The Tester Approves thread (see first post)

I was looking, but can’t seem to find it. What’s the process for converting a DT swiss front hub to a fixed gear?

What’s the process for converting a DT swiss front hub to a fixed gear?

Make axle and spacers, bolt into track ends. This assumes you have a 6-bolt through-axle hub and access to a lathe. Hub conversion chat is mostly in the 6-bolt sprocket thread

Thanks, I was hoping there was secret to just inserting a 10x1 axle.

Headset spacers: I've always used Hope Head Doctor and second-hand Chris King, as they're both machined well and have almost zero deviation from their intended shape.

I now need to create an exact stack height which can't be done using Hope's limited range of sizes, I can't find any suitable Chris Kings for sale, and I'm loathe to randomly buy a selection only to find they're on the piss.

Which reasonably-priced 1-1/8" spacers with 35mm outer diameter are well-made enough to be true around their rims, and come in 2/3/6/12mm heights?

Look up ultraturn on eBay, he’ll make you any size you want.

Also I think gbj tester sells headset spacers

why do you need such an exact height?

I don't currently own a combination that can be used to give the correct spacing on a particular build. The Hope spacers only come in 5mm increments.

tester sells headset spacers

But in 31.8mm OD, which obviously won't help somebody as fussy as @ectoplasmosis 🙂

Ah, thanks, already looked at ultraturn but they only come in silver; I'm after black.

@gbj_tester Do yours come in 35mm outer diameter?

EDIT: Ninja'd.

they only come in silver; I'm after black.

Make friends with your local anodiser, mine are silver until they've had a bath 🙂

I am a raging ponce but in this case after something off the peg that I can just order and chuck on the bike.

Just remembered about the trusty Velosolo, they have these: https://velosolo.co.uk/vshead.html

EDIT: Velosolo are out of stock. Anything else suitable out there?

Any recommendations for brake and gear cable housings and inner cables?

In first post. "Fucking read the fucking first fucking post" is #tester_approved advice.

Easy there Tester; some might start to think that this 'friendliest forum on the internet' thing was ironic or something...

@tbc Could you add "read the first post" to the title please?

And add "keep your dick in a vice" to the approved list.

I know how this forum loves a list - if you want to compile a list of all the recommendations since I last updated it about 5 years ago, start it below and I'll update it.

In first post. "Fucking read the fucking first fucking post" is #tester_approved advice.

Who needs this online bullying abuse -- it's just a cycling forum after all.

I had used the within-conversation search function and read the first post. I was hoping for a little more enlightenment than a broad brand name.

Which post on this thread does Tester recommend we read first?

gbj_tester in reply to @Nick_S
In first post. "Fucking read the fucking first fucking post" is #tester_approved advice.

Wow!

Could you add "read the first post" to the title please?

@dancing james tried that in the tubeless thread, and the ineffectiveness suggested that maybe more emphasis was needed 🙂

Extra advice list

1. Hotpoint Aquarius washing machine
   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

interesting, that now has an actual name

Assuming this is for centrepulls and downtube shifters, for the gear cables any stainless and a matching outer should suffice; for my Weinmanns I've got decent service out of Wiggle's own-brand compressionless outer and stainless inners. IME once you're above the dirt-cheap level, decent cable prep (outers ground flat, decent ferrules etc.) is as important as anything else, especially for non-aero cable runs that are automatically more forgiving.