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Feelin' a bit rrranty
Yeah I know, I cheaped out because I wasn't certain on the ratio ironically.If only it was Steel
Yeah I know, I cheaped out because I wasn't certain on the ratio ironically.If only it was Steel
Might have a steel one, were you after a 19? orIf only it was Steel
Is th confession that you purchased your grease in a tube rather than tub? Surely a tube was never a big enough purchase?Cleaned and greased the pivots yesterday. Mid way through I opened up a new tube of marine grease. I started getting blotches of grease on my tshirt thinking I had lapses of concentration and maybe wiped my hand on it or got too close to the grease on the BB.
Turns out the tube had a little hole on the other end and grease was escaping from there also anytime I squeezed it.
Haha could be! I've only got one MTB (another confession!) and only use marine grease on the pivots, BB and headset. The $3 100g tube has lasted me 2 years so pretty happy with that.Is th confession that you purchased your grease in a tube rather than tub? Surely a tube was never a big enough purchase?
Wish I'd read this before I sealed up the nomad and left own for a few months!!!Very near made an entry into this thread tonight, community service announcement instead. If you currently have an aluminium seatpost inserted in a carbon frame now is the time to pull it out and re-grease it.
So, you have never ridden a bike from the early 2000's?Very near made an entry into this thread tonight, community service announcement instead. If you currently have an aluminium seatpost inserted in a carbon frame now is the time to pull it out and re-grease it.
I have, it's just that life got in the way of regular maintenance nek minute it's been twelve months of regular beach rides and that was a close call.So, you have never ridden a bike from the early 2000's?
Yup, grease and more grease!
That is a long time between lube jobs! Too many bikes and not enough time. I am pretty sure I fresh greased the nomad just after the last trip to the quarry of doom, which was last school holidays.I have, it's just that life got in the way of regular maintenance nek minute it's been twelve months of regular beach rides and that was a close call.
I chased a creak on my hardtail for ages. BB in and out. Cranks redone. Cassette checked, Headset checked. Finally decided to regrease the changing bolts....fixed it.Swapping some cranks around between bikes the other week and had to swap the bottom brackets as well, one bike sweet nothing unusual, other bike creaking like a mofo.
Mmm maybe I didn’t do the bottom bracket up tight enough, due to the change in size with shimano cups I couldn’t torque it so I used the bottom bracket spanner. So I take off the cranks and check the cups nope they’re all good, give them an extra tighten just to make sure, don’t notice anything else and put it it back.
I go for another ride that weekend and it’s still creaking now I’m getting pissed, it does have an eccentric bottom bracket shell as it doubles as my singlespeed, so I resign to the fact I’ll have to pull it apart and clean it. So by this stage it has been going on for three weeks, so I take off the cranks which is a raceface with a cinch ring as I go to put it on the bench I hear a rattle WTF! The ring is completely loose to the point where I can wiggle it a couple of mill.
Wait a minute I got these cranks out of the spares cupboard and when I put them away I only put the cinch ring on by finger, thinking I wasn’t going to use them and I would check them before using them again. Ok dickhead torque it up and try again, guess what not a fucking sound! It makes such a difference when things are done up or at least tight.
I'd like to hit a spammer with a hammer, I bet it felt satisfying.Sooooo pulling a Nike apart and putting it back together to “service” it - I will more fill the next page - await updates
And that’s just the pulling apart
- Removing Sram X1 cranks - undo the bolt and the crank arm doesn’t come off - get a hammer not moving - start to think about undoing BB to leverage it off - realise I took off the outer nut that the inner nut uses to pull off the crank arm - no damage so far
- Can’t get the BB to move so hit the spammer with a hammer the “shock” it and gets it moving - just wrecked half of the grooves on the outer edge that the spanner / socket sits in.
Just Do It.Sooooo pulling a Nike apart and putting it back together
What Nike are you servicing? Must be one of the high tech new models?Sooooo pulling a Nike apart and putting it back together to “service” it - I will more fill the next page - await updates
- Removing Sram X1 cranks - undo the bolt and the crank arm doesn’t come off - get a hammer not moving - start to think about undoing BB to leverage it off - realise I took off the outer nut that the inner nut uses to pull off the crank arm - no damage so far
- Can’t get the BB to move so hit the spanner with a hammer the “shock” it and gets it moving - just wrecked half of the grooves on the outer edge that the spanner / socket sits in.
And that’s just the pulling apart
Yup, grease and more grease!