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@Belagerent
Welp as per Frankenbikes recommendations I got a 9 speed shifter off 'bay and fitted it, as well as the disc brake rear wheel, tyre, disc brake etc. Also got a new work stand which has made things a bit easier.
I absolutely hate running cabling. Is there some secret to doing it without the cable fraying all over the place?
I also found that the top tube cable guides were too tight to fit the hydro hose in. I stretched them out with some leverage from my screwdriver but now I can't bend them back in. I might have to consult with Professor Mallet again.
Overall results are...OK. The shifting is probably the most successful, though I think the chain definitely needs shortening, but I'm going to wait because I might want to fit a larger chainring to the front. The front brake seems OK, but there's something grinding on the rear brake. I feel like it's actually the calliper itself rubbing against the rotor? It's not so serious that I cant ride through it and it only seems to happen on certain points in the rotation. I also feel like my liberal application of washers might be doing me dirty. Who puts a 180mm rotor on their rear wheel? Absolute madness.
Also since I fitted the rear wheel there's an ominous ticking that I can feel when I pedal. I wanna say its something to do with the bottom bracket, but that was one of the things that I got the bike shop to do.
So the current to do is:
Sort the grinding rear wheel. (probs urgent tbh)
Get the rear wheel trued
Either squash the cable guide back in or apply more cable ties
Remove the canti studs (need a higher quality spanner than the one i have)
Ticking sound (???)
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