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Check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asEYkpW0vwQ and reduce your tyre pressures

I have no faith in continental tyres at all, 4seasons, gatorskins all have side wall failed, had enough of inferior over priced products see image supplied with this post as proof this tyre has less than 300 miles on it. Not my experience at all. I've not had a sidewall failure yet on any Continent...

What type and strength of ammonia would you recommend? I'm worried about where to draw the line and causing damage to a fairly lightweight frame. I just bought a 500ml bottle marked "household ammonia" from the local hardware store. The label on the back says "Ammonia solution 9.5%&q...

Have you mounted the seatpost in a vice with the frame upside down and poured in the penetrating oil in through the BB and left it a week? If so, have you tried gently turning the frame - alternate clockwise/anticlockwise? If not, I suggest you do them. That would be the first thing I would do. +1 ...

Mick F wrote:The hub has now done 5,300miles and is silent.
The wheel spins freely, there's no play, and it's performing wonderfully.

Silent.
No rattles, no rumblings, just smooth silence.

Also, no leakage so the wheel remains clean.

What lubricant did you settle on and how often did you apply or change it?

Not after only a couple of days, whereas it should attack the fluffy white oxides which are holding the parts together so strongly.

Try filling the seat tube with ammonia for a couple of days before attempting any more force or heat-cool cycles. Fix the frame upside down and fill from the bottom bracket.

Bonne chance

Paulatic wrote:Where do you buy it? I haven’t seen a tin for years.

Amazon. eBay. Didn't take much finding.

It’s the first thing I go to for seized rusty parts, then let it soak in for awhile. Word of mouth recommendation from an older engineer when I was working.

Kent police mention BikeRegister and Immobilise here

https://www.kent.police.uk/cp/crime-pre ... your-bike/

Immobilise is free so that’s a bonus. No mention of Datatag though.

Not wishing to sound negative, but ID won't prevent the bike being stolen - unless a visible alert (if that's included) acts as a deterrent. Indeed. Quite so, but that’s not what I was asking about. I’m quite happy with my security arrangements at home and at my cafe stops. Has anyone had experienc...

Difficult even to find pictures of it on a bike. I, personally, wouldn’t like to have to find an alternative place for bottles.

Just seen the thread on Datatag stickers which reminded me I wanted to canvas opinions on the best security id for bikes. My bikes are with Bike Register which puts an ultra violet light readable id number on your frame. I haven’t read up Datatag yet.

Thoughts on which I’d the best system?

+1 on Schwalbe, in general, being more difficult to get on and off. I am a Continental fan, ever since the Top Touring models in the 80s.

did you measure the cones and you cone spanners with an accurate set of calipers? A typical arrangement is that the nominally 15mm cones are between 14.8 and 14.9mm, and a new 15mm spanner is 15.2mm. A worn 15mm cone spanner can easily be bigger than that. Cone 14.75/14.80 Spanner 15.3 Maybe I'll m...

I've just serviced my Shimano R500 wheels. The rear hub cones seemed to require a 14.5mm spanner, i.e. The 15mm was loose and I could not get a 14mm on. Should it have been 9/16" ? Does anyone make 14.5mm cone spanners?

(btw, the locknuts were all 17mm)