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Re: REDUCED! STX chainset,Deore LX RMech,Judy fork boots,bar Bagsi on rear mech - PMing...

You just need a phone with gps function... (and the downloaded Strava App) then wherever you ride, if someone's done that route, or any part of it before, you can compare your times... becomes quite addictive, trying to be the fastest person on a particular segment (known as the KOM)... I'd...

3 frickin gallons!! how many people does that "service"...?!

Couldn't seem to move the beastie at all, gave the top of the tube and almighty whack or three, but no dice. Hit it sideways a bit and got a little screwdriver into the gap in the wedge, and hammered that (I was replacing the whole lot so wasn't too bothered about damaging it)... doubt it's ever...

Horribly addictive thing this... I'm using endomondo on my windows phone to create the gpx files that I then upload into Straca... I have then segmented my entire commute into (and out of) Manchester in bite size inter-traffic light chunks. I now see every little stretch as another 'race'... you...

Replaced an ahead headset on my GT Tempest, using a small and large screw driver, one length of copper pipe, a hammer and a piece of wood wrapped in a rag (so as not to wake the missus)... Worked a treat - although she woke up anyway. Trickiest bit was removing that little wedge of...

So many mistakes that we only make once!! But that's how we learn no!? JP :wink:

New chain and rear cassette too... NOTE: I've repaired that bust link! Flies like a dream.... just the frame to sort out now...

I see what you mean, some do look really rather pointy don't they... trick of the light / angle? Will pick me up a pair of jockey wheels - cannae hurt! Ta la JP

Hope there's nowt untoward about the drivetrain it's all 'new'. Chain rings... Cassette... Jockey Wheel... Drive train... (note the link's popped open again...) Your comments about ruptured the plate (which popped open again today whilst riding, even after I'd mended it) seem to...

Looked down and saw something sticking off my chain... one of the links had popped open ~ can't really believe I missed this! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops...

A hugely helpful and selfless individual and an almost endless source of useful info - I believe the phrase goes "big up yourself one time gang*"

Never even considered my jockeys would be a problem... can you get jockey slip?! On the basis of all this will invest in a new mech (or just the jockeys?...) actually, given your comment on likely similar wear of both, may bite the proverbial and shell out some hard earned on an appropriate...

Spoke too soon... Now seems fine in rings 3, 4, and 8... 5's a bit clicky and 6/7 are a bit jumpy... Should the rear mech have any side to side play in it where it mounts, it seems to have a bit. It's a Shimano Deore LX (rescued from my deceased Clockwork c91...) probably a bit on the...

I had taken 6 links out of the chain so not sure it's that (if anything I think it's now a tad short..) Think I've sorted it... followed stewlewis tips and bingo! I ended up putting it under full tension (biggest ring) then slightly releasing the bolt, allowing the cable to slip 5mm or so...

And if it is... how do you move it away? I've twizzled the screw that rotates the mech round as far as possible, but the jock wheel is still pretty darned close... The rest of you - thanks for taking the time! JP

Bought a c2000 GT Tempest with 8 speed rear cassette... chain, cassette and chainrings were all pretty battered... middle chain ring was so worn it was unusable, and the rear cassette regularly jumped/slipped... So I've invested in new Shimano Acera chainrings, shimano chain and shimano HG41...

Einfach Klasse!!

A cheeky 28km ride around Saddleworth... some nasty steep climbs and knee deep sludge to contend with... Smashin'