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ItBreathes posted:Thanks pals. I'm trying to get a higher gear ratio on my bike, but my local bike store doesn't carry any freewheel gears higher than my 13.So I was wondering if bikegoons knew a good way to get high ratio freewheels, or, failing that, how to replace my bike without dropping $600, cuz I don't ride that often or like to spend money. In a past life I was a bike mechanic, it was pretty fun if shittily paid. I like bikes. A bigger freewheel would give you a lowerrrrrrrrr gear ratio, not higher. Depending on your cranks (the bit your pedals spin on, sorry if you know what this is already) you might be able to just swap out the chain and put a bigger chainring on instead. It's worth swapping out the freewheel at the same time though so all the new parts wear at the same rate. mummynapkin posted:before doing any major restoration work, have you tried clipping a baseball card to the spokes? that way it makes a cool noise when you ride. ...and then do this. |
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I need to change the gear cables (inners and outers) on my road bike so I bought some. It was only when I got home that I remembered the annoyance of road bikes and replacing cables is you need to put new grip tape on too. And I hadn't bought any. So I went online, ordered tape and treated myself to some new gloves too. I'll put up with the shifting up twice, down once to move one gear annoyance for now. |
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cruft posted:I always just cut off the cap at the derailer, then yank the other end out of the shifter. Then you can cram the new cable into the housing and pull it through once it pokes its head out the other end. I use bar-end shifters, though, this may not work with the "I don't have time to move my hand to shift or pull over to pee because I'm busy winning the Tour de Poughkeepsie" integrated brake-shifter race-o-matic things. I can do the cable inners without too much pissing about but I need to change the outers too. It's been 4 years of use daily and they're full of crud so I bought some new slick teflon ones. I'm hoping they're not poo poo 
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I finally got round to installing the new cables. Having gears that shift properly is totally underrated and I should've done it forever ago.
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blaise rascal posted:I haven't been riding my bike recently despite great weather for several reasons: If you lived nearby I'd fix your bike. Fixing bikes is pretty therapeutic once you know what you're doing. |
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