What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
- Thread starter Minlak
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camoshop
Banned
I think your chain wanted to jump ship and didn't want to be seen with that frayed cable haha lucky it happened in your back yard and not out in the trail, could of been a worse out come.
camoshop
Banned
okay so the shock pump worked fine, I'm pretty sure when i first bought the bike there wasn't the right amount of psi in there for my weight then 98kg which they apparently set for me. so I'm pretty sure when i pressed the the valve the other week twice didn't let a heap of air out, tonight when i connected the pump said there was only 30psi in there, most of the time I've been riding I've had it on the trail setting because descend mode was way too soft.. so now at 80 psi and the say that you guys said seems nice and firm :third: can't wait to test them.
styler
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I think you may have forgotten to add a couple of links when you went up from the 11-36 looks like your a couple of links to short on that chain. :frusty: this post may be in the wrong area :behindsofa:Put on a Recon 11-40 tooth cassette
And whilst a light pedal around the backyard this happened. ..
Minlak
custom titis
Very small amounts of air make a massive difference to the pressure in the shock. I messed up and dropped half the psi just getting the shock pump off the valve
ChopSticks
Banned
finally got around to installing a vivid shock on mate's SB..... straight forward swap from the old CTD.
SOOOOOOO PLUSH! real test will be tomorrow's ride. Also bled and shortened the brake hoses.
SOOOOOOO PLUSH! real test will be tomorrow's ride. Also bled and shortened the brake hoses.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
No loss shock pump for the win.Very small amounts of air make a massive difference to the pressure in the shock. I messed up and dropped half the psi just getting the shock pump off the valve
camoshop
Banned
Only took me a couple of pumps and I was done haha
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
That's why she looked disappointed.
Minlak
custom titis
Its actually interesting you should say that because...
When I got my Rocky Mountain it had RockShox on it and the pump I was given was a Top Peak. It had the screw it on then screw it in action for lossless air pumpage and worked quite well. I would screw it on then tighten the air putting it bit(cant think of actual names) until it would just engage the valve and the pumpo would give me the reading and off I go and I lost very little air removing it. My Trek has Fox on it and came with a Bontrager pump that doesn't have this feature. Now weather I use the Top Peak or the Bontrager on the Fox shocks when then valve is engaged I get one readling leats say 80psi on the front then if I continue to engage the valve the reading will go up to the correct 125psi. It is like it has some kind of two step engagement of the air valves. I lose the same amount of air removing it no matter which pump I use.
I should research it some day but for now content to put it on forum vaguely explain it and defend my position to the death.
camoshop
Banned
I was just cleaning out the pipes for my all night ride
urallwrong
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Installed a 32t NW. One less shifter. One less derailleur. One less bit of internal housing rattling in the frame. Rode it today. FLAWLESS. Wish the LBS had another color in stock... Oh... And I paid retail $ for it. Rare occurrence for me but wanted instant gratification.
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Good news: Long overdue replacement of BB30, rear hub bearings & rear rotor ahead of the Mont this weekend, great to have it going and stopping without the squeaks and grinding I've endured for the past couple of months.
Bad news: discovered some cracks around the eyelets in rear rim = more $$ for new wheels to be built up. Que sera, sera.
Bad news: discovered some cracks around the eyelets in rear rim = more $$ for new wheels to be built up. Que sera, sera.
Winno
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Pebble
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Yaayy finally ordered a new fork to replace the Dart. Was tempted by the Minute Expert, even a Reba....the SID that CRC had on sale looked pretty mean with the black stanchions, but that might have been stretching the budget a little. So in the end I went with the 120mm Manitou Marvel Comp. Have always had Rock Shox in the past so I'm looking forward to this.
Now there should be a couple more $$ available to get a couple of little extra bits....well pending approval from the finance boss, he wants an itemized list first apparently lol lol.
Now there should be a couple more $$ available to get a couple of little extra bits....well pending approval from the finance boss, he wants an itemized list first apparently lol lol.
silentbutdeadly
has some good things to say
Dismantled the 1970's Super Elliot road bike or near enough that I found at the Broken Hill tip shop last weekend. Ten bucks (because eight was too cheap). The Sunburnt Express will ride again...
Mywifesirrational
I however am very normal. Trust me.
Your approval system is back to front! your supposed to buy the shit, then lie about the price.
Pebble
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Doesn't work when everything is "ours" and I'm the 2ndary name on the credit card lol....add internet banking to the mix and we both see everyting haha. But he asks nicely when he wants stuff too....he's getting new tyres for the fourby tomorrow, suppose that's why I got my fork haha. Only problem is that we own one car so that's deemed "ours" rather than his. hmmmmm
