What Have You Fettled Today?

[KuroSan]

Finished stripping the paint from the Boardman frame and prep sanding, decided at the last moment that i'm going to polish the rear shock mount so I'll do that tonight before masking off stuff ready for primer over the weekend.
Took the Carrera out for a test ride with the new MT200 front brake, it all works fine but the pads sound really rattly in the caliper, not sure if that's just the way they are or not as the rear doesn't do that but it doesn't seem to affect performance....

 

[chriswoody]

So after discovering the horrors that lurked within the suspension forks on my sons bike I looked guiltily over at my daughters bike and realised I'd not touched them in the 3 years we've owned the bike. So today I took advantage of the fact she was ill and not using it to make a start. Within half an hour I'd stripped the forks out of the bike and removed the lower legs. Luckily apart from being a bit dry and dirty everything was in order. I soon had the lower legs cleaned, inspected and new seals fitted.

The upper legs were a different story though, these forks seem to be some older design and the photos in the documents I have don't match what I'm seeing. Going via Rockshoxs own links using the forks serial number also doesn't yield up the correct documents, so with the air shock side of the fork I'm flying blind. It takes a while, but we finally have a pile of bits on the bench and an empty fork leg.

With it all cleaned up and the new seals on I popped it all back together and threw it in the fork leg only to realise that I couldn't get the seal head to pop out the bottom of the leg and subsequently couldn't pop the retaining ring on. So frustratingly I took it all apart again and this time popped the seal head in first using an old mop handle I somehow had lying about, the plastic tip was the perfect size and diameter to fit in the seal head and guide it through the fork leg.

This was then followed by the retaining ring, then finally the damper assembly. The whole thing was a monumental faff compounded by the lack of instructions.

The rebound damper in the other leg was equally faffy, but at least it roughly resembled the instructions I had. Finally I had the forks back together and on the bike. A much bigger job than I'd envisaged but I'm glad I've done it. Onwards now to the rest of the bike, it needs a few bits and bobs.

 

[cyberknight]

New disc rotor came today replacing the new warped one , went for Shimano branded and it's a lot straigher.
I also installed the new seatpost on the synapse and it's a lot better as the upper clamp design allows the saddle to go a bit further back on the rails to where I need it.

 

[Elybazza61]

So after discovering the horrors that lurked within the suspension forks on my sons bike I looked guiltily over at my daughters bike and realised I'd not touched them in the 3 years we've owned the bike. So today I took advantage of the fact she was ill and not using it to make a start. Within half an hour I'd stripped the forks out of the bike and removed the lower legs. Luckily apart from being a bit dry and dirty everything was in order. I soon had the lower legs cleaned, inspected and new seals fitted.

The upper legs were a different story though, these forks seem to be some older design and the photos in the documents I have don't match what I'm seeing. Going via Rockshoxs own links using the forks serial number also doesn't yield up the correct documents, so with the air shock side of the fork I'm flying blind. It takes a while, but we finally have a pile of bits on the bench and an empty fork leg.

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With it all cleaned up and the new seals on I popped it all back together and threw it in the fork leg only to realise that I couldn't get the seal head to pop out the bottom of the leg and subsequently couldn't pop the retaining ring on. So frustratingly I took it all apart again and this time popped the seal head in first using an old mop handle I somehow had lying about, the plastic tip was the perfect size and diameter to fit in the seal head and guide it through the fork leg.

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This was then followed by the retaining ring, then finally the damper assembly. The whole thing was a monumental faff compounded by the lack of instructions.

The rebound damper in the other leg was equally faffy, but at least it roughly resembled the instructions I had. Finally I had the forks back together and on the bike. A much bigger job than I'd envisaged but I'm glad I've done it. Onwards now to the rest of the bike, it needs a few bits and bobs.

Possible they are OEM versions ?

 

[chriswoody]

Possible they are OEM versions ?

I was just starting to type out a reply saying I wasn't too sure and then had the idea to check with AI. I haven't got a lot of time for AI generally, but recently I've been using it more and more for bike mechanics. To be more specific, it's not really AI but Google's more advanced internet scraper that they badge AI.

The answer I received was:

How to Decode Your Serial Number (26t06232656)RockShox serial numbers identify the exact production details using the characters following the wheel size indicator:
26: The factory code where your fork was produced.
T: The factory line identifier.
06: The production week (early February).
2: The last digit of the production year (2020).
Because bike components are routinely manufactured the prior calendar year for the upcoming season, a production date of early 2020 corresponds directly to RockShox's 2021 Model Year (A3) catalog design SRAM/RockShox Service.32656: The unique sequential tracking number for your specific fork.

I actually find that really interesting, it confirms I was using the correct tech docs as well. For this fork though, for some reason my fork has a plastic retaining ring on the outside of the end of the upper leg that holds the air shock assembly in place. This is not mentioned in the main techdocs for this fork, but is referenced in the cut away diagram. This plastic retainer dictates a whole different assembly/disassembly procedure than detailed in the guide, but I managed to get there in the end and I now know for next time.

 

[Mburton1993]

Could try holding the calliper bolt and turning the calliper (with the wheel out obv) as you can get a bit more leverage .

Thanks, that worked! Well.... that plus a mallet.

 

[VinSumRox]

On tour in NL, broke a spoke yesterday when I dropped the bike 🙄. Of course it was rear drive side. Fixed this morning at the back of the hotel, using one of my spare spokes and the freewheel lockring remover gizmo (Unior) that uses the frame and chain to unscrew it. Thankfully it worked and all fixed and sort of tried! Bought it as one of just in case tools , didn't expect to actually use it!

 

[Elybazza61]

Got the Trek partially back together this afternoon with no real issues yet but nothings cabled up yet !

Bit of a proper mix of bits that I have laying around, hopefully it should all work nicely together.

Ignore the cassette it 's a 10 spd and have an old 9-spd cleaned up.

Mavic and Halo rims on LX and SP dynamo hubs fitted with Teravail Cannonball 700 x 38c,XT mech and Altus shifter,Tekteo mini-v's and Shimano levers (can run calliper and v's), cheapo cranks on Genetic bb with Hope chainring, original seat post and old damaged Brooks saddle ,original quill stem with Bontrager bars and Ergon grips.

All stuff laying about in boxes that have seen use on other bikes plus still to add an old Nimrod front rack with Wald basket and Wizard Works bag and either Supernova or B&M dinamo lights; will also have a rear rack that can be chucked on when needed.

9-speed cassette that is hopefully going to play nice with a new chain.

 

[HLaB]

Finally got round to replacing the heel pads on my Sidi's. I left the left (no pun intended) too long tbh. It's pad has been rotating for months and I've worn the sole slightly. Also as I had left it that long I had to manipulate the original until I got it off the retainer screw which had no screwdriver slot, and use pliers to unscrew the screw.

 

[Pennine-Paul]

Fitted my Jones loop copy bars in place of the road bars and brifters (I can't use road bike brakes due to having tendon problems in both arms) first proper foray back into geared bikes apart from a 2 speed Brompton I bought back in April, previous to that my last geared bike was a Muddy Fox Courier Comp in lurid green that I bought in the early 90s
Fitted a Sunrace shift lever on to handlebars of the Ribble bike and it worked perfectly.
Need a better front caliper the quick release sometimes let's go under braking,can't see any way to stop it,Need an mtb crankset something like a 38/26 , and it's way over geared at the moment on the big ring for the hills of West Yorkshire.