Cycling Badger
Regular
Why do the small jobs end-up growing arms and legs!
Two simple jobs to do, thought I could squeeze them in an hour on the tools.
1) Reduce length of gear-cable runs to Rohloff after switching from 90mm to 50mm stem
2) Check stretch and re-tension the chain at EBB
Turns out reducing cable run on Rohloff takes a little bit more attention and research than Derailleur based bikes. Good information on-line and was all going to plan until I realised the pin on the transfer box that secures cable box had unscrewed. PITA to get to the back of the bolt. Requires wheel out and removing the brake-disc and fiddling with a small hex-key between transfer box, spokes and hub-shell. And since you have the disc off, and probably transferred some grease on it you better give it a clean. Cable now shortened and big loop of cable that was annoying has now been shortened - maybe a fraction too much :-(. On the plus side, I’ve not replaced cables on Rohloff before and I now have first hand experience.
Loosening and rotating the ECB is one of those job I do at most twice a year. Always have to try and remember the brand and check instructions on-line. Anyway after much swearing and trying not to be too ham fisted with hex wrench I decided that it may be stuck in BB shell. Liberal application of WD40, removing the cranks and bottom bracket (which hadn’t be done in 5-years since bike was first built) and a little persuasion with the rubber mallet and it came free. But felt pretty gritty when turning. Given this a judicious use of WD40 decided it was time to remove, clean, grease and reassemble the EBB. Reassembled, tensioned, cleaned and lubed chain. All good, and if I’m honest, a satisfying job.
Trip to supermarket abandoned and left-overs for dinner as bike took priority.
I thought some on the forum would empathise with the “jobs growing arms and legs” and other may be interested in what a stripped EBB looks like.
Two simple jobs to do, thought I could squeeze them in an hour on the tools.
1) Reduce length of gear-cable runs to Rohloff after switching from 90mm to 50mm stem
2) Check stretch and re-tension the chain at EBB
Turns out reducing cable run on Rohloff takes a little bit more attention and research than Derailleur based bikes. Good information on-line and was all going to plan until I realised the pin on the transfer box that secures cable box had unscrewed. PITA to get to the back of the bolt. Requires wheel out and removing the brake-disc and fiddling with a small hex-key between transfer box, spokes and hub-shell. And since you have the disc off, and probably transferred some grease on it you better give it a clean. Cable now shortened and big loop of cable that was annoying has now been shortened - maybe a fraction too much :-(. On the plus side, I’ve not replaced cables on Rohloff before and I now have first hand experience.
Loosening and rotating the ECB is one of those job I do at most twice a year. Always have to try and remember the brand and check instructions on-line. Anyway after much swearing and trying not to be too ham fisted with hex wrench I decided that it may be stuck in BB shell. Liberal application of WD40, removing the cranks and bottom bracket (which hadn’t be done in 5-years since bike was first built) and a little persuasion with the rubber mallet and it came free. But felt pretty gritty when turning. Given this a judicious use of WD40 decided it was time to remove, clean, grease and reassemble the EBB. Reassembled, tensioned, cleaned and lubed chain. All good, and if I’m honest, a satisfying job.
Trip to supermarket abandoned and left-overs for dinner as bike took priority.
I thought some on the forum would empathise with the “jobs growing arms and legs” and other may be interested in what a stripped EBB looks like.
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