Today I should be changing the rear tyre on my gravel bike but motivation is not making an appearance for some reason.
Likewise, I should be cleaning my bike and reseating the rear tyre as it keeps leaking sealant from the rim... but I'm also lacking the motivation to do it.
Maybe we should we should created a "what can't you be arsed doing to your bike today?" thread😀
Got the Tripster back on the road with some Pro carbon bars - wasn't as simple as it should've been - internal routing for the brake hoses! I mean, you don't have to but it's there, so... trying to fish the lever end of the hose out of a right-angled hole wasn't the easiest on first go. In the end a right angle tipped pick in the hole got a grip and pulled it through. Second side should've been easier cos I had a method, yeah!? So I get it through and of course, have left the nut for fixing the hose back to the brake the wrong side of the hole. Genius. Pull it out and start again. Then a bleed, which went fine and ready for Tuesday's commute. Bars are a fab shape, with a flat section behind the hoods, really comfortable (great recommendation by my ol mate ChatGPT). 👍
stripped my Chisel FS for sale. Raaw MAdonna will be next.
I want to go back to one 'do it all bike'... aka a trail bike of some description.
New wheels! My old Jet6/9 is no longer legal, os some jet6 blacks have arrived. Looks much nicer. Had to rotate cassettes and will test ride tomorrow.
Is that a tcr @tired? Mine is creaking and it's proving difficult to track down the source - tried most things. I have a magene power meter which has a bit of a questionable crankset design and was certain it would be that, but doesn't seem to be. Seat clamp seems to be a popular source but have cleaned, greased and pasted to no avail.
Blooming irritating. Rode my carbon cross bike over Cut Gate at the weekend - rough AF on a rigid bike, total silence. Ride the tcr down the road and it's creaking like a shithouse door.
Defy Advanced SL. The bike John Degenkolb won the 2015 Paris Roubaix. Same size too! Thinking of a respray to bring it up to date graphically.
press fit BB can be a source of creaking. As can saddle rail clamps. Try greasing the saddle clamp.
Quite chuffed with this. When my Tripster got mangled (a teeny bit), had to get new fork. 12mm instead of 9/QR which meant the lovely Ksyrium front wheel would’ve had to be binned,as not convertible to 12mm.. or is it..? I also had a set of Ksyrium Allroads from the same time (now dead) and had an inkling the front of those was convertible … found it in the eves of the garage, took it apart, same process as the Ksyrium, axle the same, except 12mm instead of 15… fitted perfectly into the road hub. Spins! So nice wheel not wasted and no need to spend more dosh to have 2 sets of wheels. Sweet!
Fitted a new set of front pads to my Hopes after a rather embarrassing "hmm, my front pads appear to have fallen out" on Wednesday evening at coaching.
Guess who forgot to tighten the pin and put the wire clip back on after checking/cleaning them over the weekend......
Today I mostly got my bike a bit dusty. It was fun. Now it's raining.
Sorted a sticking rear brake out on my son's road bike.
Nearly got a 50mm bolt permanently stuck in the bottle boss while trying to reset the rivnut for his bottle cage using the old nut and washer trick.
Rivnut kit arrives tomorrow. Praying I don't **** the downtube in the process.
OEM tyres off
New tyres:
On:
Outstanding tasks include, replacing saddle and adjusting dropper post.
That's a next week job.