Had an annoying creak this weekend.

Pedally creak.

Swapped pedals, still there.

Stripped and checked all pivots, linkages, still there.

New chain, still there.

New bottom bracket, silence 😊😊😊

Working on those bikes is like painting the Forth Bridge….

Lol tell me about it. With 4 bikes and the sort of riding he does, it’s honestly never ending.

There is of course my personality to take into account which is that bikes are either perfect, or not. Many people would accept the odd creak, a bearing that is 98% or a headset that’s almost spot on. But for me, it has to be 100% or it’s nothing.

I had a beer, music, sunshine, it was a lovely hour spent.

FoD tomorrow on the Privateer/Slayer. Can’t wait.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Csx8Zo4MG10/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

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You didn’t get a tow in then 🤔😉

I wasn’t riding with him, I leave him and his mates to it and me and the oldies head to a completely different place in the area, then meet up for war and hero stories later.

Getting towed in though, I wish.
It’s funny but some of it is like a mirror of impossibility to me and a few mates, I gap them on trails and me towing them in simply isn’t happening for them, but then for me, the lad just disappears and I feel somewhat incompetent.

“oh, by the way, the Privateer was creaking yesterday”

Mmmmm ok.

Yup, creaking.

Stem, mmmm bit dirty and when you loosen a bolt that creaks, maybe. Ah damn, no.

Shock mounts, bearings checked, no.

Rear wheel, no

Top shock pivot linkage, no

Chainstay to linkage, no

Main pivot YES! Phew. Of course it has to be the one that means the crank needs to come off. But it’s solved it with just a clean

Is it alright to clamp to the dropper post? Only because I never have, I clamp my FS on the toptube.

I generally do with a cloth, this was only up there for 30s to take pic. Inside of clamp is rubber so should be fine though I’d say.

not so much for the potential to scratch the stanchion, rather they are designed to be compressed rather than having 15kg of bike hanging off them, especially when it’s an angled load.

It’s a PITA to have to use the TT,  it’s not near the C of G so the stand tends to rotate if you work at the rear of the bike. So using the clamp would be a useful result.

I hang the bike from saddle with a dropper all the time. My Slayer has spent since it was bought hanging. Extended of course.

theotherjonv
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not so much for the potential to scratch the stanchion, rather they are designed to be compressed rather than having 15kg of bike hanging off them, especially when it’s an angled load.

I never used to do it but gradually accepting that it’s fine to do. They’re designed for 100+ kg riders slamming down on them at a fair angle, so should be fine

Mid way through a long riding week.

Weds night was 3 hours of coaching for the lad on the Privateer. Spent some time with Katy trying to dial in his rear shock, the Privateer responds differently due to the kinematics and we’re still not quite there with it. So it looks like we’ll have a TFtuned tech soon to help us.
Today was an uplift day with the Fury at FoD and 12 runs for practice for him.

Whilst that was going on I took the Privateer out for the morning to Shutcastle and Dowies. I really enjoyed the 141 and how it rides. The rear isn’t as plush as the Slayer but it’s more poppy and arguably the longer reach means it’s a bit nicer in some ways. I don’t think I’ll be chopping in the Slayer for one but it was ace.

Tonight we’re back home instead of in a tent, then up early for a Pearce uplift day at Hopton as race practice, from there it’s straight to accommodation before Sat at BPW. Not sure we’ll have much left in us after that.

The lad is really working hard on bike setup, fitness, practice, speed and techniques, hopefully it’ll all pay off

“I liked it, but don’t think I’ll be chopping in the Slayer for one”

Famous last words from Weeksy. LOL.

They’re designed for 100+ kg riders slamming down on them at a fair angle, so should be fine

Yep, that was / is my worry – designed to be slammed down on, not having weight hung off them. But seems like they are OK with it as long as fully extended, shouldn’t be done part extended.

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Yep, that was / is my worry – designed to be slammed down on, not having weight hung off them. But seems like they are OK with it as long as fully extended, shouldn’t be done part extended.

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been doing it for years, no problem yet. That’s even on an un-serviced 2016 Reverb!! Always at full extension though as above