moorey
call me Mia
Hey, I don’t recall one of these threads, but it covers what sometimes pops up in the Quick Question Thread and the Stupid Question Thread.
For those little things that we all forget if we aren’t thinking straight, haven’t done it before, or there’s no instructions.
First off:
Removing pedals:
They both UNDO the direction that your cranks freewheel. If fitting, obviously go opposite, and 99% of pedals have a L and R on the axle.
@wkkie says ‘Pedals = Back, off. That's how I remember...’. I always just remember the freewheeling direction.
Installing Bottom Bracket. (English threaded)
Whether bike is upright or upside down the drive side cup installs anti-clockwise. Non drive side installs clockwise. Naturally, opposite to remove.
Using 2 hands and doing both at the same time, they spin the same direction.
Some BB’s aren’t labeled L and R, or driveside on cups. Most do, and most have an arrow for the direction to tighten. I’ve seen some that don’t, unfortunately.
Tyre direction.
Co @BT180. Maxxis tyres have their model info on the drive-train side only. Makes it easy to mount them the right direction. Yellow Maxxis logo only on non-drive side.
Fitting tubeless.
@Oddjob reminds me to centre the bead in valley to assist getting tyre on. He says to remove valve, I don’t, but it’s the last spot I put on to make fitting easier. Bear outdoor masking tape is cheap and the shiz for rim tape. See below on our differing opinions.
Remove valve cores for greater air flow to inflate better.
@Lazmo says...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.
Cockpit.
@Freediver reminds us when your (*you’re...sorry) 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.
Throw up others you think of.
For those little things that we all forget if we aren’t thinking straight, haven’t done it before, or there’s no instructions.
First off:
Removing pedals:
They both UNDO the direction that your cranks freewheel. If fitting, obviously go opposite, and 99% of pedals have a L and R on the axle.
@wkkie says ‘Pedals = Back, off. That's how I remember...’. I always just remember the freewheeling direction.
Installing Bottom Bracket. (English threaded)
Whether bike is upright or upside down the drive side cup installs anti-clockwise. Non drive side installs clockwise. Naturally, opposite to remove.
Using 2 hands and doing both at the same time, they spin the same direction.
Some BB’s aren’t labeled L and R, or driveside on cups. Most do, and most have an arrow for the direction to tighten. I’ve seen some that don’t, unfortunately.
Tyre direction.
Co @BT180. Maxxis tyres have their model info on the drive-train side only. Makes it easy to mount them the right direction. Yellow Maxxis logo only on non-drive side.
Fitting tubeless.
@Oddjob reminds me to centre the bead in valley to assist getting tyre on. He says to remove valve, I don’t, but it’s the last spot I put on to make fitting easier. Bear outdoor masking tape is cheap and the shiz for rim tape. See below on our differing opinions.
Remove valve cores for greater air flow to inflate better.
@Lazmo says...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.
Cockpit.
@Freediver reminds us when your (*you’re...sorry) 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.
Throw up others you think of.
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