Unhinged, at any speed! :-)

[LardAbove]

WD-40 "Natt a spannsorr".... 👎

*anyone watches South Main Auto Channel

LardAbove

 

[mitchibob]

It's not entirely true that WD-40 isn't a lubricant, but it does have a specific use in its original formula i.e. it penetrates and lubricates stuck parts to loosen them, but you shouldn't use it as a replacement for oil.

They do do a range of other cleaners, lubricant and degreasers - though why they didn't then give them different formula numbers baffles me. That is, they could have WD-40 - the original, then have, for example, WD-50 as a chain lubricant etc.

Absolutely. Brand is everything apparently, and the original formula has nothing to do with it. When I worked in a bike shop many years ago, the guy that was running it preferred to use GT85 in the workshop, for two reasons, that it left a small amount of teflon, so wasn't completely without lubrication, and it was at that time cheaper. However, while he might use to remove moisture from chain after a clean, proper lube was always applied after, same on other components that required. These days, all of them seem to include the same kind of stuff, but it's still not a lubricant for a chain! Fine for rubbing a little over frame, etc., after cleaning (not fine for braking surfaces)

 

[LardAbove]

My SA flat plate 16T hub cog just 'klonked' onto the doormat

...... oooohh ..... shiney.....

LardAbove 🔩

 

[LardAbove]

Xmas felicitation to all......

Nope, COVID-19 hasn't taken me!! but neither has my Super Dawes :-(

...... Regrouping for the fair weather & the refurb I promised myself :-)

I have, however, managed to lose 2st... The rear spokes will applaud! Thus providing both less stress/less inertia ✔️

More to come, mebbies in WintaSun...

LardAbove *Oi, less of that!

 

[Biker man]

So..... Measure twice, Pie cut once

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This works perfectly, allowing me to 'rack up' the 'half-bike' and not worry that it will....
A.. Fall over
B.. Swing open

So FullOfWin
*I shall trim the screws!

LardAbove

Ingenious

 

[LardAbove]

I have been weighing up tyre choices....
500 (440mm) are few and far between, though you can get 'all black' rubber.

Raleigh 20 (451mm) wheels have more choice of suppliers and tread pattern.

BMX origin rims, I read, are wider and you can go for 'all terrain' tread (but they may not fit frame gap).

What are people's experience with changing rim size (... away from Kingpin 500)?

*Saw a pair of Shopper 20" wheels@£15 on theBay
**Then again... Tyres are not worn so 'why bother' 🤔

LardAbove

 

[LardAbove]

SA 3sp gear change cable.
I have reported here my buying new [white!] brake sleeve + cables. One of the reasons being that I cannot extend the head/bars 'up' to the maximum possible height because the existing brakes are too short.
This applies equally to the gearchange cable!
Being, as I am, a reet tightwad... I have purchased just the SA change cable ONLY (2.1M) and when I strip everything off I shall add a length of (old, redundant) brake cable sheath [joined with heat shrink] down at the back arm brazed stop.

Looking forward to actually getting back on this beast......

LardAbove 🚴

 

[LardAbove]

...... sometimes you just can't help yourself 😜

£5 and just along the road!

36hole SA 3sp being sourced.... £13 Sorted!

LardAbove

 

[LardAbove]

Would anyone be interested in following my 'restringing' this BMX 406 with the 36h SA?
I have measured the fork/frame gap, at the crank (to clear this tyre width) and the frame is 55MM and the tyre 50MM (option for a narrower tyre, but loses rolling dia!)

I will look into spoke length but I reckon the ones here may be suitable to 'go again' 👍
*needed a 'nipple spanner', so I notched the end of a piece of 1/8" plate with my hacksaw = sorted!

LardAbove 🚴

 

[LardAbove]

Bought a new tyre..... 53-406

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[Kell]

It'll be interesting to see this up and running.

 

[LardAbove]

I have taken a 'punt' @£3.....
Should be able to cobble some Deceleration Potential from the bits....

I am also constructing/fag packet design for attaching the 'pivot post' (I have no welder!)

LardAbove 🚴

 

[LardAbove]

Oh, bummz...... Spoke are a might long 😱

I need 175mm

LardAbove 🚴

 

[LardAbove]

OK...... My 406x25 is laced/trued & tightened....
*My 'nipple wrench' was cheap enough >> £0.00

LardAbove

 

[LardAbove]

FWIW..... My new tyre is exactly 50MM wide, so 'should' *fit neatly into my Kingpin rear frame.
*Not dismantled the bike.... Yet! 😱

LardAbove