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11-21-14 | 03:09 PM

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dpc1192

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YA I need some tools I feel like a total pain having them swap over my tubes tires cog and Lockring over to my new wheels and then put them on my bike. It's an easy 20 for them tho !

11-21-14 | 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla

Maybe you shouldn't have cut so much off your steerer to begin with.

I obviously had no clue what I was doing when purchasing the bike. Doesn't seem like the guy who built them knew anythig about fitting a bike either. What a sham

11-21-14 | 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dpc1192

YA I need some tools I feel like a total pain having them swap over my tubes tires cog and Lockring over to my new wheels and then put them on my bike. It's an easy 20 for them tho !

You can buy a wrench for five bucks.

11-21-14 | 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

You can buy a wrench for five bucks.

Also need a Lockring tool, the tool that tightens the cog, and a tire lever. Probably would've been the same price for the tools which I know I need but I don't think I'll be getting anymore work done for a long time.

11-21-14 | 03:27 PM

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Ask for a Park Tool kit for Christmas. Dan's Comp has 'em.

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11-21-14 | 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bbattle

Wrap the right handlebar clockwise so the tape is going forward over the top of the bar.

Wrap the left handlebar counterclockwise so the tape is going forward over the top of the bar.

It appears the left bar is wrapped backwards. Your hand will unwrap the tape over time.

And since you're just doing risers, you have a lot of extra tape so you can overlap it a lot more.

I recommend barend plugs to complete the job.

My experience has been the opposite. I tend to rotate my wrists down when I climb. If the top of the wrap goes forward at the stem, I am unwrapping it. My rule (since all my bikes have dropped handlebars) is to start at the bar end with the top of the wrap going in.

And yes, bar end plugs! (Not so necessary with straight handlebars, but with drops, those bar ends are cookie cutters in a crash. I hit an opening car door many moons ago and stopped with both thighs on the bar end plugs. Had deep circular 1" bruises on each. Don't want to even think about the "what if" of not having those plugs)

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11-21-14 | 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dpc1192

Also need a Lockring tool, the tool that tightens the cog, and a tire lever. Probably would've been the same price for the tools which I know I need but I don't think I'll be getting anymore work done for a long time.

Ever heard of Murphy's law? Or tempting fate? To avoid these don't ride that bike "for a long time."