Balls!

[Racing roadkill]

I spent all of yesterday servicing one of my internally cabled bikes. I spent ages getting everything spot on.

All stripped down.

Mountains of bits and bobs.

I got the job done, all recabled, new BB, new chain, new cassette, re taped the bars, indexed the gears, and all looked fine. Then I pulled the rear brake. Oh dear. Because of the strange set up on this bike ( direct mount rear brake mounted on the chain stays) it’s difficult to tell if you’ve got the barrel adjuster cabled securely ( it’s up by the handlebars). As I pulled the rear brake lever, the outer cable shifted out of the barrel adjuster, and showed that I was about an inch short of outer. Oh well, that’s another PITA job to do again then.

 

[fossyant]

Whoops. At least its saturday

 

[fossyant]

Decathlon workstand by chance ? Got the same one. It's great.

 

[Slick]

Shame. I was kinda still looking forward to the after pictures though.

 

[fossyant]

I wonder if @Racing roadkill did a 'Wiggo' and threw his bike

 

[fossyant]

I spy, with my little eye, no helicopter tape on the head tube... tisk tisk.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Decathlon workstand by chance ? Got the same one. It's great.

Aldi special from a few years back.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I spy, with my little eye, no helicopter tape on the head tube... tisk tisk.

When it gets scuffed up that’s a good excuse for a new bike.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

You will go faster without the brake anyway...

 

[Racing roadkill]

You will go faster without the brake anyway...

And it’s the rear brake anyway. Front to slow, rear to stop, both if you screw up. I could always use my feet instead.

 

[Racing roadkill]

All done, and working.

 

[Slick]

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All done, and working.

Hallelujah, I could hardly sleep last night.

I jest, thanks for the pictures, they do look good.