Cycling
| docdoom |
 Posted: Fri, 21/12/2007 - 1:00pm
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Who's feeling it? I started commuting by bike about 3 months ago and I'm loving it - free, green, wicked exercise, quicker than a bus and good fun too. Totally converted. I want to get a new bike at some point, anyone get any tips? Any fans of single-speeds? |
| Jesus |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 3:11pm
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Looks Do you build them, ride them and sell them on to fund the next one? yer, theres always something new to buy |
| Nick. |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 3:18pm
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dont think i'd have a bike that flash even if i had the money, couldnt break anything without it costing a bomb to fix. |
| andymakesglasses |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 3:18pm
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What lubricants do you use Jesus? (no homo) Or is that the drivetrain pre-lube? |
| timmbo |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 3:48pm
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best way to clean rust off my hub/chain? steel wool and some autosol? |
| MrW |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 4:01pm
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Easiest fit a new chain then clean & lube regularly with something like this. |
| timmbo |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 4:05pm
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will buy a new chain, what about the hub/cog whatever the fuck you call it? |
| MrW |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 4:16pm
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| Jesus |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 4:28pm
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What lubricants do you use Jesus? (no homo) Or is that the drivetrain pre-lube? http://www.wiggle.co.uk/morgan-blue-bio-bike-oil-125ml-bottle/ pre-lubed in that pic though |
| Fläsket |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 5:04pm
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jesus you seriously have some cool bike word man. great collection of bike. i want it all! timmbo you could do an internally geared hub with your setup. otherwise just put a bigger chain ring on and power through the hills. your knees will love it! |
| timmbo |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 5:36pm
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nice one MrW and Flasket rust has come off the 'cog' easily with some steel wool, will buy a new chain.
Grease the axle a bit as well to the nut from seizing. is that as straightforward as this bit, or do i need to take the thing apart? can't see myself being able to do that |
| Fläsket |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 5:42pm
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yeah i wouldn't bother disassembling it. save it for when your bearings need replacing. with a new chain on it'll feel like a brand new bike. |
| MrW |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 7:33pm
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you got it timmbo |
| timmbo |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 7:40pm
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| mtthrvy2 |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 8:02pm
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nope, just by eye, you might need a chain breaker tool to chop off part of the chain to make it the right length however. |
| Charles Winthor... |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 9:50pm
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Fuck off Jesus!! |
| Burt |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 9:51pm
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Cool rides J |
| Brad |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 10:08pm
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Bought a new bike today. Stock pic below and yeah, I know it's not a 'proper' bike, but I like it. It's a hybrid. Had to ride about 3 miles home with it and not having ridden a bike for probably 20 years I was all over the place. Luckily there was a boozer at the half way point for me to regain a bit of equilibrium.
Any recommendations from bike-heads on things I should know/could do to improve it at all are most welcome. |
| aitch |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 10:35pm
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Nice Jesus, is that the shimano di2? Love the idea of electronic shifters. Do they work well? |
| Jesus |
Posted: Wed, 30/05/2012 - 11:28pm
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the mechs and cabling is di2 - the shifters are custom so a bit of a hack, work well, one click up and down, multiple clicks when not moving move the mech when in motion for the front is fine for the rear id prefer a hold and multiple shift, alas not to be, although the campag eps now does this |
| mtthrvy2 |
Posted: Thu, 31/05/2012 - 12:02am
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since everyones posting up their bikes.. new wheel came on monday, gave it a quick 30 mile ride tuesday.
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- not sure where id go now though
Give it a once over with some wire wool, probably just surface rust. Grease the axle a bit as well to the nut from seizing.
