pineapplehead
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Are you some sort of spoken word poet?
Bad Experiences with Mobile Mechanics
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moorey
call me Mia
Yep. Has to be a wind up. OP troll is troll.
It is my bike. A couple of things:
1. Cranks were 3x9? Shimano Deore's, not Saints. And yes I do have Saints (68-73), but not on this bike.
2. The bike has been ridden three times since December last year (when it was put together). I literally only use it in the front yard to balance/track stand/hop etc and chase my 4 yo on her bike. So didn't notice any side to side play in the cranks. I had it built as I don't have many tools and I was a bit bummed at the time as I had just been made redundant a few weeks before Christmas, and just wanted it to work.
3. The cranks and drivetrain were pulled off my old P3 by the bike mechanic. The setup had been ridden maybe half a dozen times before issues with the fork lead me to spit it with the bike and deciding on a new hardtail (old bike 2000 P3). New bike is an NS Clash.
4. The cranks and drivetran were cleaned and freshly lubed before going on the P3.
5. The bike mechanic was used by others I know.
6. And no, I can't remember his name as the cranks were only discovered as an issue when we had it on the stand to lube the pistons on my Avids as they were sticking.
7. Thread isn't really worth running, I can't remember his name and I won't be using anyone other than a few people we know.
1. Cranks were 3x9? Shimano Deore's, not Saints. And yes I do have Saints (68-73), but not on this bike.
2. The bike has been ridden three times since December last year (when it was put together). I literally only use it in the front yard to balance/track stand/hop etc and chase my 4 yo on her bike. So didn't notice any side to side play in the cranks. I had it built as I don't have many tools and I was a bit bummed at the time as I had just been made redundant a few weeks before Christmas, and just wanted it to work.
3. The cranks and drivetrain were pulled off my old P3 by the bike mechanic. The setup had been ridden maybe half a dozen times before issues with the fork lead me to spit it with the bike and deciding on a new hardtail (old bike 2000 P3). New bike is an NS Clash.
4. The cranks and drivetran were cleaned and freshly lubed before going on the P3.
5. The bike mechanic was used by others I know.
6. And no, I can't remember his name as the cranks were only discovered as an issue when we had it on the stand to lube the pistons on my Avids as they were sticking.
7. Thread isn't really worth running, I can't remember his name and I won't be using anyone other than a few people we know.
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moorey
call me Mia
Well, the stories match. I'm convinced.
Knuckles
Lives under a bridge
Maybe not.
That is my Heckler, not my old P3 which was gutted for my NS Clash.
Like many on here, I have more than one bike........................................................................................................................
more than one bike???? No! That's crazy talk!
No, you can't look in my shed! Get away!
moorey
call me Mia
Yours fit in ONE shed? :faint:
swaz
Likes Bikes and Dirt
OR, they have their own mobile mechanic business and this is an attempt to throw mud around...
swaz
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Please, pretty please, learn where a comma is appropriate and where it is not.
pink poodle
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So... Over the years I have:
- Had a saint crank capable of running up to 3 chain rings. I filed down the granny tabs to run it as a single ring. This was about 3 years ago.
- Had multiple 68/73mm bb saint cranks and bottom brackets. For a while the Saint bottom bracket was always on sale and came in gold, so it was my go to.
- Once and once only I ran a gravity/fsa 83mm axle crank on a 68/73mm frame. The frame was a mountain cycle battery. It had ridiculously fat chain stays and I needed to space out the bottom bracket and then the Crank even further to prevent the pedals from fouling on the frame.
Really wierd. I can't believe I allowed myself to be sucked into it.
All the rage among us busy city folk. I've even heard of employers contracting mobile mechanics to attend their workplaces and service staff bikes as part of an incentive to encourage cycling to work etc.
Pretty sure everybody has encountered dodgy work at some stage of their life. I have a short list of shops and even mechanics that I trust and a long list of those I don't.
moorey
call me Mia
There's on on here...mike someone. A few around.
moorey
call me Mia
I'm nitpicking
Nautonier
Eats Squid
I'm trying to decipher the subtext...
He's a poet, not a mathematician.
I see nothing more here than the typical shoot from the hip, one-sided complaint thread. Never ends well.
