What did you do with your bike(s) today?
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Postby CmdrBiggles » Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:59 pm
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby stevenaaus » Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:47 pm
So just wrapped the other 3 lines under the bar tape.
Had a short ride on it... Seems comfy I guess. Nice flat spots for hands on the bar sides.
They're 20gms heavier than the old bontragers, but better ergo and my preferred width. 40cm are too narrow. Big ride next weekend.
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Postby kilroy » Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:45 pm
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Postby blizzard » Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:49 pm
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby CmdrBiggles » Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:26 pm
Cleaned down F/, R/ rotors
Recharged my front and rear Bontrager lights
A coating of Turtle Wax super hard shell shine on the frame, and a decent rub up.
...and finally discovered why the Quarq power meter on the SRAM Force spider wasn't working: the battery had a sticky label on it (packing material) that must be removed on delivery...before the power meter will be discovered and ready connect to the 'puter!
Houston, everything is now connected...
You learn something new every day eh?
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby g-boaf » Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:29 pm
Clean now until tomorrow.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby CmdrBiggles » Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:36 am
g-boaf wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:29 pmCleaned it - a few weeks of commuting and one part of my weekend ride seems to have water running across it so that section is always messy and horrible. The chain was pretty okay, 12 speed SRAM AXS chains never seem to get really dirty.
Clean now until tomorrow.
I have been wondering about what I see as an amazing quality of the SRAM AXS chain (is it stainless steel?). I am up to 1,612km total riding (since 4th March), and the chain -- and indeed the entire drivetrain, will not hold back it's glitter, adhering to its perennially shiny presentation, far removed from the grot and grime of the MTB's archaic DEORE XT drivetrain.
I am using Muc-Off Extra Dry lube, last applied in Bright last Sunday. Front high screw was turned in roadside after the derailleur chucked a tanty and threw the chain off the outside! Not a good look heading down hill and changing up, only to unexpectedly limp to a powerless stop. That tiny adjustment worked a treat.
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Postby bychosis » Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:49 am
Reinstalled rear tyre with a satisfying bang whe the beads set. Then to the front for a new tyre. Front tyre leaked a bit until I put more air in and got a fright about 2min later when the last of the bead popped in while waving the wheel around to spread the slime.
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Postby brumby33 » Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:04 pm
Really enjoying this time of year with not so hot weather although i did get up to 33C in Albury by 2pm but i was back home then.
The Vivente is now over 6 years old and even though it doesn't have a lot of kms on it, it feels as though i just picked it up from the bike shop all those years ago. Not getting rid of it anytime soon. One bloke in a FB group said he just got rid of his Vivente after 10 years of riding it and I replied, you don't just get rid of a bike of that calibre, you sell it to someone who'll have their own adventures on it.
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Postby bychosis » Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:20 pm
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Postby open roader » Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:35 pm
Today I added another 20ml of tubeless sealant to my C60's front Veloflex tyre as it deflates after 6 days compared to the rear which holds decent air for 10+ days. Rotated wheel out of the fork sideways / upside down/ every which way to get it into every nook and cranny. Time will tell if that does the trick..........
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby stevenaaus » Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:16 pm
Good luck... The holy grail of bike repairs Amazing what a soak of oil/wd can do?bychosis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:20 pmAnother attempt at removing a stuck seatpost form an alloy MTB frame. Actually got it to move! I'd bolted a bit of steel bar across the saddle bolts and stuck the bar in the hitch receiver on the car. It let go with a couple of decent crawl noises. Unfortunately, not enough to remove it, but about 30mm further pit before I was a lather of sweat. To be continued.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby bychosis » Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:46 pm
Sorry. Typos in there. It cracked when it let go. And was 30mm further out.stevenaaus wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:16 pmGood luck... The holy grail of bike repairs Amazing what a soak of oil/wd can do?bychosis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:20 pmAnother attempt at removing a stuck seatpost form an alloy MTB frame. Actually got it to move! I'd bolted a bit of steel bar across the saddle bolts and stuck the bar in the hitch receiver on the car. It let go with a couple of decent crawl noises. Unfortunately, not enough to remove it, but about 30mm further pit before I was a lather of sweat. To be continued.
