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Is anyone one person short of a full team? you can count on me! Im Paul, have been to a handful of tournaments and can stay on my bike and am damn good in goal. You may remember me from cambridge summer tourney and last UK champs, my team was Doomallets (me)

I have been playing just less than two years. Sadly my team booted* me but i still really want to play polo in Edinburrah! (and will be there regardless)

*not because of my character, just because John H is better than me, unfortunate.

Cheers

hey well done for having a try at repairing it Jieun. This is one of the repairs which is very good to learn and once you learn it you will not forget

it seems like after your repair, the "cone" nuts were too tight and the wheel would not spin smoothly.

1. you have to *loosen *one side again until the wheel spins freely/is loose;

2. you tighten the cone-nut inwards until it touches the ball bearings

3. then you make precise adjustments, tightening, until the wheel is ***secure ***but still spins round

4. now the final step is to make micro adjustments to **tighten **the "lock" nut *against *the "cone" nut to **LOCK **your final adjustment. This part is the most difficult because you have to keep the "cone" nut still (not moving) and then screw the "lock" nut next to it and tighten it well.

this means that you may need 2 spanners/wrenches hold each one and do the job.

1. Spin the axle to inspect your work.
   
   
   

Notes: there are **two **nuts on *each *side of the wheel, that is **four **in total. There are two so that they "lock" against each other and dont move.

Use proper lubricants and grease instead of wd40

yes, be careful because wd40 ***dissolves(!) ***grease. it makes it very good for cleaning your parts but you must not use it as a hub lubricant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpBv-wkxc-M&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNqXQY9YiVY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMhQlqg7TDA&feature=relmfu

you can definetly do it yourself..but it is difficult to make it *perfectly smooth *the first time

it sounds like the front wheels "hub" needs to be serviced/cleaned with new grease. you can do it yourself with: tube of teflon grease £3, "cone" spanners £5 , paper towels .

a hub servicing is whe you undo the axle "cones" and clean all the yukky grease away from the ball bearings and surfaces and then put new grease and the ball bearings back inside and tighten them up exactly so that the wheel is smooth and normal again.

i dont understand whats wrong with your gears.. :S

a rear brake line is easy to cut :)

so... is anyone going to do a sting? you can do a remote detonation.. otherwise just badly lock it and loosen the stem, grips, underpump the tyres, itching powder on the grips and saddle, loosen the headset and follow with camera

share your criminal vids please

cough cough

sorry folks i must have been drunk when i wrote that

not for me

ill send you some free

saw a doc about the baths. it was the pride of the city once

We?

thats about 10kg of lock

edit: well i didn't see this is on the market thread. the suggestion's not bad, no one will steal your bike locked like that.

alarmed motorcycle disk lock attached to the chainring was an idea i heard of being effective

turn the handlebars so your box is flatter

What size is the langster? I'll buy it off you for sure because my bike got nicked the other day. Dibs as they say on the other forum!

sorry matey its already been sold to someone else, its 'staying in the family' as they say

meh i have this discussion with my mates, some of them admire it, everyone agrees that looks arent everything and its an advantage to have the ugliest bike in the bunch. My other bike is in Porn

Where did you get the tin-foil tape from? Is it just like a roll of Sellotape but foil? Cheers.

its is like sellotape. used in professional insulations to seal panels together. it is aluminium i think. can be peeled off little bit at a time.

@ed - not gatorskins. my favourites, the armadillos.. "tough but true"

mirek lives on that road

thats cool thx rich!

For 2011 or 2012 entry? Im also applying to ucas for 2012 entry.

2011, going thru clearing. iff not 2012. where you applying? whats your interest?

brakeless looks too good? want a brake? cant decide? go all D.I.Y. on our asses and get a drum brake with an electronic actuator concealed in the the top tube, activated by squeezing the red ruby on your ring. Q to the rescue. thankyou, thankyou.

bar angle suits me well when i want to be relaxed but still leaning down in the drops. think someone told me i needed a shorter stem once. I have more of this tin-foil tape if someone wants to do the same

Next up, Hercules 'Balmoral' £50

Upright no nonsense bike. Coaster brake, rubber pedals, kickstand and chainguard. seat and stem height can be adjusted easily

OK, my Langster for sale at £120. Unique paintjob can be removed by me but i wouldn't recommend, as it makes it look worthless/rat. bartape will be re-wrapped before sale. chainwheel 48t wheel has fixed 14t/free16t. has new un54 bb, 2months ; headset ok afaik; wheel bearings greased and packed well. New brakes and pads, imo pads should always be upgraded to ultegra or similar. For £10 i'll throw in a helmet, more foil tape, 16t & 13t cogs, new shiny toe clips, an inner tube and a 1/8" sugino messenger 42t chainring. front tyre will not be armadillo, but specialised mondo, also a good kevlar tyre with better grip than armadillo. edit: sale includes repaired front and rear raceblade mudguards

these are mine, yes, my bikes are awesome. not a hint of Phil or Paul anywhere in sight, im normal like that

langster rat


Hercules pub bike, getting people to the pub since 1940. soon to be all racked up. you like my camouflage chainring?

we'll always want a new polo bike no matter how good ours is atm