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Acetone, a rag, elbow grease and regular breaks.

Petrol also does the trick. Stick it in a squirty spray bottle and give the glue a light coating. Let it soak for 5min and repeat. Then attack it with a rag. Letting it soak in while you concentrate on another area makes it a bit easier

ffs where is the "where did I see that" thread? I've searched for see, find and can't find it! ack!

and now i've forgotten what I wanted to find. so I should have just asked here.

What hostels or cheap hotels would people recommend to stay in when visiting Amsterdam? the Flying pig looks nice.

ffs where is the "where did I see that" thread? I've searched for see, find and can't find it! ack!

and now i've forgotten what I wanted to find. so I should have just asked here.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread56928.html

Petrol also does the trick.

I wouldn't recommend petrol if you're hasty like me. I'd just get annoyed and burn the place down.
Aceton, on the other hand, evaporates rapidly.

marks are on wednsday :/ well mine anyway :(

good luck!

Who does a good job of removing old and fitting new tubulars in London?

I asked in Brixton cycles last week. Apparently there's only 1 guy who does in there and it's £32 per wheel, not including cleaning them and it takes a week!

I opted for tape in the end, seems ok so far.

I had mine done by Jos for £25 per wheel, but Tour de Ville ain't there anymore.

really? costs less to build a wheel. isn't just a case of scraping glue off?

I'm driving down to Eastbourne tomorrow, early. If you can bear to get to Waterloo first thing then I can give you a lift to anywhere roughly between London and there- the bike will fit in the car without having to take it apart.
I cannot offer a lift back though I'm afraid.

Thanks for the offer. I'm taking the car so I can keep all my refills in it - I'll park it somewhere near the night circuit. I can always bail if I'm feeling too tired to ride.
I missed the rental place tonight anyway so will have to try again tomorrow. The logistics for simple things are always so complicated.

Acetone works fine but takes time. I used a drill with a wire wool type attachment when I had to do this, it took the worst of it off then the acetone and plenty of elbow grease did the rest.

How old is the glue? If it's only a few years old I'd leave it on.

How old is the glue? If it's only a few years old I'd leave it on.

Only a year or two. I Might just put a layer on top.

Is tape onto glue a no no?

I use tape on glue for cyclocross tubs, as a safety measure to prevent tubs rolling off. It works well but removing a tub when you've done this take a metric fuck tonne of effort!

Good to know. Any chance you could break down the procedure for me?

(new glue onto old)

I'd put on a layer of glue onto both the rim and the base tape of the tubular, leave it for 24 hours, repeat, then a final layer onto the rim and fit the tub.

Are you using the tubs on the road or the track? (I'd add a layer or two more if the latter).

There's a very good thread on weightweenies which has all you ever need to know and more on glueing tubulars.

What animals other than chickens are associated with cowardice?

I have vague thoughts of "yellow bellied" but then my memory fails me

Yellow Bellied Sapsucker

That lion is no coward, he stole Hillbillys beard.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080503095623AAveKyO

Something about inbreds and eels in the fens and stabbing mexicans.

Its racist, and nothing to do with animals.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread56928.html

I would also swear to typing in "where" without luck.

Where can I find replacement parts for a Shimano FH-6402? Not sure what's wrong with the old one, it's just the hub. Axle might have cracked. Would that indicate the innards are probably not worth saving? Should I just buy another one?

If it's in a wheel, the easiest and usually cheapest option is to buy a new hub and swap the guts; axle, cones, bearings and freehub body. If it's not in a wheel, it's hard to get the freehub body off. Take it apart and see what's wrong. I've got an axle and freehub body laying around that I pulled out of a brand new Ultegra hub for a Fixxer conversion, so you can raid my parts bin for a small fee.

Oh, awesome, I'll tell Guapo to get lookin'. It's not in a wheel, so he'll have to see if it even comes off.