What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!

slowmick said:
Had big hopes of making my comeback at the You Yangs today with their October shuttle day. I haven't been to the Youies since October 2019 and I've been suffering FOMO from social media. Unfortunately the weather had other ideas and the event was cancelled on Saturday morning. Managed to get out for a few hours in the local national park and came home with MTB spray tan and grit where grit shouldn't be. Sure beats working.
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Should have come out to Buxton Mick.
Conditions were pretty good!

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ozzybmx said:
Well 2 of them can be fixed quicker than you typed and told us it about it ;)
The dropper, maybe the cable is too tight or the actuator is not releasing all the way, loosen off the cable tightener completely for a start and also check the cable outer is located correctly at the lever. Pull the post if it continues and check the actuator is free to move all the way and the cable outer is located correctly.
Next would be to dismantle and check for a leaky cartridge.
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I just re-rear what I wrote and got it all wrong - the main post is sinking, not the dropper part. I've put some carbon paste on it but still it drops slightly but only to a point then no more.

Rotor has been straightened a bit, minimal rub now :)

Tyres pumped, extra speed gains, holding off on the shaved legs a while longer!
 
Jabubu said:
I just re-rear what I wrote and got it all wrong - the main post is sinking, not the dropper part. I've put some carbon paste on it but still it drops slightly but only to a point then no more.

Rotor has been straightened a bit, minimal rub now :)

Tyres pumped, extra speed gains, holding off on the shaved legs a while longer!
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The ultimate grip product is Effetto Mariposa Carbo Grip, it nearly dries hard, actually does after a while. Use in extreme circumstances.

Issue on droppers is too much seatpost tension can affect the post action. BTW I have never used a torque wrench on a seatpost, I tighten to where I think it should be, if it slips, more tension, if the post slows down, grip paste and less tension.

And... just get the hair off now, it makes you feel pro even if I have you have stopped riding a roadie 5 yrs ago 🤣
 
ozzybmx said:
BTW I have never used a torque wrench on a seatpost, I tighten to where I think it should be, if it slips, more tension, if the post slows down, grip paste and less tension.
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It is actually pretty slow to rise. I'll have to invest in some crbon paste (just used the last of my Canyon stuff and that wasn't much).
 
ozzybmx said:
Issue on droppers is too much seatpost tension can affect the post action. BTW I have never used a torque wrench on a seatpost, I tighten to where I think it should be, if it slips, more tension, if the post slows down, grip paste and less tension.
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My BikeYoke is affected by this too. It is surprisingly very little tension is needed, about 5Nm is the quoted figure. I thought it would be prone to rotating sideways with such dainty torque but all good so far.

About 2-3mm of bolt left inside the seat clamp threads seems to do it for the non torquey wrenchy amongst us. I probably explained that really badly, oh well. 😂
 
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