My Windsor is back together
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My Windsor is back together
Finally got the new bars in, and was able to reassemble my Windsor. Profile bullorns, DiaCompe TT levers, and Tektro brakes.
Since the cranks on this bike got really scratched up, (my fault) I was pretty stoked when the FedEx guy showed up this morning, in a Budget Rent A Truck, with a package from Wheel & Sprocket (Eighth Inch) that included my new cranks and their axle nut, bottle opener tool.
Here's my bike, waiting on pedals now. I'll whack some old ones on there if it doesn't snow today.
Since the cranks on this bike got really scratched up, (my fault) I was pretty stoked when the FedEx guy showed up this morning, in a Budget Rent A Truck, with a package from Wheel & Sprocket (Eighth Inch) that included my new cranks and their axle nut, bottle opener tool.
Here's my bike, waiting on pedals now. I'll whack some old ones on there if it doesn't snow today.
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I got in a decent ride today, and noticed that the levers rattle quite a bit. Is this normal?
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I'm still wondering of the DiaCompe levers were a bad idea.
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Our roads here kinda suck, but I guess I'll get used to it. I also read that the Windsor BB sometimes creaks. But to Bikesdirect credit, my BB and cranks were nice and snug, with plenty of grease on the threads. Since I installed the Eighth Inch cranks, they should be worry-free.
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I'd rather have a water-bottle cage on there, and I'd certainly lose the wing-nuts. I'm certain I'd find a way to gash myself on them.
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How did you get the decals off your bike? Did you have to go through the clear coat first?
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No, it was way easier than that. Something is jacked up with my camera - it overexposes the image, but in the display, it's a bit dark. So I didn't realize how blown out the image was until I went to crop it in Photoshop. The decals are still there.
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a bottle cage is a must IMO, tools like that are so gimicky, any real drinker knows how to open a bottle with ANY tool, but the bars look good.
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I suppose that when I can ride for more than an hour at a time, I'll need some sort of water bottle. While it's 40 degrees out, it doesn't seem to be as much of an issue. And thanks for the compliment on the bars. First set of bullhorns for me, and I think they look OK. They feel good, but I'll need to spend some time adjusting the angle.
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My Cane Creek 200TT levers don't rattle, so you might want to figure out why yours do. Otherwise, nice bike!
ps. I have on of those tools, too. Came with my bike, but I don't use it except at home.
ps. I have on of those tools, too. Came with my bike, but I don't use it except at home.
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Your Cane Creek levers were probably a bit more than my DiaCompe levers were.
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Do those diacomps have the fancy spring loaded return.
If not thats probably why they rattle. Nothing to be concerned about.
If not thats probably why they rattle. Nothing to be concerned about.
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Unless you had your bike torn apart then you didnt need to post a thread saying you put it back together. You just upgraded a few lame parts. However, your bike looks good.
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To be fair, I didn't mess with the seat much.
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