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I'm selling my old hybrid, so I've removed the Jones bars and riser stem and replaced the original bars and stem, took the tubeless 40mm tyres off and refitted the 32mm tyres and tubes. I found the large chainring that I ditched a while ago and reinstalled that too. I've ordered a new seat as well, because I'm keeping the carved Cambium. All I have to do now is clean it and flog it. I'll be sad to see it go though, I had a lot of good times on it over the last couple of years.

I managed to fettle a rack onto the Ramin using P clips and a length of aluminium bar. It looks alright and the the forces should theoretically push everything together, but I'll find out for certain the next time I chuck it down a mountain.

I also removed the back tyre off my mountain bike to find a hole that jizzed sealant everywhere a couple of months ago. I couldn't find the puncture, but there was definitely less than 10cc of Stans left in there.
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So.....it's more 'what I did today that involves bikes' than something I've done to an existing bike of mine.

I bought a new bike!!!!! :-bd

It's my 46th birthday today and so obviously I bought a lovely new BMX to fanny around on.

The middle squirrel (who's 8) has recently gotten one and we thought it'd be fun to do it together.

I went for a 24" cruiser which uses very track racing friendly geometry and so it should suit my size and allow me to play on the local pump tracks.

(It's a We The People 'Atlas 24' if anyone is interested)

Watch this space for an upcoming announcement of the inevitable serious injury that I know it's coming my way.....
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Very nice. My little un (now 6) races BMX, the temptation to ride with him a little is strong.
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Patched a few holes on the tyres I used last winter, then tried to get them onto my new wheels. Three blasts from the inflator at 120psi wouldn't shift them, so had to resort to, very, soapy water to help them pop on. Then found there were more holes...
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... so patched those too, then ran out of patches.
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Will try getting them up tubeless tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath. Also discovered that the ParkTool BBT-69.2 doesn't fit my torque wrench, so I canny fit the disc rotors. 🤬🖕🤬🤬!
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My non disk dyno hub that I use on the cross check is making some horrible squealing noises ( after being in the shed all summer) which appears to be both bearings running on rust instead of grease. Managed to get into one but not the one under the contacts so will have to strip the hub out of the wheel and do a full disassembly. I think I may give one of those serviceable ones from spa a whirl, recon the SP one and flog it cheap on here :grin:
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Gave up trying to setup last winters Terenno Zero's tubeless, the front seemed to stay up well enough, and may have been fine with sealant in it. The rear was pishing air out of another couple of holes, one of which was basically next to an existing patch, and I just couldn't be arsed to fix any more. Tubes it is then; thankfully I bought two puncture repair kits yesterday, for the inevitable slew of punctures. Also fitted the front mudguard, would've fitted the back but it started to piss it down, and there's not enough space in the shed to do that kind of fiddly thing. I also need to drill another hole in the rear guard anyway, as the plastic hook down by the BB stay is crap and keep falling off, so I 'd like to zip-tie it on.
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I also fitted a new cleat to my left shoe, as it was just sliding out sideways on Friday's ride. Even though the cleat was totally gone, a new one may not improve matters, as it appears my spendy Look Carbon Keo Blades are missing some bits of carbon... 😡

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First ride with the new Hunt wheels this morning, no punctures, which was a nice surprise. Had this really high pitched tinkling sound almost from the off, sounded like something was loose, and indeed there was something loose, one of the front hub end cap lock rings. Took the front wheel off to put it back on, and it's not like the DT Swiss ones that you welly with a hammer. What tool do I need to do one of these up...?
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Also fitted the rear mudguard, after drilling a new hole in it so I could zip-tie it to the chain stay bridge.
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Looks like you'll need a pin spanner?
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Bearlegged wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:51 pm Looks like you'll need a pin spanner?
Ah, I wasn't sure what I should be Googling, thanks!
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Fitted the Maxxis DHF/DHR tyres that arrived yesterday to my 29er rim/ fat hub wheels. Such a pleasure to fit tyres that just go up tubeless first time with a track pump (in contrast to the WTB Rangers that came off).
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Boab wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:57 pm
Bearlegged wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:51 pm Looks like you'll need a pin spanner?
Ah, I wasn't sure what I should be Googling, thanks!
Depending on how small the holes are you may struggle to find a pin spanner with small enough pins, but you could probably do it up with some bent-nose circlip pliers.

It looks like the lock-ring only holds the end cap in place when you take the wheel out? So it doesn't need to be very tight. The end cap must rotate in the lock-ring* for the wheel to revolve?

* Technically the other way round as the end cap will stay still and the lock-ring and hub body will rotate around it.
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sean_iow wrote: Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:50 pm
Boab wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:57 pm
Bearlegged wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:51 pm Looks like you'll need a pin spanner?
Ah, I wasn't sure what I should be Googling, thanks!
Depending on how small the holes are you may struggle to find a pin spanner with small enough pins, but you could probably do it up with some bent-nose circlip pliers.

