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06-08-21, 09:46 PM
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i set up disc brakes using the lever most of the time, down at the shop. The times that method doesn't yield satisfactory results, the hayes gauge works most of the time. If neither method is working out for me, it's because the rotor isn't true it's a flat mount mechanical disc on a giant / liv.
06-08-21, 09:58 PM
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06-08-21, 10:07 PM
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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I like Fizik Microtex, myself, but I have Cinelli on the 3 vintage bikes, and when the Classique is done it will get the same stuff. It's cheap so if I decide to change bars or stem, or move the brake levers, it's less costly to remove it, make the change, and re-wrap. And in black, because I'm still dialing them in and if I drop the chain - as happened the other day with Mrs. Peel - I don't have to worry about smudging the tape. Plus, it's the color of bar tape the Circuit came with back in 1989. Everyone thinks Sante kit requires white saddle and tape, but Sante isn't just white. It's also several shades of gray. And black tape complements that, whereas white tape would make it look dingey.
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06-08-21, 10:08 PM
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Okay, but what about linguine?
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06-09-21, 12:18 AM
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06-09-21, 04:10 AM
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06-09-21, 04:39 AM
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06-09-21, 04:53 AM
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That's a degreaser. It might be appropriate for the initial cleaning of the chain (removing the factory lube), but wax is not grease. He's removing the old wax, and any potential contaminants, by melting it off and rinsing it away with hot water.
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06-09-21, 05:04 AM
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I have something similar and have not found it very useful. On one particularly tricky setup with brand new pads, it seemed no better than simply squeezing the brake to get the approximate position and then I still had to fiddle manually with the alignment and tighten the bolts in teensy micro-increments to get rid of the rub. In other cases, when switching wheels, just putting a bungie on the lever and cranking the bolts works just fine.
Once in a while, even that doesn't work, though, and I've found that it's consistently biasing to one side, I assume because of the bolt torque. In those instances, I've found that shimming only one side, to offset the bias when tightened, works pretty well, so I guess my ideal tool would have separate shims for either side of the rotor.
06-09-21, 05:37 AM
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Gross out again today.
06-09-21, 06:31 AM
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06-09-21, 06:34 AM
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06-09-21, 06:35 AM
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06-09-21, 06:36 AM
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06-09-21, 07:06 AM
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suppose to rain the next two days so decided I would try and push it this morning. I felt like I was working pretty good, but according to intervals it was in Z2.
06-09-21, 07:14 AM
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Usually, just a big rubber band on the lever (I prefer the ones come on some of my broccoli bunches) and tightening the bolts works for me, but occasionally that doesn't work and I'll have to use the business card trick, and just getting it in there is a fussy - that's what I'd hope to avoid with the little tool.
Once in a while, even that doesn't work, though, and I've found that it's consistently biasing to one side, I assume because of the bolt torque. In those instances, I've found that shimming only one side, to offset the bias when tightened, works pretty well, so I guess my ideal tool would have separate shims for either side of the rotor.
Once in a while, even that doesn't work, though, and I've found that it's consistently biasing to one side, I assume because of the bolt torque. In those instances, I've found that shimming only one side, to offset the bias when tightened, works pretty well, so I guess my ideal tool would have separate shims for either side of the rotor.
06-09-21, 07:27 AM
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I just use BB-7s. Don't need feeler gauges, matchbooks or calling cards for setup. And no fluids required.
06-09-21, 07:39 AM
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06-09-21, 07:40 AM
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06-09-21, 07:42 AM
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06-09-21, 07:45 AM
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I like Fizik Microtex, myself, but I have Cinelli on the 3 vintage bikes, and when the Classique is done it will get the same stuff. It's cheap so if I decide to change bars or stem, or move the brake levers, it's less costly to remove it, make the change, and re-wrap. And in black, because I'm still dialing them in and if I drop the chain - as happened the other day with Mrs. Peel - I don't have to worry about smudging the tape. Plus, it's the color of bar tape the Circuit came with back in 1989. Everyone thinks Sante kit requires white saddle and tape, but Sante isn't just white. It's also several shades of gray. And black tape complements that, whereas white tape would make it look dingey.