Any question answered...

and even simpler http://www.lfgss.com/thread57479.html

Also without wanting to sound like one of the gang who give you shit and abuse every time you dare to post but you really could have UTFS there!

When i upload a photo onto here it just comes onto a thumb nail. How can i get it big on the page like others do?

Use tinypic.com

Sweet guys. Will post bigger pics.

I have just ordered a chrome metropolois from the chrome site. Even tho is $60 shipping its still cheaper than in uk. Anyone done this before? Anyone know how long it takes to ship from us to uk?

What you'd want now is this:

You know what ive always wanted to be a bike messenger. But im not nearly as good a cyclist yet to become one.

You don't know Max then. He's not even a cyclist, but a skateboarder.

(where are you, Max?!)

And hes a messenger. That is awsome. Id love to do it.

Id love to do it.

He has a name you know

He has a name you know

Id = i would (id love to do it)

Right.

Mentioned a while ago that I had a couple of on-going issues with the Boardman CX Team.

I thought they were seperate.

Issue 1.

The bottom bracket made a creaking and moaning noise, such as would be expected to be coming from the door to Von Dracula's castle in a Hammer Horror film.

I was fairly ok with this- it's a cheap FSA unit and an easy fix, I was just slightly disapointed with the life I'd got from it ~ 3 months dry use, 75 miles per week.

Issue 2

My headset/stem kept coming loose. It was very annoying.

I was cautious because it's a carbon steerer, so did not want to over-tighten it.

I retightened the damn thing last night, for the third or fourth time, this time doing it just slightly tighter than I had before.

Well, the bottom bracket stopped making any noise at all.

Looks like that wasn't the source of the noise.

It was the fork.

Bugger.

It's now back in force- came back on the ride in, and matured into it's full, symphonic creaking glory on the way home.

What to do?

Id = i would (id love to do it)

yes I know. I was joking, implying that by "it" you meant max

Dammit; if you ever have trouble with your arse, check your elbows first. Could save you a lot of trouble and embarrassment.

What to do?

Torque wrench. You haz one.

yes I know. I was joking, implying that by "it" you meant max

;( soz

Ha love it! Whos max? Username or real one?

I don't know him. From what I can tell he is the only skateboard courier in London

Dammit; if you ever have trouble with your arse, check your elbows first. Could save you a lot of trouble and embarrassment.

I bet you £50 that you wouldn't be able to tell where the noise is coming from.

Torque wrench. You haz one.

Nope, Tiswas has it.

You need to be precise here, so the steerer doesn't snap.
The issue might be with the compression bolt, no? Sounds like the bearings are not preloaded if everything seems to be loose.

I know, I think the issue has been being too cautious.

The bung just will not stay in, even when done up "proper tight".

This makes it tricky to preload the bearings before doing up the stem.

I bet you £50 that you wouldn't be able to tell where the noise is coming from.

Are you suggesting I once removed my bottom bracket when a quarter release and re-tighten of the left peddle stopped the creaking noise? As if........

The bung just will not stay in, even when done up "proper tight".

And you've used plenty of the carbon assembly paste (not tynan 's paste!)?

And you've used plenty of the carbon assembly paste (not tynan 's paste!)?

I asked about that (quel surprise!) and Smallfurry advised against assembly paste on the bung.

Internet explorer at work.

Tells me twice! like a boss.

I use firefox and never had a problem, tell Skylark it would be easier for him just to open another tab.

*he can't see this, I'm on ignore.

**Ignorance is bliss?

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Are you working for Balfour Beatty? I've done some conferences for them.