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• Cross brakes problems on Specialized Singlecross Tricross

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• Cross brakes problems on Specialized Singlecross Tricross

  in Bikes & Bits • 17 years

  

  "The cross levers don't have the modulation of the main levers, but they should still work."

  Yeah you are right. I simply adjusted the brakes to be within 1mm of the rim and this improved matters hugely. It will take me a while to get used to v-brakes and new well trued rims!

  Thanks for the advice.

• Cross brakes problems on Specialized Singlecross Tricross

  in Bikes & Bits • 17 years

  

  I have a specialized singlecross tricross bike with four brake levers, specialized interupter cross levers as well as drop handlebar racing bike levers on direct pull cantilever V-brakes. The drop levers pull fine with the right amount of slack but the cross levers feel spongy and cannot put full pressure before hitting the handlebar. I think the problem is that the drop levers and brakes are of the long pull, low tension variety, and the cross levers are of the conventional standard short pull high tension. The technical issues are explained in this article by Sheldon Brown:

  http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cantilever-adjustment.html

  But basically the two types of lever are incompatable!!

  Has anyone else had this problem? I bought the bike via the Halfords cycle2work scheme. But the Evans Cycles bikes are set up this way too. I wonder if the UK supplier is setting them up with the incorrect cross levers, as I cannot find any mention of the levers on the web?

  Any help appreciated.

• Genesis Skyline fixed gear

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• Genesis Skyline fixed gear

  in Bikes & Bits • 17 years, 2 months

  

  http://www.speeds-cycles.co.uk/2008-genesis-bikes/08GENESISSKYLINE.html

  comments? How do you mend a rear wheel punture though with mudguards on?

• London Routes, Shortcuts and Traffic Free Tips - Share Your Knowledge People !

  in General • 17 years, 6 months

  

  anyone know a better routefinder than Transport for London?

• Frame size?

  in Bikes & Bits • 17 years, 6 months

  

  Sorry to clarify, do you guys mean concave/convex relative to the ground? I think you need a point of reference to describe something as concave/convex. my back sometimes feels concave sometimes convex. Buffalo Bill described a "natural S shape", does that mean one part of the back concave and one part convex? If so which part is which. Thankx, I'm trying to sort out bike fit and posture too.

• Recommend a reasonable chain whip and lock-ring spanner

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 17 years, 7 months

  

  "Fuck that DA tool, the chain on mine broke like fuck (not that I even bother with that shit at this point). Just buy the spanner and rotafix on and off, way easier."

  Can you really rotafix a cog off? Has anyone done this? I tried this but could not get enough force. Also it mangled the paint around my BB.

• Charge Bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 17 years, 7 months

  

  Do they have a supplier in London?