On 14 Aug, 03:53, carnerda...@bellsouth.net
carnerda...@bellsouth.net wrote:
My 650B Sam Hillborne has Velocity Synergy rims and Shimano Deore V-
brakes with the pads that came on them. Since new the front wheel has
had a little tick with each revolution while braking. I assumed this
was a
On 27 July, 21:40, Peter Andrews beardedpe...@gmail.com wrote:
The B17 I got just over a year ago is the first Brooks saddle I've
ever had. I encountered the tedious 'squeak' (creak) for many months,
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I chose the tenacious
oil over a heavier grease so it could penetrate better.
On 26 July, 16:18, JimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote:
Not mine, the Riv's.
I'm using a Brooks Swift and it is making noise. I'll characterize it
as a leathery squeak.
I've lubricated and checked the fasteners and think this is a leather
squeak not a rail to seat post or seat post to
My problems mostly occurred with padded tape. Using plastic or cotton
tape gave me a better hand fit and the occurance of hand pain is now
much lessened. Using thin tape allows me to grip the bars without
using my palms, on the tops. I prefer this grip in absence of any
pain anyway.
On 26 Feb,
On 24 Feb, 03:04, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com wrote:
I set up my Sam with higher drop bars than any bike I have owned since
1991 (i.e., bars appreciably higher than saddle) :), and Sunday,
before a 150km O24O (O as in over), I raised them some more, maxing
out the cable housing as I had cut
You should generally have the reach in your drops so that it is level
with tyre contact. This is affected by the height of fitment, steerer
angle and fork rake as well as reach of the bars and stem extension.
If your intended bike is not going to be radically different to what
you are currently