It looks like the lock-ring only holds the end cap in place when you take the wheel out? So it doesn't need to be very tight. The end cap must rotate in the lock-ring* for the wheel to revolve?

* Technically the other way round as the end cap will stay still and the lock-ring and hub body will rotate around it.
I've done it up finger tight and was considering buying the Park Tool Hanger Cup Pin Spanner SPA1. :shrug:
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Had 650x47 on the Camino pretty much from the off, but recently broke a spoke so thought i'd give 700c a try again, while I get the 650 wheel sorted. I put some 50mm tyres on my old 23mm 29er rims (which used to be kinda wide!) and they went on nice and easily (sorry Boab :grin: ).

I was wondering about what differences between a 47mm and 50mm tyre in different sizes would make, but the side by side shows quite the difference in rolling diameter, and longer contact patch. Also the axle height is significantly more! Looking forward to seeing how they roll soon, though I think I may need to go down to a 36t chainring from a 38t...?
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faustus wrote: Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:25 pm ... and they went on nice and easily (sorry Boab :grin: ).
Well... it does help if said tyres haven't been slashed to bits during a previous winter! 😂
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Pulled another SP dynohub apart....
This was one I've had on the road bike for a few years but very few miles so it was a bit annoying when I fitted it this year and it appeared to be siezed. A small amount of force got the wheel moving but to the accompaniment of much squeaking. I pulled the end caps off which are press fit on these older style SP's (newer ones screw on) and bunged some grease in the obviously rusty bearings. Still squeaked like a good 'un so bought a Kasai one instead.....

Anyway I figured on taking it to bits in order to fix it if possible. Some observations -
The hub body halves aren't keyed, they just press together. Annoyingly I forgot to put a mark across them for later alignment (thinking they would be keyed like later ones) so re-assembly will require some thought to ensure the spoke holes are aligned correctly.
It's clear the water ingress is via the hub shell halves and not the bearings and its been sitting with water in it over the summer. The armature was well rusty and this was what was squeaking and why the hub wouldn't rotate - the armature 'cage' was stuck to the inside of the hub body.... Both bearings were also shagged.

I'll clean it up, replace the bearings and bash it back together again but not sure what to do with it. I may stitch up someone on here with it or I may keep it as a spare :grin:

If you have, or have just bought, an SP hub, I'd recommend 'seam sealing' the hub body halves - a smear of silicone sealant round the join should do it. It also occurs to me to drill a couple of small holes in the body, top and bottom so you can skoosh it full of WD40 periodically, to drive out any moisture from condensation. As well as keeping it running smoothly, this should eliminate most of the premature bearing wear issues, which are due to water ingress, not actual 'wear'

That said I think the Kasais are the way forward as you can periodically unscrew the armature and give it a clean without having to strip the hub out of the wheel (I think some of the Shimano ones are similar.) I'm told the wiring side bearing isn't replaceable but my view of this is that if it went on, it can come off!
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fatbikephil wrote: Thu Nov 18, 2021 3:27 pm

That said I think the Kasais are the way forward as you can periodically unscrew the armature and give it a clean without having to strip the hub out of the wheel (I think some of the Shimano ones are similar.) I'm told the wiring side bearing isn't replaceable but my view of this is that if it went on, it can come off!
or the do a assembly step afterwards or trying to remove the bearing will damage something else? (Without other technical knowledge specialist tools etc). Obviously compared to the average workshop
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Tyres and chain finally arrived for the Rocky Road. Converted to tubeless and swapped out the shifty SX bits for some old 10s XTR. Different stem and bars to make it fit a bit better, then took it for a 2 hour test ride. Seems nice enough!

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Then promptly added full sized mudhuggers once I got home
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ledburner wrote: Thu Nov 18, 2021 11:39 pm
fatbikephil wrote: Thu Nov 18, 2021 3:27 pm

That said I think the Kasais are the way forward as you can periodically unscrew the armature and give it a clean without having to strip the hub out of the wheel (I think some of the Shimano ones are similar.) I'm told the wiring side bearing isn't replaceable but my view of this is that if it went on, it can come off!
or the do a assembly step afterwards or trying to remove the bearing will damage something else? (Without other technical knowledge specialist tools etc). Obviously compared to the average workshop
Dunno. Got a 30mm spanner coming so will have a nosy for now but I'm sure by the time I come to need to replace it, someone, somewhere would have had one apart and put a vid on you tube
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Johnallan wrote: Fri Nov 19, 2021 9:11 am Tyres and chain finally arrived for the Rocky Road. Converted to tubeless and swapped out the shifty SX bits for some old 10s XTR. Different stem and bars to make it fit a bit better, then took it for a 2 hour test ride. Seems nice enough!

