No Go. Still Usable but Fuggly. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2fly Posted September 1, 2023 Share A slightly different slant ...my roadbike (Ultegra 10 so) rear brake (still rim brakes)was seemingly seized....turned out cable was REALLY toast AND arches somewhat seized/sticking closed ... Now usually shift cables are a doddle, and the same for my Eagle 1x12.... Cable was so buggered where it comes out of toptube/steerer tube (Supersix Evo) that I battled to get enough slack into the lever to pull it out, but did so eventually ...I was clever enough to cut it but leave an end sticking out on both sides of the frame...or so I thought. There is a "barrel" that the cable slocks into in the lever/shifter, in the lever, which came out when I pressed the cable out - by that stage I was becoming moderately concerned, luckily I spotted the plastic bushes on each side and taped the thing together to avoid any more leopard crawling the garage floor with a light looking for parts..I'm still missing a cable end...by then I had undone half that sides bar tape and removed the lever as for the life of me I couldn't get the cable to enter the shifter as the lever needs to be only slightly depressed....ok, when that was done I cleverly taped new cable to the old in an attempt to pull it through which it wouldnt so I thought, "what the hell and pulled the old out ....getting the new cable through the top tube was a battle, luckily despite Messrs Cannondale not fitting a guide into the frame, they fitted a removable ferrule into the frame above the rear brake so after pushing and pulling the cable with the bike on its side I got it through....oh and then I noticed the rear arches were partially seized and cleaned and lubed withQ20 ( not bad for once in about 12 years). What takes 10 minutes in most cases took me an hour and a half . 🤣 ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted September 1, 2023 Share 4 minutes ago, love2fly said: A slightly different slant ...my roadbike (Ultegra 10 so) rear brake (still rim brakes)was seemingly seized....turned out cable was REALLY toast AND arches somewhat seized/sticking closed ... Now usually shift cables are a doddle, and the same for my Eagle 1x12.... Cable was so buggered where it comes out of toptube/steerer tube (Supersix Evo) that I battled to get enough slack into the lever to pull it out, but did so eventually ...I was clever enough to cut it but leave an end sticking out on both sides of the frame...or so I thought. There is a "barrel" that the cable slocks into in the lever/shifter, in the lever, which came out when I pressed the cable out - by that stage I was becoming moderately concerned, luckily I spotted the plastic bushes on each side and taped the thing together to avoid any more leopard crawling the garage floor with a light looking for parts..I'm still missing a cable end...by then I had undone half that sides bar tape and removed the lever as for the life of me I couldn't get the cable to enter the shifter as the lever needs to be only slightly depressed....ok, when that was done I cleverly taped new cable to the old in an attempt to pull it through which it wouldnt so I thought, "what the hell and pulled the old out ....getting the new cable through the top tube was a battle, luckily despite Messrs Cannondale not fitting a guide into the frame, they fitted a removable ferrule into the frame above the rear brake so after pushing and pulling the cable with the bike on its side I got it through....oh and then I noticed the rear arches were partially seized and cleaned and lubed withQ20 ( not bad for once in about 12 years). What takes 10 minutes in most cases took me an hour and a half . 🤣 love2fly, Mtree and ChrisF 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted September 1, 2023 Share 52 minutes ago, love2fly said: A slightly different slant ...my roadbike (Ultegra 10 so) rear brake (still rim brakes)was seemingly seized....turned out cable was REALLY toast AND arches somewhat seized/sticking closed ... Now usually shift cables are a doddle, and the same for my Eagle 1x12.... Cable was so buggered where it comes out of toptube/steerer tube (Supersix Evo) that I battled to get enough slack into the lever to pull it out, but did so eventually ...I was clever enough to cut it but leave an end sticking out on both sides of the frame...or so I thought. There is a "barrel" that the cable slocks into in the lever/shifter, in the lever, which came out when I pressed the cable out - by that stage I was becoming moderately concerned, luckily I spotted the plastic bushes on each side and taped the thing together to avoid any more leopard crawling the garage floor with a light looking for parts..I'm still missing a cable end...by then I had undone half that sides bar tape and removed the lever as for the life of me I couldn't get the cable to enter the shifter as the lever needs to be only slightly depressed....ok, when that was done I cleverly taped new cable to the old in an attempt to pull it through which it wouldnt so I thought, "what the hell and pulled the old out ....getting the new cable through the top tube was a battle, luckily despite Messrs Cannondale not fitting a guide into the frame, they fitted a removable ferrule into the frame above the rear brake so after pushing and pulling the cable with the bike on its side I got it through....oh and then I noticed the rear arches were partially seized and cleaned and lubed withQ20 ( not bad for once in about 12 years). What takes 10 minutes in most cases took me an hour and a half . 