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- 19 Aug 2021, 9:02pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Change from 2 x 10 to 1 x 11
- Replies: 20
- Views: 856
Re: Change from 2 x 10 to 1 x 11
You need an 11 speed hub. Freehub width is wider on 11 vs. 10. That is going to be an expensive switchover.
- 3 Aug 2021, 3:32am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Kool Stop Break Pads
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1223
Re: Kool Stop Break Pads
I'm liking Disco brake pads. Seem better than Koolstops on V-brakes. No squeal. Just as much power as far as I can tell. Cheap. Good reviews.
I've got black Koolstops on the front and Salmon on the rear of my road bike. Salmons are wearing faster. Normally I wear front and rear about the same. I like black better. I've had the Salmons squeal on another bike whereas the black didn't. I don't ride in the rain.
I've got black Koolstops on the front and Salmon on the rear of my road bike. Salmons are wearing faster. Normally I wear front and rear about the same. I like black better. I've had the Salmons squeal on another bike whereas the black didn't. I don't ride in the rain.
- 28 Jun 2021, 3:28pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Tips on making a second wheelset easily interchangeable with first
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1571
Re: Tips on making a second wheelset easily interchangeable with first
Use the same hubs. That way, the rotor will be in the proper position and not require realignment of the caliper.
- 14 May 2021, 8:23pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Gatorskin - sidewall issues
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1369
Re: Gatorskin - sidewall issues
That could be tire lever damage. If you pull a tire lever along the bead to strip off the tire, you could tear up the bead. Continental tires (at least some models of them) seem to be sensitive to that type of damage. Use the tire lever to pry off the bead.backnotes wrote:I think it is more like a chafing strip as suggested above. I had a Gatorskin that split underneath that band. I’ve changed the contrast so you can just about make out at the top of the split that the strip under discussion extended across the tear in the tyre underneath it and wasn’t structurally part of the pocket that contains the bead.
- 12 May 2021, 3:09pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Best wishes for Brucey
- Replies: 613
- Views: 73479
Re: Best wishes for Brucey
Good to hear from you Brucey!
- 9 May 2021, 4:43pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Another tubeless struggle - advice welcome
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1661
Another tubeless struggle - advice welcome
You have to distribute the sealant all over the sidewalls to get them to seal. Turn the wheel in all sorts of orientations and shake to get the sealant all over the inside.
- 1 May 2021, 3:48pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Shimano new Linkglide groupset ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1096
Re: Shimano new Linkglide groupset ?
Shimano didn't write that. I think whomever wrote that article meant the cog spacing is different.Chris Jeggo wrote:From the Shimano hyperlink above: "The new LINKGLIDE components ..... are not cross-compatible due to different gear pitches."
What are "gear pitches"? Do Shimano definitely mean cable pull?Chris
- 26 Apr 2021, 3:24pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Squealing Brakes
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2335
Re: Squeaky Brakes (extremely)
If you can't solve the problem with toe in and cleaning, change the brand of pad. Koolstops are good but do have a tendency to squeal. Disco brake pads are good, but don't know if they make a pad with unthreaded studs.
- 25 Apr 2021, 2:18am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: snakebite patching
- Replies: 7
- Views: 464
Re: snakebite patching
Large patches come with Rema patch kits.
- 6 Apr 2021, 1:23am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: The Mysteries of Tube Replacement
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1245
Re: The Mysteries of Tube Replacement
A friend of mine mounts a tire by inflating the tube just enough to give it a donut shape and placing it in the tire, then mounts the tire to the rim. Seems to work for him and looks like you would be less likely to pinch the tube that way. I'm gonna try it next time I change tires. When I'm dealing with a flat though, I'll stick with the tried and true method; i.e. removing the whole tire rather than one bead seems like extra work to me.
- 2 Apr 2021, 2:57pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Punctures. How to mark the hole?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 3615
Punctures. How to mark the hole?
How about sticking a toothpick in the hole? I'd still mark the hole with a circle and a big X.
- 30 Mar 2021, 2:03am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Tubeless tyres..spare inner tubes are not enough!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 587
Re: Tubeless tyres..spare inner tubes are not enough!
There is no need to tighten the valve more than finger tight. Most quality valves have a large nut that provides more than enough leverage to be removed with the fingers. Do not tighten a valve nut with pliers. If you do you'd better carry one. I wouldn't use a valve with a dinky nut like the one that comes with a tube.
- 26 Mar 2021, 7:46pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Shimano LO2A
- Replies: 4
- Views: 456
Re: Shimano LO2A
I talked to someone that has had a new Trek bike on order for many months. What was supposed to be an April deliver date is now July and the bike shop said it was delayed again because of a shortage of Shimano parts.
- 22 Mar 2021, 5:06pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Best wishes for Brucey
- Replies: 613
- Views: 73479
Re: Has anyone seen Brucey?
Cyril Haearn wrote:MikeDee wrote:Jamesh wrote:Maybe he's writing a book....?!
Cheers James
He should, or at least have an archive of relevant postings or a FAQ.
I suspect he has posted everything on these fora, we just need to read and understand it
I was thinking of something concisely organized and indexed like yarchive.net or sheldonbrown.com.
- 22 Mar 2021, 3:36pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Best wishes for Brucey
- Replies: 613
- Views: 73479
Re: Has anyone seen Brucey?
Jamesh wrote:Maybe he's writing a book....?!
Cheers James
He should, or at least have an archive of relevant postings or a FAQ.