Everything. I have an aerospace tecnician to do it for me... 
No really. I'm not joking. [precious]I don't get my hands dirty unless I'm riding.[/precious]
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So which bike fettling jobs do you not do?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Proper suspension servicing, BB facing and wheel building here.
What is the point in facing brake mounts when using post mount calipers? Surely it doesnt matter if the mount is slightly out as the caliper can be easily adjusted to suit?
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Built my first wheel a couple of months ago using the sheldon brown website and it was perfect and dead easy. Although I have been truing for about 20 years.
Truing skills are dieing out as disc brakes come in though. I used to have to true my wheels every 5 rides or so to keep the braking surfaces millimetre perfect for finely adjusted cantilevers/V-brakes. Now I don't really give a toss about a couple of mm wobble here or there so it's very rare that the spoke key comes out.
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I don't have the tools for fitting a new fork (unless I use a hope head doc).
But setting the crown race, star fangled nut is something I have done every 2 yrs so it's cheaper for me to have it done for a tenner at my LBS than paying for the proper tools.
Yeah you could make your own tools to do it.
I do everything else and but hate washing muddy bikes in winter or rainy days.
Something relaxing about hub servicing...
Comes a time when you can't be bothered anymore like on cars-I've done big jobs but rather let someone else do it now.
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would you consider using a bike tool co-op for those low use high cost tools?
In theory yes, but in practice probably not.
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Everything apart from:
- Wheel building
- Headset fitting (though I might just buy a press and do these myself)
- FacingI'm trying to learn how to service forks and shocks so that I can score that job off the list - first faltering steps seemed straightforward.
It's immensely satisfying to build up a repertoire of skills over the years which can be combined with some basic tools to save a lot of money.
(BTW - brake building/bleeding is very easy, despite being messy as ****)
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Nothing and never bought a frame that needed facing.
Most stuff on bikes is easy as it is generally just a matter of bolting it on and aligning it correctly.Posted 2 years ago # -
would you consider using a bike tool co-op for those low use high cost tools?
In theory yes, but in practice probably not.
Same here. It's a nice idea but these things need doing so rarely it'd probably be more convenient to just take it to a shop.
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rear shocks
building wheels - although I have replaced some rims
full fork service (bushes etc)Posted 2 years ago # -
MisterP Re. XTR pedals, you need to hold the pedal body still (not the axle as all that will happen is it will all just spin on the bearings!) and turn the part mentioned, which is ally not plastic and has an arrow on it to show thread direction.
Facing post-mounts helps to ensure the caliper and pads are true in all directions, the mounting slots will only allow adjustments in one plane to centralise it on the disc.
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