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03-28-24, 07:25 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 296
Posted By Kontact

Someone screwed up. Take the whole bike back to...

Someone screwed up. Take the whole bike back to the shop that trued it.
03-27-24, 05:11 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,611
Posted By Kontact

Nothing wrong with BBs with nylon cups. They...

Nothing wrong with BBs with nylon cups. They don't seize, corrode or gall. I put one in my Lite speed MTB in 1996 and it is still working.

I recently bought some sub$20 Chin Haur bbs. They mounted...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-27-24, 07:14 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 862
Posted By Kontact

The second photo looks normal - slightly low heel...

The second photo looks normal - slightly low heel and there is still some knee bend.

The guy's position in the first photo is a soup sandwich in most respects. But your heels are up that high?
03-27-24, 07:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 202
Posted By Kontact

Side plate angling off what axis? Are you saying...

Side plate angling off what axis? Are you saying it is falling off the end of the pin and about the fail? If so, remove that side plate and substitute a quick link. Failing pins are not a normal part...
03-26-24, 11:25 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

Go read a comic book instead.

Go read a comic book instead.
03-26-24, 06:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 201
Posted By Kontact

Along the same lines, you can lower the handlebar...

Along the same lines, you can lower the handlebar lower your back and get more length that way.
03-26-24, 06:24 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

I'm afraid you misread that. I was asking if the...

I'm afraid you misread that. I was asking if the dropouts failed to align without cold setting under the force of the QR. On most steel frames a properly tightened QR will force the dropouts into...
03-26-24, 06:14 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

Does one need to be a metallurgist to know that...

Does one need to be a metallurgist to know that stays are harder to bend than dropouts?

I think you missed that what I agreed with you about was that a stay flexed .25 degrees was going to offset...
03-26-24, 03:10 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

Derailleur hanger tool or dropout alignment tool?...

Derailleur hanger tool or dropout alignment tool? Or both?
03-26-24, 11:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 78
Posted By Kontact

No.

No.
03-26-24, 08:50 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 201
Posted By Kontact

A used bike or a different hobby.

A used bike or a different hobby.
03-25-24, 08:09 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

This is tasteless. Keep the personal attacks to...

This is tasteless. Keep the personal attacks to PMs.
03-25-24, 03:10 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 1,383
Posted By Kontact

I'm glad you found more comfortable derailleurs.

I'm glad you found more comfortable derailleurs.
03-24-24, 07:53 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

The word "pertains" means what the fractions of a...

The word "pertains" means what the fractions of a MM apply to, when what you were referring to were angles.

How is using a measuring tool "eyeballing it"?

And my point has been that your guess...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-24-24, 07:48 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 862
Posted By Kontact

One is that frame size = 2/3 cycling inseam. ...

One is that frame size = 2/3 cycling inseam.
And then the usual height to bike size is something like 5'4" = 50, 5'"6 = 52, etc.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-24-24, 06:15 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 862
Posted By Kontact

Well, the old formulas for bike size puts your...

Well, the old formulas for bike size puts your height as a 60cm frame, but your legs as a 56.

So I'm still a little curious if you got the book up tight enough to your groin when you measured...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-24-24, 03:08 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 862
Posted By Kontact

So you have relatively short legs?

So you have relatively short legs?
Forum: Road Cycling
03-24-24, 01:49 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 862
Posted By Kontact

Are you sure you measured your cycling inseam...

Are you sure you measured your cycling inseam correctly? It isn't the one on your pants.
03-24-24, 01:30 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 229
Posted By Kontact

I'm thinking of a local bike shop, not online.

I'm thinking of a local bike shop, not online.
03-24-24, 01:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 469
Posted By Kontact

Where are the threads on the right pedal...

Where are the threads on the right pedal assembly?

That BB with the collar is for a particular crank.
03-24-24, 12:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 229
Posted By Kontact

Microshift sells their bar end shifters set up...

Microshift sells their bar end shifters set up for downtuube use in 8, 9 and 10 speed.

However, 7 speed new cassettes are available that fit on a 8-11 freehub body, and old Shimano 7 speed...
03-23-24, 10:58 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

I really think your lack of familiarity with the...

I really think your lack of familiarity with the tools and methods are part of the reason you are confused by my responses. Looking forward to your explanation of how a dropout can be kept parallel...
03-23-24, 10:17 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

Quote where I mauled anything. The point I...

Quote where I mauled anything.

The point I have been making is that the only part of all this that benefits from a degree of high precision are the dropouts to the hub - for the reasons previously...
03-23-24, 08:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 288
Posted By Kontact

He got it out already.

He got it out already.
03-23-24, 08:44 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 739
Posted By Kontact

What are you going to do with the information?...

What are you going to do with the information? You've warned the OP off from reaming.


This thread took a really weird course because most misread that the cup was loose. But all this thread...
03-23-24, 07:26 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 739
Posted By Kontact

And it might be unnecessary since the bearing...

And it might be unnecessary since the bearing itself shows that the cup distorts into an oval when pressed in. It is hard to imagine another cause - if the HT is already properly prepped. If not, it...
03-23-24, 03:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 268
Posted By Kontact

Pretend you're riding in the mountains. It's the...

Pretend you're riding in the mountains. It's the same thing.
03-23-24, 03:11 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

All true. But it is also true that spreading...

