What frustrates you the most when it comes to maintaining your bike?
08-29-22, 10:02 AM
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The old bolts are too long, or maybe it's the nut is too long. I ordered a set for a single chainring, hoping they will be the right length.
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08-29-22, 10:05 AM
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What's special about your chainring bolts?
https://www.performancebike.com/fsa-...RoCQWgQAvD_BwE
https://www.performancebike.com/fsa-...BoCdS8QAvD_BwE
https://www.jensonusa.com/FSA-Torx-A...RoC_fEQAvD_BwE
https://www.performancebike.com/fsa-...RoCQWgQAvD_BwE
https://www.performancebike.com/fsa-...BoCdS8QAvD_BwE
https://www.jensonusa.com/FSA-Torx-A...RoC_fEQAvD_BwE
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08-29-22, 10:13 AM
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Problem Solvers has a line of bolts. I think they size them by the dimension between the shoulders of the nut and bolt. 5mm up to 12mm.
I read the page and it says they are sized by the length of usable thread. They have a place to ask questions.
Chainring Bolts | Drivetrain | Problem Solvers (problemsolversbike.com)
I read the page and it says they are sized by the length of usable thread. They have a place to ask questions.
Chainring Bolts | Drivetrain | Problem Solvers (problemsolversbike.com)
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08-29-22, 11:27 AM
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When it's something I lack the tool or knowledge and have to take it to the LBS
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Problem Solvers has a line of bolts. I think they size them by the dimension between the shoulders of the nut and bolt. 5mm up to 12mm.
I read the page and it says they are sized by the length of usable thread. They have a place to ask questions.
Chainring Bolts | Drivetrain | Problem Solvers (problemsolversbike.com)
I read the page and it says they are sized by the length of usable thread. They have a place to ask questions.
Chainring Bolts | Drivetrain | Problem Solvers (problemsolversbike.com)
The ones on order are threaded through, so the bolt can't bottom out:
UPDATE: Success! Ready for its first ride.
FSA cranks, SRAM chainrings, some no-name chainring bolts
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My main rides are My Bike and My Rain Bike, also known as My Spare Bike. The most frustrating part of bike maintenance happens after I need to do something to My Bike (right now, rebuild a pedal and the right Ergo shifter). Rather than waste a good Saturday morning, since it's good riding weather, I'll ride the Spare Bike. I know that, at some point, something's going to wear out on the Spare Bike, and then I'll have a perfect riding day -- sunny, light breezes, 65F in the morning warming up to just over 80F -- and instead of riding a bike, I'll have to spend the morning fixing both of them up before She Who Must Be Obeyed has something to do in the afternoon.
That's frustrating!
Why don't I wear stuff out in the middle of November or February when I'm looking for an excuse to stay off the bike and in the warm, dry house??!
That's frustrating!
Why don't I wear stuff out in the middle of November or February when I'm looking for an excuse to stay off the bike and in the warm, dry house??!
08-30-22, 12:30 PM
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Dropping a tiny piece of a component you are working on, having it roll across the garage floor, never to be seen again.
Latest item: a derailleur pulley dust cover. Poof! Like magic.
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Wrapping my road bike handlebars always causes me anxiety. I’m a perfectionist and cannot stand it when the overlap pattern is not consistent, or when there is a loose or crooked spot anywhere. I understand the concepts involved, and I am capable of getting it right when I take my time. Still, I hate doing this task.
or more. But when done, and if everything lined up nicely, I feel a good sense of accomplishment.
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The ones I hate are the ones that bounce, you see the bounce, and may even see a second bounce but they disappear. And the more irreplaceable the part, the more likely it is to disappear. I think they are dropping down tiny wormholes and filling a nearby universe with bicycle parts.
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my least favorite thing is cleaning and maintaining the bikes I ride on the cinder rail trails. That crunchy stuff does a number on the drivetrain quickly. It's part of the reason I'm a roadie at heart. Offroad maintenance I do not like.
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