I couldn't agree with you more,especially for parts you like that may be
discontinued. I remember getting 3 or 4 7-speed Deore-XT cassettes (which
were handy for my mountain bike and X0-1) at MEC for some ridiculously low
price like $20 CDN a pop...this would have been around 2003 or so. My
#7 Yes I have.
Jim (Madison)
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:13:18 AM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote:
1. Think it through, first. Test it first, before committing, if you can.
If there are instructions, read the instructions. This applies in great
heaping spades to cable housing. (And how do
Whether it's an application of beeswax, a dab of a specific grease, quirky
cable routing... What is your own favorite tip or trick when building up a new
bike out replacing components...?
I'm pretty new to the game but I notice small mentions in some if the riv
products of arcane or fancy
On 11/20/2013 09:04 AM, Tony DeFilippo wrote:
I'll start, not that it's much of a secret but I've come to really like
starting my handlebar wrap with a layer of recycled inner tube... Cheap and
available, more cush than cork under cotton. You can also run with it without
cotton on top as you
1. Think it through, first. Test it first, before committing, if you can.
If there are instructions, read the instructions. This applies in great
heaping spades to cable housing. (And how do I know that???)
2. Decent tools. I have built complete bikes and hacked drivetrains with
the crudest of
When installing new cable housing, cut with a Dremel tool cutting wheel and
open up the ends with a home-made pokey-spoke
(*http://tinyurl.com/lh5bxdy*http://tinyurl.com/lh5bxdy).
- David G in San Diego
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 6:04 AM, Tony DeFilippo vpi...@gmail.com wrote:
Whether it's an
Have a tackle box marked BIKE TOOLS so prying hands know to go somewhere
else for around the house tools.
On Nov 20, 2013 10:26 AM, David Yu Greenblatt
david.yu.greenbl...@gmail.com wrote:
When installing new cable housing, cut with a Dremel tool cutting wheel
and open up the ends with a
Hey David, better yet, cut the housing with a piece of old wire in it.
Best,
Lee
On Nov 20, 2013, at 7:26 AM, David Yu Greenblatt
david.yu.greenbl...@gmail.com wrote:
When installing new cable housing, cut with a Dremel tool cutting wheel and
open up the ends with a home-made
I'll have to remember that. Me, I use a Park cutter and grind smooth with a
bench grinder, but if the wire inside method prevents sharp edges, that
would be a lot quicker.
One more little tip: per Rivendell's suggestion: a small artist's
paintbrush poked through a small hole in a tub of cheap
We Canucks call this stuff hockey tape. Pretty much found in each and every
hardware and skate shop up here, I suppose that's not surprising..
KJ
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:15:20 AM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 11/20/2013 09:04 AM, Tony DeFilippo wrote:
*Friction tape* is a
1) Tape the bars with brakes locked hard-closed, so that underlying
cable routing doesn't squirm about once you're on the road.
2) Run shift cables (from cockpit controls) X-style below the DT,
whenever possible.
=- Joe Bunik
Walnut Creek, CA
On 11/20/13, Kieran J kjo...@gmail.com wrote:
We
I use a dremel cutting wheel, but then finish the ends flat and open the
ends with a gold old fashioned awl.
Anton
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:26:43 AM UTC-5, David G wrote:
When installing new cable housing, cut with a Dremel tool cutting wheel
and open up the ends with a home-made
One big picture item: INVENTORY. Over the last 4 or 5 years, I've gotten
into the habit of stocking up on almost everything. I keep an eye out for
deals, closeouts, etc. Spend $40 here, $60 there, maybe $100 every once in
a while. Then, when a frameset comes around, a complete bike
Oh, and a trick for getting the ferules to seat all the way before making
final derailleur adjustments is to yank an exposed section of cable hard
after all routing and bolting up has been done.
Anton
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:13:37 PM UTC-5, Anton Tutter wrote:
I use a dremel
On 11/20/2013 11:43 AM, Kieran J wrote:
We Canucks call this stuff hockey tape. Pretty much found in each and
every hardware and skate shop up here, I suppose that's not surprising..
KJ
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:15:20 AM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 11/20/2013 09:04 AM, Tony
One tool I use a lot, and I'd be lost without, is one of those retractable
magnet wands. Looks like a shiny pen - or car antennae - folded up. Super
useful in sucking the bearings out of a wheel or BB when rebuilding. Also
useful for sweeping the floor for same bearings when you didn't get
Bill:
Now that we know, you may have some inquires, especially about the odd bits
this group seems to need. What's better than having a hefty inventory of
parts? A friend with a hefty inventory of parts.
dougP
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:16:11 AM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote:
One
I've heard it called Athletic Tape, at least at my old Kung Fu studio.
They sold it for wrapping stick-fighting sticks.
Philip
www.biketinker.com
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:43:44 AM UTC-8, Kieran J wrote:
We Canucks call this stuff hockey tape. Pretty much found in each and
every
Amen to 5 and 7.
5. I attach the (drop bar) brake levers snug-but-loose, and ride the naked
bars around the neighborhood, and kind of wriggle them up, down, toe-in,
etc, until they're good. Then I lock them down and ride farther, to make
sure. Then I tape.
7. I have indeed adjusted fiddly
Yep.
Also learned the hard way. If everything isn't seated hard all the way up
the line, you'll do it all again.
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:17:24 AM UTC-8, Anton Tutter wrote:
Oh, and a trick for getting the ferules to seat all the way before making
final derailleur adjustments is
Yes!
How many times have I had to re-purchase a part that I sold off,
thinking I wouldn't possibly need it in the future...
On 11/20/13, Bill Lindsay tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
One big picture item: INVENTORY. Over the last 4 or 5 years, I've gotten
into the habit of stocking up on almost
Best tip ever!
On Nov 20, 2013, at 7:13 AM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
4. Have a favorite drink handy and pleasant music on the hi-fi. The last
drowns out the cursing.
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