All true. But it is also true that spreading without a board usually is symmetrical, and if it isn't you can correct it pretty easily.
03-22-24, 10:12 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 739
Posted By Kontact

You should read the rest of the thread. The cup...

You should read the rest of the thread. The cup isn't moving.
03-22-24, 09:43 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

I think the guy in the other thread knows what's...

I think the guy in the other thread knows what's going on much better than the responses he's gotten.
03-22-24, 09:25 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

Always making friends, eh? Are you passing on the...

Always making friends, eh? Are you passing on the love after getting told off in the oval HT thread?

I don't think TC1 is stupid, but I do think he has a forest for the trees problem.
03-22-24, 09:22 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,185
Posted By Kontact

Soft steel because you use oversized parts and...

Soft steel because you use oversized parts and you peen them into the voids so there is zero play when you're done.
03-22-24, 09:13 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 739
Posted By Kontact

I would agree that the HT might be ovalized, and...

I would agree that the HT might be ovalized, and this makes the cup distort as well - because this is not a loose ball headset with an upper steel race, but a lightweight aluminum cup that is not...
03-22-24, 08:44 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

I don't get poor or inconsistent results. I am a...

I don't get poor or inconsistent results. I am a superlative mechanic, craftsman, metalworker and electrician. There are all sorts of ways of manipulating steel frames, and I use my hands because...
03-22-24, 10:54 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 739
Posted By Kontact

How the rocking is observed matters. If you're...

How the rocking is observed matters. If you're seeing the fork steerer move, then it could be the steerer and not the head tube.

Also, if the cup is rocking, could it be because the top of the HT...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-21-24, 09:35 PM
Replies: 1,302
Views: 61,710
Posted By Kontact

Riding in the wet will lift the wax more rapidly...

Riding in the wet will lift the wax more rapidly than dry, but wax is not water soluble and rinsing a dirty bike well is not washing away the wax. And wax isn't sticky like oil, so less dust is going...
03-21-24, 08:54 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,185
Posted By Kontact

If you're going to permanently alter the freehub,...

If you're going to permanently alter the freehub, just hammer some soft steel nails between the two surfaces. Much more contact area than a few short pawl replacements and no chance of failing.
03-21-24, 08:47 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

Leave it to someone in a specialized field to...

Leave it to someone in a specialized field to grossly overcomplicate something simple and well understood. If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail...
03-21-24, 02:57 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

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To spread I use my hands. But we are speaking about all the techniques, not just your...
03-21-24, 06:59 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,185
Posted By Kontact

It would be stupid to do this and expect to...

It would be stupid to do this and expect to safely use it to slow the bike in town. The act of backpedalling against the slightly slope of the freewheeling direction is an invitation to shear off the...
03-21-24, 06:49 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 3,226
Posted By Kontact

You are inexperienced with dropout tools - it...

You are inexperienced with dropout tools - it doesn't sound like you have ever tried one, or even seen one before. How do you know how much the dropouts are off after spreading?

Quote where I...
03-20-24, 05:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 307
Posted By Kontact

That looks okay to me. The crank doesn't flex...

That looks okay to me. The crank doesn't flex inboard on that part of the pedal stroke.
03-20-24, 12:02 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 402
Posted By Kontact

Shimano splined tools like the OP is using, or...

Shimano splined tools like the OP is using, or toothed tools like Suntour? I've never seen anyone use a QR on the spline type, or seen those tools fail.
03-20-24, 07:08 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 723
Posted By Kontact

Well, I wasn't a toddler, so I wasn't fighting my...

Well, I wasn't a toddler, so I wasn't fighting my own poor coordination. And I didn't have any bad habits from riding with training wheels. And with an actual bike you have to commit at some point,...
03-20-24, 07:01 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 307
Posted By Kontact

Probably. But what was "too close" on the road...

Probably. But what was "too close" on the road crank? If it isn't rubbing, it isn't rubbing.
03-20-24, 06:43 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 402
Posted By Kontact

That's a freewheel. Tool in freewheel, wrench on...

That's a freewheel. Tool in freewheel, wrench on tool, hold the wheel and turn counterclockwise. No chainwhip.
03-20-24, 06:41 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 723
Posted By Kontact

Kids don't weigh 150 pounds and have no real fear...

Kids don't weigh 150 pounds and have no real fear of falling. But if grass is an unusual sight where you live...


I learned to ride a regular 20" wheeled bike when I was five. I fell once, had...
03-20-24, 06:34 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 402
Posted By Kontact

Tried looking at specs on the Sparta website: No...

Tried looking at specs on the Sparta website: No Ion model listed, no specs under any bike. But many are 7 speed, and those are usually freewheels, not cassettes. Freewheels need a freewheel tool and...
03-20-24, 06:20 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 723
Posted By Kontact

That's not how anyone learns to ride a bike. At...

That's not how anyone learns to ride a bike. At some point you have to rely on steering for balance, and when you mis-steer, you go down too quickly to take your feet off the pedals.
03-20-24, 06:18 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 723
Posted By Kontact

I live in downtown Seattle, and I could come up...

I live in downtown Seattle, and I could come up with multiple fields to spend an hour with a bike. I'm certain you could do the same.

The number one barrier for older people is the fear of being...
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