ImageRocky Road by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/157831390@N07/]

Then promptly added full sized mudhuggers once I got home
Looking good @Johnallan :-bd
Reminds me I've got a crudcatcher to put on the back of the Silk Road...and a Mudhugger FRX seems to fit OK on the forks (same as years)
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Creaking fatbike. Made me crazy.
Thought it came from the bb or chain ring. Checked the bb one week ago (ran rough so put a new one in). Used the bike and the obnoxious sound was still there under hard pedalling.
Checked the chainring, all well and greased, noise still there.
Bike needed some fine tuning anyways so I thought I might as well do that first and then have another go to get rid of the noise. Then checked the sliding dropouts. There it was. Dust from the Puna de Atacama. There it wasn't, grease.
Greased them up a little, rode it around the house and ooohhhh the beauty of silence (besides the crazy noise of studded fatbike tyres with 5 psi on tarmac.
Now I can go to sleep.

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Alpinum wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 11:31 pm Creaking fatbike. Made me crazy.
Thought it came from the BB or chain ring....
......... Then checked the sliding dropouts. There it was. Dust from the Puna de Atacama. There it wasn't, grease.
Greased them up a little, rode it around the house and ooohhhh the beauty of silence (besides the crazy noise of studded fatbike tyres with 5 psi on tarmac.
Now I can go to sleep.

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Are you going to put the only a bit rough BB back in?
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Alpinum wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 11:31 pm Creaking fatbike. Made me crazy.
Thought it came from the bb or chain ring. Checked the bb one week ago (ran rough so put a new one in). Used the bike and the obnoxious sound was still there under hard pedalling.
Checked the chainring, all well and greased, noise still there.
Bike needed some fine tuning anyways so I thought I might as well do that first and then have another go to get rid of the noise. Then checked the sliding dropouts. There it was. Dust from the Puna de Atacama. There it wasn't, grease.
Greased them up a little, rode it around the house and ooohhhh the beauty of silence (besides the crazy noise of studded fatbike tyres with 5 psi on tarmac.
Now I can go to sleep.

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Is it ti?
I always found ti bikes to have the most annoying creaks, especially at bb's and sliders
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ledburner wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 2:04 am
when you have to extract a sprocket that in very tight, resorting to putting sprocket remover tool in a vice.(the hub was inverted in the vice).
Loosening the sprocket, in this way leaks a bit of oil.
-Taking the sprocket off.. [hub inverted] .. dumps all the oil. [on your shoes]. :roll:
not quite the factory recommended procedure :roll: :oops:
cleaning oil flush due.

I finally did the annual rohloff rohloff oil change or technically just a refill (see above thread).
I also walked my mate and Rohloff oil change virgin, pop his cherry. :grin:
*we split the cost of a large oil refill bottles, 250ml, instead of 25l single change kits. 5 oil changes each at twice cost of a single refill kit. :-bd
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Well done Gian in finding that annoying creak. Reminds me when riding with Luke (Lune Ranger) down in the Deep South (army barracks and all sorts, forget the name, glad I never got arrested with my big bushy muzlamic beard), and a creak from the bike. Would come when weather got too dry so was mostly quiet. I'd assumed it to be the eccentric BB not having been disturbed for such a ling time.

Finally got to cleaning it and added a touch of copper slip before going for the bb200. Silence... felt good... until the squeak and squeal from the brakes returned.

Anyway, fast forward to today and the aero wheel arrived the other day. Still working on reducing my commutw time from 2h20ish to somewhere nearer the 2H mark. 80mm front wheel sought and put on. Thought it'd look cool as well as save me a few seconds. Looks daft, but still hoping it'll save me a few seconds as the commute isn't too hilly :-bd

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ledburner wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 11:43 pm Are you going to put the only a bit rough BB back in?
Re-read and find I didn't explain just how rough or not the bb was running :wink:
And no, didn't put it back in.
FLV wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:02 am Is it ti?
I always found ti bikes to have the most annoying creaks, especially at bb's and sliders
Yeah. True, was quite horrid how the frame resonated.
redefined_cycles wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 2:20 am until the squeak and squeal from the brakes returned.
If you eliminate a noise, you'll hear another, albeit quieter one. :lol:
Seriously, fatbike is running really, really smooth.
redefined_cycles wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 2:20 am 2h20ish to somewhere nearer the 2H mark
Already wearing a skinsuit? Or some close fitting, crease-free garments? Elbows tucked in, head tucked in, shoulders rolled? Aero helmet?
20 min on 260 is quite the jump. Have you tried drafting traffic? (Did I just write that?) :???:
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