Current Projects chat and miscellany

I have just finished the light service on a mid 80's Mercier in Columbus Aelle.

The tyre clearance is immense, I replaced the 700c x 28mm by 38mm (which are actually 35mm measured).

Anyway, replaced the FD as it was broken, fitted aero levers, fresh tape, front pads and a used Rolls.

Shortly to be in the Classified as it is a 54cm square, which is too small for me.

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Deda shallow? Best bars.

I have a GT Timberline in the same colorway. Makes for an awesome city bike.

Bulletproof it is.

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This was stolen some years back.
Now it's mine again.
Built it yesterday.
It's a better bike than I should be riding by rights but I love it so I'm happy to look like a poser.

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That's rad, how did you get it back?

Nothing glamourous.
Pal spotted it on eBay.
Was for sale via a 2nd hand shop.
Contacted the police, demonstrated that it was quite clearly mine.
Police contacted the shop and told them it wasn't theirs to sell.
I went and collected it.

Those "skeleton" BMC have always been their best, NICE!

Soon

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Ample clearance.

(Slightly more on the drive side, I was idly wondering whether the wavy washer could be moved to the left.)

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Wavey washer always goes on the left?

Praxis pdf says it goes to the right.

Every chainset I have removed that has had one, had it on the non-drive side.

Maybe this one is different.

That's what the installation guide is saying. All my other modern chainsets are Shimano, so no prior wave washer experience.

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You have me doubting myself now.

I always thought it was to balance out the force of the NDS crank being tightened up against the BB

yiss! google translate master course or you had help? :)

always thought it was to balance out the force of the NDS crank being tightened up against the BB

It would do that whichever side it's on, but actually it's just there to control end float, a task it can also achieve with equal effect regardless of which end it goes on. The usual reason for having it on the NDS is that the DS is then positioned consistently, fixing the chain line.

A wave washer on a shaft with end float does not resist or balance the thrust of anything being pushed onto the shaft, it acts as a self adjusting shim to prevent any end float until the axial force exceeds the spring preload of the wave washer. If it's done right, the axial force never exceeds that preload, although clunky UltraTorques suggest that this is not always the case particularly if the shell width is towards the minimum end of the tolerance range. Critical systems use fixed shims in addition to the wave washer so that the preload is constant regardless of the tolerances on the housing length.

Praxis cranksets (just like SRAM GXP) have a floating drive side spindle, the wavey washer is just to keep the seals/dust covers in place.

@Paradroid, I think your bike has just more clearance on the drive side to clear bigger chainrings

@danslecarton has been an absolute legend and helped me out.
It's gonna be a slow build but hopefully by next summer it'll be full hip hop

I wouldn't jinx it :P

It's gonna be a slow build but hopefully by next summer it'll be full hip hop

This summer plz phil

Bank and girlfriend say no, sorry.

Start a thread instead? I heard that is free ;)

There's no point. After you and @amey, CP has been ruined for everyone. No thread will ever live up to that level

#yolo

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