how to strip down a bike...i'm a newb!
08-14-09, 09:57 AM
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how to strip down a bike...i'm a newb!
Hey all,
I am a newbie roadie with a new CAAD9-7 bike. I'm trying to remove the component group which I believe consist of: F/R derailleurs, F/R brakes, R/L Shifters, Crank, Cassette and Bottom Bracket. I want to try and do this myself so I feel more confident about self-servicing my bike and also so I can sell the group and upgrade to the SRAM RIVAL 2009 group!
Is there a manual anywhere on how to remove these or are different sized allen wrenches good enough?
Do the cables from the shifters come out too? Do the hoods come with the parts or do I keep the hoods? Help me, i'm drowning in information!
I am a newbie roadie with a new CAAD9-7 bike. I'm trying to remove the component group which I believe consist of: F/R derailleurs, F/R brakes, R/L Shifters, Crank, Cassette and Bottom Bracket. I want to try and do this myself so I feel more confident about self-servicing my bike and also so I can sell the group and upgrade to the SRAM RIVAL 2009 group!
Is there a manual anywhere on how to remove these or are different sized allen wrenches good enough?
Do the cables from the shifters come out too? Do the hoods come with the parts or do I keep the hoods? Help me, i'm drowning in information!
08-14-09, 10:09 AM
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This kind of inquiry probably belongs in the mechanics section, but anyways. Taking apart the bike isnt too hard to do since you don't have to worry about adjustments and putting stuff back together and making it work properly.
However, I still feel that you should bring this to a shop if you are a new person and have absolutely no clue what you're doing or supposed to be doing. You may need different tools besides an allen wrench set, but for the most part, the 4 and 5mm allen wrench is what you're going to be using for the majority of the takedown. You may also want a nice pair of cable cutters and a bike stand to do it on.
Start googling for youtube videos and articles on how to remove or install certain components.
However, I still feel that you should bring this to a shop if you are a new person and have absolutely no clue what you're doing or supposed to be doing. You may need different tools besides an allen wrench set, but for the most part, the 4 and 5mm allen wrench is what you're going to be using for the majority of the takedown. You may also want a nice pair of cable cutters and a bike stand to do it on.
Start googling for youtube videos and articles on how to remove or install certain components.
08-14-09, 11:40 AM
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just start taking things off, haha just look the see how everything works, and get to know your parts. it will help pinpoint problems in the future
08-14-09, 11:47 AM
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get a good set of ball ended metric allen keys (don't get one that has them all wrapped around a metal axle with the plastic housing, these are difficult to get in places like behind your brakes) get the individual allen key set if that makes sense. There is so many pieces on the bike that just take an allen key.
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Go here: https://techdocs.shimano.com/techdocs/index.jsp
Download all the tech docs for your components.
Read them 2, 3, or 4 times while examining your components, you will learn how to install and adjust them.
Reverse.
You should need only 4mm, 5mm, and 6mm allen wrenches (bent and t-handle both are nice to have) and a bottom bracket/cup tool. Your CAAD9-7 should have a KMC chain with a MissingLink, you should be able to undo that link and remove the chain. Be careful with the brifters (and the rest too), it's easy to scratch stuff, which will reduce resale value. If your new gruppo has cables and housings, take off what you have, if it doesn't, leave them...should work equally fine for the SRAM stuff. If you carefully remove the handlebar tape you should be able to rewrap with it....try to put the same piece back on the same side. Clean everything off nicely before you resell.
Download all the tech docs for your components.
Read them 2, 3, or 4 times while examining your components, you will learn how to install and adjust them.
Reverse.
You should need only 4mm, 5mm, and 6mm allen wrenches (bent and t-handle both are nice to have) and a bottom bracket/cup tool. Your CAAD9-7 should have a KMC chain with a MissingLink, you should be able to undo that link and remove the chain. Be careful with the brifters (and the rest too), it's easy to scratch stuff, which will reduce resale value. If your new gruppo has cables and housings, take off what you have, if it doesn't, leave them...should work equally fine for the SRAM stuff. If you carefully remove the handlebar tape you should be able to rewrap with it....try to put the same piece back on the same side. Clean everything off nicely before you resell.
08-17-09, 01:41 PM
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wow, thanks for all the advice/info guys! I went to a local vounteer run bike shop yesterday that charges by the hour for do it yourself shop time. I ended up removing the entire drive train myself with their tools for only $7! My buyer came to the shop as I was removing the last part and sold right then and there! The money will be going towards my new SRAM Rival Component set!
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OH that answers my question as to why you were stripping your frame, you were selling it now you will have two component groups and no frame?
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08-17-09, 02:14 PM
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He was selling the components from the CAAD to replace them with Rival.
08-24-09, 04:01 PM
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yeah, i sold my components but kept the frame, wheels, handlebars, seat, etc. My new SRAM Rival 09 component group should be here this week!
08-24-09, 04:08 PM
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Do what I do and just start unscrewing things.
...or, go to the bookstore or bikeshop and pick up some sort of bike maintenance guide.
But seriously, I just dive in. At minimum, you need a set of metric allen keys to just get started. There are some other, specialized tools you need to completely disassemble your bike, but you should just buy these as needed.
EDIT: just saw your last post. Good for you. Bikes really aren't all that hard to work with, and best just go and do it.
...or, go to the bookstore or bikeshop and pick up some sort of bike maintenance guide.
But seriously, I just dive in. At minimum, you need a set of metric allen keys to just get started. There are some other, specialized tools you need to completely disassemble your bike, but you should just buy these as needed.
EDIT: just saw your last post. Good for you. Bikes really aren't all that hard to work with, and best just go and do it.
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How much did the Rival component Group cost you?
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If you see a nut, you get a socket that fits that nut. If you see an allen screw, you get the allen key that fits that screw. Turn counterclockwise to loosen (except for the left pedal).
If you have to put it back together, take pics as you take things apart (lots of pics), then assemble in reverse.
(That is sort of like making your own manual.)
If you have to put it back together, take pics as you take things apart (lots of pics), then assemble in reverse.
(That is sort of like making your own manual.)
