The Cycling Chat Thread
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Nobody likes a show off
Anju
Well-Known Member
Cid, weepiper . Thanks for the advice. On reflection and taking your comments on board I think my best bet would be to replace both derailleurs, cassette and chain. I did at least 50 miles a week for about 3 years and never serviced or replaced anything other than tubes, tyres and brake pads so I guess that's all well overdue.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Anyone looking for cycling inspiration in our staycation times check out the Tissington trail coupled with another few routes in the south Peak district.
It's a very different kind of cycling following these gentle sculpted routes across the countryside.
I came round a corner and met someone on a unicycle!
It's a very different kind of cycling following these gentle sculpted routes across the countryside.
I came round a corner and met someone on a unicycle!
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I’ve done the Tissington and Monsal trails with my daughter, they’re great 
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I have 3 bikes at work to fix as all of them have punctures on the back wheel. Unfortunately they have plastic chain guards attached which I don’t know how to remove, but worse, they have Shimano Nexus hub gears and Shimano roller brakes and have no idea how to remove the wheel safely and be confident of getting it back on. Strictly speaking, we’re not supposed to mess with them, they were donated by a corporate sponsor and the charity that facilitated this said we would have to get one of their mechanics to fix them. However, local government being what it is has withdrawn from their agreement with the charity, rendering a fleet of rather crappy bikes (excellent for fitness though as they’re heavy as fuck) completely useless as soon they get flats at the back.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I looked at a couple of vids but just can’t deal with em.
Not sure how to do the brakes either - all the cables are internal and I just can’t work it out
Fuck, you have to disconnect the gears and brakes to get the wheel off!
If you have time and space, could you try turning the bike upside down, and popping a section of the inner tube out to find the puncture? Could probably do half the tube at a time
Rub a little water over the exposed tube to check for small holes instead of immersing it in a tub?
Be annoying if you got all the way around the wheel and didn't find the hole though
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
You need to get the wheel off to change the tubeFuck, you have to disconnect the gears and brakes to get the wheel off!
If you have time and space, could you try turning the bike upside down, and popping a section of the inner tube out to find the puncture? Could probably do half the tube at a time
Rub a little water over the exposed tube to check for small holes instead of immersing it in a tub?
Be annoying if you got all the way around the wheel and didn't find the hole though
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I think they meant you could potentially repair/patch a puncture with it in place, rather than replace the entire tube...
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Don’t want to do that though - always replace rather than patch as it’s too fiddly
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Anyone looking for cycling inspiration in our staycation times check out the Tissington trail coupled with another few routes in the south Peak district.
It's a very different kind of cycling following these gentle sculpted routes across the countryside.
I came round a corner and met someone on a unicycle!
Staycation is staying at home for your holiday and going out not holidaying within the country.
We have to be clear on this.
BigTom
Well-Known Member
Have a google for a "Dr Bike" session happening in your area. Cycling UK run quite a few of these nationwide as part of a program called "The Big Bike Revival". This is out of date but you might find something if you look a bit harder than I did: Free Dr Bike sessions at the community hubs - South Leeds Life
You should be able to take the bikes along (assuming you can get them there), along with inner tubes, and get them to replace the inner tube and show you how to do it. It's a little more than should be done at a dr bike session but given the background of the bikes you'll probably find someone will be happy to do it.
braindancer
not for long
Riding across a chain. Just... what the fuck
Behind the scenes video showed it took him two days to do it
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Some sort of false saddle with a fucking big spike inside.
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Can I use a Sram one?. They can make cassettes, right?
I've just had a Sunday of bottom bracket hell, so many standards, such confusion. Going to take it down the lbs.
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
Yes, if you can find one in stock anywhere. SRAM cassettes are Shimano compatible.
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Yeah but what would you put on the death certificate?
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Cunt
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Not aiming for death just a really funny walk for a few months.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Fwiw I took my new bike to the swimming pool last week and couldn’t enjoy the swim as I kept thinking that I have left five grand outside with a £100 lock being all that is guarding it. I still have my older bike and will be using that in future for local transport.
Cid
Proper break this time
I spent 4 hours replacing a cable and indexing my gears today... In fairness the internal routing wasn't actually that hard once I'd got my head around it and dug out a decent magnet (more for reassurance on where the cable end was than anything else). But SRAM rival 1x11 (I keep thinking I have 1x10 for some reason) can be a bit of a pig. Though I think I'm getting my head round its quirks. At some point I need to do a deep dive on the mechanics of derailleurs though, because there're some oddities I just don't get.
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
The trick with 1x SRAM is all in the b-tension adjustment (besides the usual caveat about the hanger being straight before you start). The gap between the teeth of the biggest sprocket and the teeth of the top jockey wheel has to be wider than you might think.
Cid
Proper break this time
Not only that, but when I had a look at the bit of jacket from shifters to frame, frame end had been poorly cut with part of the metal exposed and rusty. Probably should have replaced it, rather than just trim... But it was one of those 'well this is spiralling' jobs already (I originally just wanted to index the gears), and redoing the bar tape was just... Inevitably going to end with something being wrong with the one roll of tape I had in the bits box. Also haven't seen the electrical tape in a while
.It was good though... My L-screw was way too far out. Don't quite know how that worked (have never dropped a chain, and have set it before - possibly the clutch hides poor adjustment). I did wonder whether the accident had done something to it, but there was no visible damage or bent derailleur (and, given I went down on gravel, you'd expect some scratches at least). It may have done something up the shifter ends, which were damaged (both hoods, god knows how, I'm pretty sure I didn't flip), but can't see how that would affect the limit screws.
