can't wait till payday...
09-01-06, 12:14 AM
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can't wait till payday...
it is soooo time for a new bottom bracket. i don't think it's supposed to click like a mickey mouse watch.
09-01-06, 12:40 AM
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Do you have a loose ball Sugino? I have some cups that only have a small pit not really on the bearing races you can have until you can get a new setup.
09-01-06, 12:55 AM
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nah, campy cartridge. so that wouldn't help much.
i'm fine as long as it keeps turning, but you know, i'll be a happy man when i get a new, quiet bb.
i'm fine as long as it keeps turning, but you know, i'll be a happy man when i get a new, quiet bb.
09-01-06, 06:34 AM
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i like the noise mine makes on my rain bike! crunchy as hell but it still turns with over 3000 miles and no maintenance!!!
09-01-06, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by brunop
i like the noise mine makes on my rain bike! crunchy as hell but it still turns with over 3000 miles and no maintenance!!!
That's sorta like the little old lady who has the classic 60's American car with only 70,000 miles on it and when you go to buy it she says "You know I never had to change the oil on it either!"
09-01-06, 08:19 AM
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some people say you shouldn't ever change the oil. i dunno about that, though.
oh, ****. a good chain cleaning is way past due and i'm out of lube. will astroglide work? heh. just kidding, i don't have any. but i know someone who does.....
oh, ****. a good chain cleaning is way past due and i'm out of lube. will astroglide work? heh. just kidding, i don't have any. but i know someone who does.....
09-01-06, 08:41 AM
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probably a shimano, unless i feel like putting down/can put down a little extra for another campy, which i'll probably end up getting eventually anyway.
09-01-06, 08:46 AM
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get a phil!
this pay day sucks its all going to rent and bills! bah!
this pay day sucks its all going to rent and bills! bah!
09-01-06, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by humancongereel
probably a shimano, unless i feel like putting down/can put down a little extra for another campy, which i'll probably end up getting eventually anyway.
09-01-06, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by humancongereel
will astroglide work? heh. just kidding, i don't have any. but i know someone who does.....
running a slack chain ...once you go slack you'll never go back.
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09-03-06, 05:20 PM
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hey, if i had some i'd say it. i'm not shy about some stuff...
09-03-06, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by LóFarkas
I don't think your crank will like being on a Campy BB, then a Shimano, then a Campy again. The taper might get effed up.
