workshop diaries - whats happening in your workshop ??????
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finally got round to removing stuck bottom bracket on ss gt took some tips from http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=98595 great results thanks chaps
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finally got round to removing stuck bottom bracket on ss gt took some tips from http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=98595 great results thanks chaps
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Packing parts to send out and boxing up an ********'* to send to its new owner.
As I can only think back a couple of days this week has included stripping the mrs 95 hahanna at 8pm 5/5/10 and nearly breaking my hand when the bottom bracket tool slipped . With a numb arm I screwed the tool to the bottom bracket and did it properly .
At work I've had the laborious task of servicing the 9 out of 30 bikes the Territorial Army has , 18 hayes9 discs , all spongy :x
Had a cheap bmx in needing a 14t freewheel that we have had on order for a few weeks now , phoned to see what the score was and the supplier hasn't any in stock and doesn't know when they will ; Cheers for letting us know :x
Other than that just the same old .
At work I've had the laborious task of servicing the 9 out of 30 bikes the Territorial Army has , 18 hayes9 discs , all spongy :x
Had a cheap bmx in needing a 14t freewheel that we have had on order for a few weeks now , phoned to see what the score was and the supplier hasn't any in stock and doesn't know when they will ; Cheers for letting us know :x
Other than that just the same old .
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Because i'm a "anti" sort of guy I have deanodised my Rock Lobster and i'm thinking of entering it in BoTM Ano Special .
So off has come the Ringlayyyyyy Zooka / Moby , red 517's , Hope XC's , X-lite risers , Salsa seat collar , stem stackers (sounds like a pair of shoes according to my wifey :shock: )and the good ol' Flite Gel in yeller ! Oh and all the ano red bolts too
On has gone Easton EA70 bars , stem and post (period buys) , Mavic crossrides , silver seat collar Ti bolts in nude finish etc .
I'm not going to put a pic up as it looks shit now ! :shock: :roll: So don't even go there .
My workshop is the old washhouse , so it has a radiator to keep me warm and more importantly it's situated right next to the kitchen so the kettles arse can be warmed up with little inconvenience .
Oh and yesterday the wifey made rhubarb crumble , so i had a "rather large portion" :shock:
Because i'm a "anti" sort of guy I have deanodised my Rock Lobster and i'm thinking of entering it in BoTM Ano Special .
So off has come the Ringlayyyyyy Zooka / Moby , red 517's , Hope XC's , X-lite risers , Salsa seat collar , stem stackers (sounds like a pair of shoes according to my wifey :shock: )and the good ol' Flite Gel in yeller ! Oh and all the ano red bolts too
On has gone Easton EA70 bars , stem and post (period buys) , Mavic crossrides , silver seat collar Ti bolts in nude finish etc .
I'm not going to put a pic up as it looks shit now ! :shock: :roll: So don't even go there .
My workshop is the old washhouse , so it has a radiator to keep me warm and more importantly it's situated right next to the kitchen so the kettles arse can be warmed up with little inconvenience .
Oh and yesterday the wifey made rhubarb crumble , so i had a "rather large portion" :shock:
At the moment I'm sorting out my Titus Switchblade- got the new bearings fitted, decals applied, was rebuilding the horst link, happily tightening the top shock bolt when it snapped in half............ :x
New Ti one purchased, proper bolt with only a quarter or so of it threaded.........need to clear out the holes in the frame now to get it in- the old fully threaded bugger screwed in and tapped itself into the new powder coat, but the unthreaded bit of the new bolt won't clear through. I had to scrape off some of the powder coat too to get the shock bushes in- it was reassuringly hard to do, so its a nice tough finish.
I might actually get to ride the thing sometime in the near future!
New Ti one purchased, proper bolt with only a quarter or so of it threaded.........need to clear out the holes in the frame now to get it in- the old fully threaded bugger screwed in and tapped itself into the new powder coat, but the unthreaded bit of the new bolt won't clear through. I had to scrape off some of the powder coat too to get the shock bushes in- it was reassuringly hard to do, so its a nice tough finish.
I might actually get to ride the thing sometime in the near future!
shovelon
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This week I have been piecing together a McMahon FS. Seller said it was a 95, but I don't know. The frame is a Horst link 4 bar like Specialized(before Specialized did a 4 bar).
Something rather odd is that the rear brake mounts don't have little spring holes, so mounting v brakes is useless. I ran the bike over to my LBS, and sure enough he had one set of NOS Onza H.O. cantis that mount without the holes. But the frame has no canti hanger on the strut. I will find out today if we can mock up a canti hanger or if I should drill holes, or fab a disk mount.
Something rather odd is that the rear brake mounts don't have little spring holes, so mounting v brakes is useless. I ran the bike over to my LBS, and sure enough he had one set of NOS Onza H.O. cantis that mount without the holes. But the frame has no canti hanger on the strut. I will find out today if we can mock up a canti hanger or if I should drill holes, or fab a disk mount.
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