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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-05-08, 06:00 PM

Replies: 13

Grease for gear hub?

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Posted By Betenoire

Hey, did you steal my wheel? Of course ou...

Hey, did you steal my wheel?

Of course ou didn't, I left the cog on at the drive side.

Otherwise that looks *exactly* like my hub shell and mechanism.

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-05-08, 05:57 PM

Replies: 13

Grease for gear hub?

Views: 7,599

Posted By Betenoire

I don't think I could find that stuff here and it...

I don't think I could find that stuff here and it seems weird to import it from the USA just for a one-off.

Makes sense.

Thanks, makes me feel more special ;)

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-04-08, 05:02 PM

Replies: 13

Grease for gear hub?

Views: 7,599

Posted By Betenoire

I will try to think of it :) It's not me...

I will try to think of it :)

It's not me who's going to do the riding with this one, and it's my feeling that we will have to be patient... I think we should be happy if this thing is going to see...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-04-08, 04:56 PM

Replies: 13

Grease for gear hub?

Views: 7,599

Posted By Betenoire

Thank you, Sheldon, for your reply. So what kind...

Thank you, Sheldon, for your reply. So what kind of oil would you use for the mechanism? I was thinking of not a very thin chain oil, but something like a motor oil perhaps? You don't think this will...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-02-08, 03:44 PM

Replies: 19

Pothole damaged rim, fix or replace?

Views: 13,414

Posted By Betenoire

+1 If you have strong thumbs and are able to...

+1

If you have strong thumbs and are able to tell "good pressure" from "not good pressure" by pushing your thumb into the rolling surface of the tyre, you may perhaps not need the pressure gauge....

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-02-08, 03:37 PM

Replies: 19

Pothole damaged rim, fix or replace?

Views: 13,414

Posted By Betenoire

Aluminium rims are already filed (and become...

Aluminium rims are already filed (and become thinner) every time you apply the brakes. With adequate tyre pressure, your rims are surely going to explode one day... :eek:

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-02-08, 03:13 PM

Replies: 13

Grease for gear hub?

Views: 7,599

Posted By Betenoire

Quite right! And I would not normally go against...

Quite right! And I would not normally go against Mr. Brown but I think that even he would agree there is often more than one way to do something.

In fact, I think Sheldon Brown is something of a...

Forum: Framebuilders

01-02-08, 12:03 PM

Replies: 3

Unusual Geometry in this Bike?

Views: 971

Posted By Betenoire

I haven't seen bicycle polo in real life yet, but...

I haven't seen bicycle polo in real life yet, but artistic cycling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_cycling) is an old and established sport, mostly in Germany.

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-02-08, 07:51 AM

Replies: 10

mystery rattle

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Posted By Betenoire

If it's not the headset you should systematically...

If it's not the headset you should systematically go after everything else ;)
Any cables slapping against the frame? Do you have loose axles?

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-02-08, 05:05 AM

Replies: 13

Grease for gear hub?

Views: 7,599

Posted By Betenoire

Thank you both. Yes, I do plan to be careful,...

Thank you both. Yes, I do plan to be careful, that's why I thought to ask here first :)

Believe it or not but I had already seen Sheldon's page about the Shimano Nexus. But (a) my hub is not a...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

01-01-08, 05:32 PM

Replies: 13

Grease for gear hub?

Views: 7,599

Posted By Betenoire

Grease for gear hub?

Hi, I recently took apart the 5-speed gear hub from a bicycle that had been sitting in storage for 10+ years. I used liberal amounts of WD40 on the inner parts to wash out all the dried up grease...

Forum: Framebuilders

11-15-07, 05:41 PM

Replies: 6

Making handlebars?

Views: 10,460

Posted By Betenoire

I think it can be done by aligning carefully to...

I think it can be done by aligning carefully to one or two lines that you make with a marker pen on the tube (straight from end to end).

This is something else I have thought about. I would...

Forum: Framebuilders

11-15-07, 05:29 PM

Replies: 6

Making handlebars?

Views: 10,460

Posted By Betenoire

Mmm. So perhaps it is not such a good idea after...

Mmm. So perhaps it is not such a good idea after all.

When plumbers bend their conduit, kinks are usually not an issue. That's why I thought it would perhaps be possible with handlebar tubes,...

Forum: Framebuilders

11-15-07, 07:56 AM

Replies: 6

Making handlebars?

Views: 10,460

Posted By Betenoire

Making handlebars?

Hello, I don't think I'm quite ready to start building bicycle frames yet. Need to do much more study on the subject before I make that move. However I would like to start fabricating something, you...

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