Had soaked it in penetrating WD40 for a while. Had attempted other methods of twisting or hammering in out previously.
Now I'm trying to work out where to clamp the steel bar so that I can use some rope to hold tension on the frame while I twist it. Was hard to pull firmly and twist the frame at the same time.
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Postby familyguy » Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:58 pm
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby elantra » Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:46 am
Years ago I bought (for a few dollars) one of those once-upon-a-time-ubiquitous 1980’s mid-range road bikes because it had some parts on it that I wanted.
Seller told me the seatpost was stuck, and I decided- rightly or wrongly- that the frame was a write-off.
One of those “older blokes” (a retired builder) across the road from my place, asked me if he could “have a go” at getting the seatpost out.
Yes of course, nothing to lose
(Except of course him getting a crook back or breaking his bench vice !)
Fortunately neither of those outcomes eventuated and he did get the seatpost out ….
The seatpost looked Ok but the steel frame was now irrevocably bent
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby familyguy » Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:37 am
Reminds me of a similar offer I had to extract a stuck post. Frame returned with a few blade scores down the seat tube plus a seat tube expansion slot that was now about 125mm long. Oops.elantra wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:46 amYears ago I bought (for a few dollars) one of those once-upon-a-time-ubiquitous 1980’s mid-range road bikes because it had some parts on it that I wanted.
Seller told me the seatpost was stuck, and I decided- rightly or wrongly- that the frame was a write-off.
One of those “older blokes” (a retired builder) across the road from my place, asked me if he could “have a go” at getting the seatpost out.
Yes of course, nothing to lose
(Except of course him getting a crook back or breaking his bench vice !)
Fortunately neither of those outcomes eventuated and he did get the seatpost out ….
The seatpost looked Ok but the steel frame was now irrevocably bent
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby bychosis » Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:59 am
Bar is mounted to the saddle clamp with bolts. No need to drill through the seatpost - yet. I want to apply tension to pull the seatpost the opposite direction to the frame at the same time as twisting. My vice is mounted to a bench not properly secured down so it moves when I pull on the frame with the bar in the vice. Too hard to hold my foot against the bench while pulling and twisting the frame at the same time.
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Postby familyguy » Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:21 pm
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby Retrobyte » Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:12 pm
First ride with the mirror today. Position isn't perfect with these handlebars, which are longer at the bottom of the drops than my roadie - so the mirror ends up being slightly too far back for me to quickly glance down to check. It's not much, probably only a few cm, so maybe I'll get used to it. Otherwise I may need to rotate my bars a little so the end of the drops moves forward a bit.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby Retrobyte » Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:59 am
Was better this morning as I'm getting used to it, but still probably needs a position adjustment. Will have a play with it on the weekendRetrobyte wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:12 pmFirst ride with the mirror today. Position isn't perfect with these handlebars, which are longer at the bottom of the drops than my roadie - so the mirror ends up being slightly too far back for me to quickly glance down to check. It's not much, probably only a few cm, so maybe I'll get used to it. Otherwise I may need to rotate my bars a little so the end of the drops moves forward a bit.
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Re: What did you do with your bike(s) today?
Postby bychosis » Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:37 pm
Clamped the steel bar thats bolted to the seatpost bolts to a steel verandah support. Grabbed 3 tie down straps and looped them around the BB and to the nearest verandah post. Tebsioned up the straps. Tested twisting the frame to checl it was clamped properly. Went and filled a jug with hot water and poured it over the seat tube. Few twists and it budged a few mm again. A little more tension on the straps, couple more twists and it came free and nearly spilled me on the ground. I was pulling fairly firmly on the frame while twisting when it came free.
Seems to be the OG seatpost as it's branded All Terra which is a GT house brand AFAIK. It was also quite greasy. Don't know what's going on, but it slides in freely until about 100mm from where it was stuck. Seat tube seems in good condition. There are a couple of score markers from the twisting, maybe it just had some grit and moisture that's corroded it a little.
Anyway, build to continue tonight ready for the weekend holiday trip.
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