Hot tip thread.

[moorey]

Geez, you must have naturally loose bead to rim interfaces to fit that much tape in there and still get the tyre on/off.

Some rim/tyre combos have three tyre levers out with just one wrap of stans tape.

Bear outdoor tape is really thin...but plenty strong. Pulls down into valley better.

 

[Lazmo]

Yep Bear outdoor masking tape is the biz for sure.

My hot tip is... for tubeless, take folding tyres out of the packaging the day before fitting them up and place a tube inside the tyre, and pump it way up, to get the tyre into shape. Makes it much easier to seat and seal. Usually I don’t need the compressor, just the floor pump, if I do the tube trick.

 

[safreek]

Hot tip from me, get them stoned first. Much easier to pick them up. Not bike related but still ride related

 

[moorey]

Hot tip from me, get them stoned first. Much easier to pick them up. Not bike related but still ride related

The tyres? Kinky.

 

[oliosky]

Hot tip to make your cassettes last. Replace your chains slightly early so you can get 2 chains per cassette.

 

[Oddjob]

Hot tip to make your cassettes last. Replace your chains slightly early so you can get 2 chains per cassette.

Well you cn actually rotate 4-6 chains through a single cassette by rotating the chains at 0.5, 0.7 and 1% wear.

Good chain lube like rock and roll blue helps too.

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[Dales Cannon]

Cannot wait for Theo's input.

 

[moorey]

I’ll save you the wait. Use distilled water.

 

[oliosky]

Well you cn actually rotate 4-6 chains through a single cassette by rotating the chains at 0.5, 0.7 and 1% wear.

Good chain lube like rock and roll blue helps too.

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Really? 6 chains per cassette? At what point do the economics not work and you spend more on slightly worn chains on a busted ass cassette rather than a new cassette?

 

[Freediver]

When your putting brake levers, gear levers dropper remotes or whatever on your bars only do them up just tight enough to hold them, That way when you stack they move rather than break.

 

[johnny]

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@Dozer said you store them in your wife’s purse anyway.

The level of interest you and @Dozer take in my balls is unsettling.

 

[moorey]

The level of interest you and @Dozer take in my balls is unsettling.

I don’t hear you complaining.

 

[moorey]

When your putting brake levers, gear levers dropper remotes or whatever on your bars only do them up just tight enough to hold them, That way when you stack they move rather than break.

This is true.

 

[Cardy George]

Really? 6 chains per cassette? At what point do the economics not work and you spend more on slightly worn chains on a busted ass cassette rather than a new cassette?

By the time you've worked your way through 6 chains you're 10 years down the track and need to update to the new 'standard'.

He's not throwing them out, he's putting them back on when the last chain reaches 0.5% etc.

I got 9,300 (in 12 months) out of cycling two chains, and reckon I could've pushed the cassette for another 6 months

 

[Oddjob]

By the time you've worked your way through 6 chains you're 10 years down the track and need to update to the new 'standard'.

He's not throwing them out, he's putting them back on when the last chain reaches 0.5% etc.

I got 9,300 (in 12 months) out of cycling two chains, and reckon I could've pushed the cassette for another 6 months

+1. It's more like 2 years if its my commuter. A lot longer if its a normal mtb that only does a couple of 1000 kms a year.

Cassettes don't wear anywhere near as fast as chains and rotating chains cuts down the wear rate further. Cassettes also tend to be a lot more expensive then chains. Also I've committed to 10 speed for the forseeable future so new standards don't mean jack to me.

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[ashes_mtb]

When your putting brake levers, gear levers dropper remotes or whatever on your bars only do them up just tight enough to hold them, That way when you stack they move rather than break.

And you don't round out the bolt on a brand new set of M8000 brake levers...

A bit of electrical tape around the bars also reduces how tight you need to do them.

 

[smitho]

My hot tip: Buy a torque wrench and use it.



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[Mr Crudley]

I got 9,300 (in 12 months) out of cycling two chains, and reckon I could've pushed the cassette for another 6 months

I tip my hat to you. I have to admit I couldn't be arsed to swap chains on regular basis. My current ye olde 9 speed Wippermann chain plus SRAM cassette has lasted years but I do try to treat it with honour.

I think the longevity in a large part is how well you can ride most of the time and avoid crosschaining and shifting under load. Cassettes with more steel than alloy sprockets isn't always a bad idea either despite any weight penalty.

 

[Cardy George]

I tip my hat to you. I have to admit I couldn't be arsed to swap chains on regular basis. My current ye olde 9 speed Wippermann chain plus SRAM cassette has lasted years but I do try to treat it with honour.

I think the longevity in a large part is how well you can ride most of the time and avoid crosschaining and shifting under load. Cassettes with more steel than alloy sprockets isn't always a bad idea either despite any weight penalty.

Thank you, good sir! That was my method too, until this bike and the associated level of equipment. Making it last has been an enjoyable challenge.

It'll be interesting to see how long this set of 4 chains and Sunrace cassette last. The first set were a bit of a learning experience. Using 4 chains means only needing to wax once a month instead of every freaking Friday.

 

[moorey]

My hot tip: Buy a torque wrench and use it.



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