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Removed the last spacer and torqued it down. In the 5 mins it took me to do this I got drenched in sweat so I will test ride it later.
As of now there is no play. If play develops after the test ride then I will repack it with grease. I have not done that since I bought the bike.
Side note, If I like the position of the stem, where do I go to get rid of my bikes massive erec*****, I mean spacer stack.
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It has been raining all frigging day here again. I did a zwift ride before the Urologist appointment today. 2.3 . Gotta have another scan of my kidneys and a follow up. So much for my out of pocket being reasonable.
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A sharp, fine-toothed saw will take care of it nicely - the inexpensive Japanese-style pull saws at Home Depot/Lowes are perfect. Some kind of jig to cut it straight and square helps a lot, too.
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Removed the last spacer and torqued it down. In the 5 mins it took me to do this I got drenched in sweat so I will test ride it later.
As of now there is no play. If play develops after the test ride then I will repack it with grease. I have not done that since I bought the bike.
Side note, If I like the position of the stem, where do I go to get rid of my bikes massive erec*****, I mean spacer stack.
As of now there is no play. If play develops after the test ride then I will repack it with grease. I have not done that since I bought the bike.
Side note, If I like the position of the stem, where do I go to get rid of my bikes massive erec*****, I mean spacer stack.
Last edited by ls01; 07-16-21 at 05:01 PM.
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Programming note: Pirates vs. Mets is about to commence!
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Also, just a safety p.s.a.
Be very careful tightening stems that are on unsupported steertubes. I have a very expensive wallhanger/lesson about that around here somewhere. Spacers and caps on top of the stem. Trying to dial the fit. Got a little to rambunctious with the Allen wrench. "Snick!" ...... (much blue language in this space!) 1 ride, $250.00, ...... No bueno..... cracked the steer tube. The expander supports the tube from inside and adds a lot of compression resistance. So be careful.
Be very careful tightening stems that are on unsupported steertubes. I have a very expensive wallhanger/lesson about that around here somewhere. Spacers and caps on top of the stem. Trying to dial the fit. Got a little to rambunctious with the Allen wrench. "Snick!" ...... (much blue language in this space!) 1 ride, $250.00, ...... No bueno..... cracked the steer tube. The expander supports the tube from inside and adds a lot of compression resistance. So be careful.
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Editted) (you really should shove some grease in there) You get to cut the steerer tube. Or, safer yet, let a shop do it. It needs to be cut , depending on your expander, about 1/8 of an inch below the top of the stem to give room to tighten the play out of the system. It's sweaty, shaky, dizzying work. I measured about 5 times and have even taken pictures of the tape measure. So I know I'm correct when I start cutting. I have an old mntn bike stem I use as a guide. I hate doing it. It stresses me out.
I prolly will not want to do it myself.
Do I put grease on both top and bottom? Should I clean the bearings before adding grease? Silly questions, but have yet to mess with it.
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The neighborhood peacock is dropping his tail feathers because mating season is over. Best thing about it is he is now quiet and doesn't scream his head off.
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There was a video on GCN with that cyclocross rider from New England somewhere (loved his videos!) where he's building up a new Orbea gravel bike, and cuts the steerer too short. He actually goes outside and lies down on the grass, IIRC. It was still long enough to work, just a bit too short for how he wanted it to fit.
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Put a trailer hitch on the Honda so you can haul your lawn tractor, then tour the USofA taking odd jobs along the way, a la Route 66 (but all the odd jobs being lawn mowing gigs).
https://youtu.be/TZEJ5Oc-B9w
https://youtu.be/TZEJ5Oc-B9w
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Georgia bridges are garbage. Arkansas bridges are garbage.
Velo Vol is trapped.
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Velo Vol is trapped.
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Its an optical illusion…..
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I'll stick to Spences Bridge, thank you very much.
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Austin is going crazy right now. My daughter just moved back. When she was shopping for a place to rent, these are some of the things she and her two roommates ran into:
1. They put in their app and a deposit for a place, but were then told that someone else offered $2,000 per month over the listed rental rate so they got bumped.
2. At another place within their comfortable rent range, they were told that they would only qualify if each of them (all 25 with good paying jobs) made at least $165,000 per year for a combined household income of right at $500,000. Hard to do when you are just two years out of school. Seems their combined incomes of about $300,000 was just not enough.
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1. They put in their app and a deposit for a place, but were then told that someone else offered $2,000 per month over the listed rental rate so they got bumped.
2. At another place within their comfortable rent range, they were told that they would only qualify if each of them (all 25 with good paying jobs) made at least $165,000 per year for a combined household income of right at $500,000. Hard to do when you are just two years out of school. Seems their combined incomes of about $300,000 was just not enough.
SMH
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