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

[donthucktoflat]

New rear tyre.. 2.25 crossmark up from the old 2.1.. suggestions for a matching front in a ust casing?

 

[lindz1817]

New rear tyre.. 2.25 crossmark up from the old 2.1.. suggestions for a matching front in a ust casing?

I just put a 2.25 nobby on the front of my girlfriends bike which is running a 2.1 crossmark on the rear. Not sure how it will go, but i've got some 2.1 maxxiss ignitors i can put on if she doesn't like the bigger tyre up front.

 

[call_me_bruce]

I upgraded it from 7 speed to 8 speed. See you in hell, Tourney! Well, I may just take the old stuff to recyclery bike shop.

New front and rear mech.
New cranks & chainrings
New chain
New wheels
New cables, inner and outer
new cassette
New shifters
New bottom bracket

Also brake bleed and new pads while I was at it.

I learnt a lot about bikes doing this. Don't be afraid to give it a go. Just make sure you get the right spec for everything before you buy. Research, Research, Research.

Original components still on my bike:

Frame
Headset
Brake rotors
Seatpost clamp
Saddle

 

[moorey]

I upgraded it from 7 speed to 8 speed.

Any reason you didn't jump head first into the 20th century and go 9sp, let alone 10?

 

[Jerarmie Heywood]

Rode it!
Washed it
Lubed it
Pulled sticks out of pedal from an off trail indiscretion

 

[ChopSticks]

washed it with my trusty bike brushes, and Gerni + degreaser attachment
stripped it and lubed every moving part

 

[dunndog]

Removed ailing muddy Mary from front and trashed minion dhf super tacky from rear, put new minion dhf's on both ends (42a front 60a rear), add stans tubeless goo, proper wash n lube tomorrow, ready for race on the weekend.

 

[Norco Maniac]

cursed it.

took the new GHP cruiser out to Gawler for some mud wrestling and the right pedal was giving me grief - can clip in on one side no worries, the other is too tight and of course i'd known for a week it needed adjustment, but kept forgetting once i got it home. fell off the gate in one moto and rode two not clipped in.

and no, i still haven't fixed it but will have to before gates tonight.

 

[ido09s]

Looked at it on the bike stand and got pissed off that i dont have all the parts to put it back together and ride the damn thing

 

[ChopSticks]

Looked at it on the bike stand and got pissed off that i dont have all the parts to put it back together and ride the damn thing

What's the 95 missing?

 

[moorey]

What's the 95 missing?

A 3" wheel reduction :third:

 

[pom'pote]

Washed and lubed it with obsessive care, for the last time maybe !! Everyday I'm waiting for a new owner !

 

[hiredassassin]

Rode it up the Oaks until this happened



I'm thinking the chainringbolt must have wiggled loose, and then when I tried to mash some power down, the unsupported chainring just shredded!

 

[moorey]

Rode it up the Oaks until this happened

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I'm thinking the chainringbolt must have wiggled loose, and then when I tried to mash some power down, the unsupported chainring just shredded!

Personally, I think there are places that alloy can stay away from on my bike, there is one, nipples and rotor bolts also. I'l take the 30 gram weight penalty thanks.

 

[No Skid Marks]

Modded a single speed guide a bit so I could keep the guide rings each side of the Alfines sprocket, as the Anthem it's on has a surprising amount of chain growth. Ran the cable and hose along top of swing-arm to lessen cable rub than Giants retarded routing. Luckily had some bottle cage mount guides, but they'd be easy to make anyway. Looks much tidier. Then took it for a test ride, only to learn that 29er wheels don't stop a steep head angle being a steep head angle when riding down/off a large rock and possibly broke little finger after going over bars.

 

[MrCove]

New rear tyre.. 2.25 crossmark up from the old 2.1.. suggestions for a matching front in a ust casing?

2.35 HighRoller, wouldn't bother with the UST, regular run tubeless fine

 

[MrCove]

Modded a single speed guide...... ........ only to learn that 29er wheels don't stop a steep head angle being a steep head angle when riding down/off a large rock and possibly broke little finger after going over bars.

run a 26" on the back? or 27.5"

lower bb, slacker head angle, slide seat forward to compensate for slacker seat tube, win win?

 

[crank1979]

Modded a single speed guide a bit so I could keep the guide rings each side of the Alfines sprocket, as the Anthem it's on has a surprising amount of chain growth. Ran the cable and hose along top of swing-arm to lessen cable rub than Giants retarded routing. Luckily had some bottle cage mount guides, but they'd be easy to make anyway. Looks much tidier. Then took it for a test ride, only to learn that 29er wheels don't stop a steep head angle being a steep head angle when riding down/off a large rock and possibly broke little finger after going over bars.

I run a Yess ETR-D tensioner on my Anthem SS. It works very nicely

 

[guitar1234]

Fitted my new SLX cranks, after bending my one day old pair of Deore Cranks :frusty:

 

[MARKL]

Modded a single speed guide a bit so I could keep the guide rings each side of the Alfines sprocket, as the Anthem it's on has a surprising amount of chain growth.

Rod, you need one of these - Paul Components - Melvinhttp://www.paulcomp.com/melvin.html