pharmaboy
Eats Squid
Don't know. I think the bike mechanic did it a year or 2 ago- I read they are a bit touchy when it comes to lockring tools. And I've never taken the thing off
Confessions from the fuckwits
- Thread starter moorey
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link1896
Mr Greenfield
I take mine off weekly, you are the victim of a baboon with lockring tool and chain whip
Serious cases of fuckwittery recently. For context, I am shed/dog-sitting for the mate who usually supervises all my mechanical work.
- Put stans fluid in the tyre before realising that I can't find the air compressor attachment. Futilely try to pump with track pump. Fail
- Try to bleed the line on the reverb. Fail miserably. Admit defeat and book it in (I don't think it's a bleed issue anyway)
- Received my XTRs from Geoff Gump (Thanks!). Remove Maguras, forgetting all about the fucked master cylinder and end up covering myself in royal blood. Spent a good half hour trying to get the damn rear brake line to go through the internal hose, until realising that removing the fork makes it a piece of pie. Get cable threaded, fit new olive, drive in the barb (this takes about 15 minutes too) before realising the xtr boot and screw aren't on the line
- Realise that I don't know if the headset isn't flush any more, or never was
- Give up on servicing bikes after three failures, despite aiming to do six this weekend
Calvin27
Eats Squid
Not me but someone from bna forums.
http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=84458
In short - claimed that a recessed part of the seat stay was due to damage.
http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=84458
In short - claimed that a recessed part of the seat stay was due to damage.
agentninety3
Likes Dirt
If this P-Dent thing takes off and then disappears like OD2 I can see similar conversations about handlebars.
bell.cameron
Likes Dirt
You dont know crank removal troubles until you try take off raceface cranks that have been in place for a period of years.....
I resorted to a few meters of scaff pipe to assist.
steve jobs' pancreas
Eats Squid
Allen keys are shit, get some t handles
Knuckles
Lives under a bridge
Amateurs, allen head sockets on a 4 foot breaker bar FTW.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
For the tough ones I have a few special moves...
- flip bike. Allenken in one hand, opposite crank in the other. All body weight over it and push down as hard as I can. Keep sustained pressure. Watch your face on the chain ring! If it all gives you may get ugly.
- big long piece of pipe.
- flip bike. 1 foot in against the bottom of the head tube. Allen key (or pipe etc if needed) the other way. Pull rather than push. Use you other leg to hold the crank still.
- similar things with the help of a buddy. Each pulling against the other.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
How small are you?
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
For real-pain-in-the-arse cranks, remove pedal (assuming it's not stuck in too!), slip pipe over crank & position so it rests on the floor, completely stopping crank from moving. Allen key with another bit of pipe (preferably an allen key that is rigid & not springy), stand (or jump, I've done that before!) on extended allen key & that generally does the trick.
bell.cameron
Likes Dirt
Is there such a thing?
mitchy_
Llama calmer
i assume the fuckwittery is that it's 2015 and you still can't take a clear photo?......at least it didn't make the crash pics thread :first:
Knuckles
Lives under a bridge
HTC phone cameras suck arse more than my jumping.
Maybe......but atm, I'm happy with the built in excuses