🤣 We have all been there at some point .... I remember an instance where a 2 minute brake block replacement turned into a multi.day ordeal to get the brakes bled properly .... love2fly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2fly Posted September 1, 2023 Share 55 minutes ago, ChrisF said: We have all been there at some point .... I remember an instance where a 2 minute brake block replacement turned into a multi.day ordeal to get the brakes bled properly .... The road of good intentions is paved with ...🤣 ChrisF and Mtree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 19, 2023 Share kind of on topic, kind of not ChrisF and FondTF2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted November 1, 2023 Share Got tired of losing My Valve Adaptor. Now Need to spray It Matt Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alouette3 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Anyone selling one of these before I go new.... no more learning the hard way! Edited December 25, 2023 by Alouette3 Dexter-morgan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertWhitehead Posted December 25, 2023 Share 5 hours ago, Alouette3 said: Anyone selling one of these before I go new.... no more learning the hard way! I will be bringing in an Airfreight consignment either in December or in January and can just chuck one in the cube for you. The cheapest one I can find is around R370 (landed in SA - this includes, shipping, import and VAT). MrJacques 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alouette3 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Quality on the Chinese ones can be a slight issue. This one is one of the better ones, steel and welded. I'll drop you a message privately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongoose! Posted December 26, 2023 Share On 11/1/2023 at 3:46 PM, dasilvarsa said: Got tired of losing My Valve Adaptor. Now Need to spray It Matt Black... and balance the wheel? 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted December 27, 2023 Share On 12/25/2023 at 7:51 PM, RobertWhitehead said: I will be bringing in an Airfreight consignment either in December or in January and can just chuck one in the cube for you. The cheapest one I can find is around R370 (landed in SA - this includes, shipping, import and VAT). 23 hours ago, Alouette3 said: Quality on the Chinese ones can be a slight issue. This one is one of the better ones, steel and welded. I'll drop you a message privately. @RobertWhitehead, you can put me down for one, either of the 2 options RobertWhitehead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted January 12 Share One for the books ..... Do a proper strip down and rebuild major service .... front tyre has an out of balance weight .... open and see a big ball of sealant. Remove the tyre and pack out the high pressure jet. Tyre over the chopping block and the sealant is removed easy enough. What the heck, remove the rear tyre and quickly clean it as well. Step back and clean the area around the chopping block with the pressure hose. Few bits of grass from the weed-eater stuck to the sliding door .... while I am at it might as well clean the sliding door..... and the window above it ..... and the gutter and facia above it .... Ooo-damn .... cant have ONE clean gutter ..... next door, window, gutter and facia .... Last section of gutters at the back .... Same along the side of the house .... Just one short gutter at the front, might as well wrap it up. Damn .... the plaster band around the garage door is looking worse for wear .... actually looks very nice now, especially with the paving also cleared of a few bits of moss ..... Actually, few bits of paint came off .... so the plaster band will have to be repainted .... And the plan was to just top up the sealant ..... En ek moet nog die fiets weer aanmekaar gaan sit .... Scary Rider, PhilipV, MTBRIDER1234 and 14 others 1 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffsVintageBikes Posted January 12 Share One x trip to Mark's BW coming up soon 😄 Me rida my bicycle, Zebra and ChrisF 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted January 16 Share When you make installing a tube more difficult than it needs to be. ChrisF and TheoG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted January 16 Share 15 minutes ago, MrJacques said: When you make installing a tube more difficult than it needs to be. Pedros tyre levers. Thank me later. Also, possibly technique. Make sure the bead sits in the rim bed all the way round before you massage the last bit on. MrJacques and ChrisF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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