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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

10-24-19, 09:31 AM

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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-14-19, 10:56 PM

Replies: 757

Sticky Hints and tricks thread

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Posted By sjanzeir

Too many educators still think that the bicycle...

Too many educators still think that the bicycle is a toy. Bicycle maintenance, they will say, would be just another distraction to our already attention-challenged kids!

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

07-18-19, 04:39 PM

Replies: 757

Sticky Hints and tricks thread

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Posted By sjanzeir

Replaced all the adjustment screws of the...

Replaced all the adjustment screws of the V-brakes on all my bikes with set screws. They're just easier to handle with a 2mm Allen key or hex bit. Dealing with the factory slot-Phillips combo head...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-12-18, 05:10 PM

Replies: 757

Sticky Hints and tricks thread

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Posted By sjanzeir

One more thing - the rubber seals of those...

One more thing - the rubber seals of those original Wellgos were shot as the bike sat behind a sun-drenched window at the showroom for months, so I had to finagle replacements. I dug out a pair of...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-12-18, 05:06 PM

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Sticky Hints and tricks thread

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Posted By sjanzeir

(Continued) Making the necessary...

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Making the necessary measurements and drilling the requisite holes (by hand; no need to hook up a power drill, as the resin material is soft enough):
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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

08-12-18, 05:05 PM

Replies: 757

Sticky Hints and tricks thread

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Posted By sjanzeir

My 7.6FX's factory-installed Wellgo bear trap...

My 7.6FX's factory-installed Wellgo bear trap pedals didn't come with toe clips and straps. When I bought the bike, I picked up with it these VP pedals with straps built in:
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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

06-21-18, 09:42 PM

Replies: 757

Sticky Hints and tricks thread

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Posted By sjanzeir

The bike - aforementioned hack included - is gone...

The bike - aforementioned hack included - is gone now, so it doesn't matter anymore. To answer your question, though, the bottle actually sat higher than it would on my Speed or Mu (both of which...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-27-18, 04:08 PM

Replies: 757

Sticky Hints and tricks thread

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Posted By sjanzeir

Probably as a possible cost-cutting move (and...

Probably as a possible cost-cutting move (and perhaps I'm a cheapskate for having bought the thing in the first place,) Dahon must've thought it would be a good idea not to provide bottle cage bosses...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

10-22-16, 04:23 AM

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Sticky Hints and tricks thread

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Posted By sjanzeir

- The cones on the front axle of my Feida didn't...

- The cones on the front axle of my Feida didn't come with lock nuts, so keeping the cones in proper adjustment was a real nuisance every time I unmounted and remounted the wheel. With the lock nuts...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

05-11-16, 10:58 PM

Replies: 757

Sticky Hints and tricks thread

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Posted By sjanzeir

I don't know if this is too silly to be in here,...

I don't know if this is too silly to be in here, but here goes anyway...

When I installed a pair of Bontrager metal fenders on my Shift, it turned out that the rear fender would bump violently...

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