cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Did a couple of hours work on the scrap find boardman mx race circa 2013 this evening .
Greased the wheel bearings as the were bone dry
Sanded down the brake rotors and pads followed by a generous spray with disc brake cleaner then got the brakes set up
Swapped the saddle for a charge spoon as the original was shredded and then set seat height and set back best i could based on road bike settings .
Replaced the stem from the 100 mm provided to an 80 mm as the original bolts were near enough seized and a load of rusty water came out of the stem so i guess the bike has sat unloved outside , this current set up with the stem at the top of the steerer even though its flipped so its horizontal means the bars are about 8-9 cm higher than the bars which feels way to high and compared to the road bike they feel too close .
Got a new chain coming tomorrow as the gears are still a bit off especially one gear that doesn’t want to index properly which atm i put down to putting an 8 speed chain on a 9 speed groupset.
Greased the wheel bearings as the were bone dry
Sanded down the brake rotors and pads followed by a generous spray with disc brake cleaner then got the brakes set up
Swapped the saddle for a charge spoon as the original was shredded and then set seat height and set back best i could based on road bike settings .
Replaced the stem from the 100 mm provided to an 80 mm as the original bolts were near enough seized and a load of rusty water came out of the stem so i guess the bike has sat unloved outside , this current set up with the stem at the top of the steerer even though its flipped so its horizontal means the bars are about 8-9 cm higher than the bars which feels way to high and compared to the road bike they feel too close .
Got a new chain coming tomorrow as the gears are still a bit off especially one gear that doesn’t want to index properly which atm i put down to putting an 8 speed chain on a 9 speed groupset.
