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CopperHound posted:Okay. Maybe a stupid question, but I only ask because I've seen it before: Is your tube or the tire holding the air in? The tire holds the tube in, which holds the air in.
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I wax my chain in a double boiler like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAyjdmbm0CY But I make my own wax like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHr9znwpwmQ If you are lazy, you can just buy something like https://moltenspeedwax.com/collections/molten-speed-wax and put it in a pot inside a pan of boiling water for a couple minutes. I like waxing my chain cuz it has lower friction and is cleaner(I.E. my bike doesn't get poo poo dirty): https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/is-a-waxed-chain-worth-it-321497
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TobinHatesYou posted:OzCycle is an idiot and uses roughly 10x too much PTFE. You can actually just use straight food grade paraffin and the performance will be within <1W of wax with any amount of lubricious micronized solids. That sounds better, but I already have 3lbs of wax. I also have the molton wax, but I don't like that it has Molybdenum disulfide, which leaves black crap around. I really like the double boiler technique, I think the crock pot thing takes up too much room and requires a separate crock pot just for your chain. This just requires me to have a old pot that fits in a pan.
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Sep 1, 2020 23:43
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Dealing with the links when waxing your chain all the time kinda sucks, so I bought the tool. It was cheap AF. https://www.ebay.com/itm/174361410218 A tool isn't needed, you can do the bulldog clip trick or use a brake cable, but those didn't work well for me.
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Oct 2, 2020 23:04
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TobinHatesYou posted:Kapton/polyimide is way thinner and has a bit too much elongation IMO. The green powder coat masking tape is about perfect and it has a fairly headache free silicone based adhesive. Also known as 3M 8992, but the generic stuff is just as good for rim taping purposes. My friend recommended strapping tape cuz it is cheaper: https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Film-Strapping-Tape-8896/dp/B00C0Z1Z5C. What do y'all think? Should I just spend the extra money and get the powdercoat tape?
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Jan 3, 2021 23:53
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marshalljim posted:There is probably a more economical way to buy the good stuff than the 5 roll listing linked earlier (some of those rolls I believe being narrower than you would ever use to tape a rim). Perfect, thanks!
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Jan 4, 2021 00:21
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bagmonkey posted:Question I don't know if I asked before but would save me a lot of time this weekend... What does everyone use to get rust off of chrome rims? I need to restore a pair this weekend and get new tires/tubes in there, currently been using 0000 steel wool but it's sooooo loving tedious and my arthritis ridden hands hate it Are you using WD-40 with the steel wool? That makes it a lot easier and more effective.
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May 1, 2021 16:58
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TobinHatesYou posted:Chainring wear will be obvious because there will be a concave curvature on the leading edge of each tooth. That and the valleys between each tooth will look significantly elongated. Yeah like a shark fin is bad.
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Jun 15, 2021 20:52
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Tortilla Maker posted:My gardener has been on foot (and bus) since his bike fell apart. It's a Shimano U brake: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/canti-u.html Well that picture lists Suntour, but same idea. Pooper Hero fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Jun 17, 2021 |
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Jun 17, 2021 04:29
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Tortilla Maker posted:Thanks! It won't look as nice(to have mismatching levers), but it will work fine. I haven't dealt with U-brakes in like 20 years, but my understanding is that the BMX ones will work: https://www.mtbr.com/threads/late-80s-u-brake-on-chainstay-rockhoopper-trek-8500-can-i-bmx-u-brake.915905/
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Jun 17, 2021 04:59
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kimbo305 posted:TIL. I thought it was air in normal bulbs and only the super hot "halogen bulbs" were using halogen.  Normal incandescent bulbs are either vacuum, or some inert gas.
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Nov 18, 2021 22:04
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I'm wanting to upgrade my bike to use intergrated bars like Bontrager Aeolus, are they all $600? I already have the fork and headset for them, and I'm hoping to find something nice in the $200-$400 range. Or am I just old and that is the price for carbon bars these days? I looked at some older intergrated bars, but I'd prefer ones that route my brake hose to the headset.
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Apr 27, 2022 03:46
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SimonSays posted:Nah go ahead and use cheap carbon on the part where if it breaks you die, I'm sure all the most reputable companies want to cut costs there specifically. Yeah I definitely wanna avoid ebay China carbon. But I'm not sure why the trek is almost twice the price of the Ritchey intergrated bars? I guess what I'm asking for is the ritchey bars with a channel like the trek ones or even internally routed like the Deda alanera but not for dentists.
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Apr 27, 2022 03:56
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bicievino posted:To be clear, are you looking for a "barstem" or just a combination of bars and stem that will let you route the hoses full internal? A "barstem" that let's me run the hoses internally to my internal routing headset.
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Apr 27, 2022 20:44
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kimbo305 posted:When I saw him bolt up the eeBrakes, I thought, dawg, just buy a frame. But obviously this was a challenge to himself kind of project. They are not Ritchey, tons of knockoffs love the WCS logo.
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Oct 30, 2022 23:43
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kimbo305 posted:He confirmed they're modified/ customized WCS.  Then he is lying, because these are his bars: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803892892709.html
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Oct 31, 2022 19:25
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in a well actually posted:Doing the slow cooker wax on a new chain. Do I have to do the MSW mineral oil/alcohol process on the new chain to get the grease off, or will dawn in an ultrasonic be sufficient? I use simple green in an ultrasonic cleaner, which seems to be enough(the wax stuck to the chain). For non-new chains: I've heard of some people putting their chain in a ziploc bag with simple green in it, and water in the cleaner, so you don't end up with a bunch of dirt and grease in your cleaner. I have not tried it. I personally shake my chain in a bottle with simple green to get most of the old wax/dirt off before cleaning it.
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Nov 7, 2022 23:46
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CopperHound posted:Here we go again. Wait, are people complaining that their chains rusted and broke after leaving them in a water based cleaner for two weeks? I'm suggesting you shake your chain and simple green for a minute or so in a plastic container, and than ultrasonic clean for like 30 minutes(degas first if you want).
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bicievino posted:Still running sewups on two bikes. Run orange seal inside the tubes. I actually did this for flats until switching to tubeless on my fixie.
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