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Every fixed rider walks Watershipdown

I saw a couple of fixed blokes set off at the front (one on a OnOne)
I also saw a fixed lady in a bobble hat

I'll be going to the Watership Down ride.
It's my local patch.
Ridden it twice before fixed - never seen any other fixed doing it

do you allow fixed strangers to ride in your gang?

Yes - the smaller size DiaCompe bar end levers are exactly the same as the larger ones but with out the sleeve.
I took the sleeve off and it fits fine
:o)

I've just looked at the DiaCompe site and they do 2 sizes:
http://www.diacompe.com.tw/product_View.asp?nid=818

the smaller size looks exactly the same, but with the sleeve taken off.
Can anyone confirm this?

hi

I have just got some DiaCompe Reverse brake levers.
But they are too big to fit in the end of my bars.

is there a way to make them fit?
Surely these are meant to fit into std bars?

Whats the life time of Carbon forks?

I have an old Giant OCR frame with flat bladed aero carbon forks.
It must be > 8 years old and I've ridden it a lot.

Do they have a shelf life?

I recon that when they go - it'll be sudden....

I need a thin (1 or 2mm) spacer for a 1" threaded headset
preferred to have a black one

I have a 1" threaded Token headset on my new frame

I've been riding it for about 3 weeks now.

But I noticed the headset was loose.
I tightened it up.
It was loose the next day.
It keeps loosening itself....what can I do?

I opened it up to see if the threads were OK, they were.
But it looks as if there is not enough room in the lock nut for the top of the stem.
I don't fancy taking a saw to it, maybe a 2mm spacer?

Maybe I'm tightining it wrongly - do you need 2 spanners, like with hub bearings?

Hi

I have a new steel frame (Bob Jackson)
and a new carbon post (Tifosi)
(I got a carbon one as my frame + saddle are both black)

I have 2 Issues:

1) the post Slips down. After using it for the 1st time today, the post slips slowly into the frame, when riding. I'm sure I got the right size post.
I can't seem to do the SeatPost Bolt on the frame tight enough. The bolt seems to be a tad too long and can't be done any tighter.
I did get a teenie clamp with the new post - I am not using that - was I meant to?
Is my seat bolt really too short, seems mighty odd.
Maybe I'm just too fat!

2)
I have a 350mm post and > 2/3 of it is inside the seatpost. Seems stupid to carry around too much.
Can I chop any of it off?
How much do I have leave inside the seatpost?

still selling the bolts?
Are they new? and are they to fit a 1/8 Fixed?
Will you post?

can't you put the chainring on the inside of the crank spider to ge a shorter chainline?

I also see that the Sugino BB has a cup without a flange, so this should permit adjustment of chainline (within a limited range).

the Sugion RD2 cranks + 103mm BB gives a 45mm chainline
http://www.suginoltd.co.jp/english/product_crank_rd2_whitepainted_english.htm

lol

I did the same thing for the same topic

http://www.lfgss.com/thread86167.html

I want a 45mm Sugino!
I'm after a 45mm chainline + was told the sugino messenger gave a 42mm chainline

Can't you just put the ring on the inside of the spider?

The RD2 with a 103mm bracket gives a 45mm chainline, according to their website.

more confusion
I thought the RD2 + the 103mm BB gave a 42mm chainline
which I interpreted from here:
http://www.velodromeshop.net/index.php?p=product&id=833

this seems too easy to be true :o)

surely the chainline is measured from the outside already?

I have a goldtec rear hub, (which for some reason they have spaced at 45mm.)

I need a new BB + crank.
Frame is a new BobJackson (std British / I.S.O. BB thread)

I don't want to spend >£100 total

I'd like a 130 BCD crank, so I can reuse my chainrings
and a crank that can be removed with my std shimano crank extractor.

I like the Sugino RD Messenger Crankset @ £60
http://www.velodromeshop.net/index.p...roduct&id=1672

but no idea how to get a matching BB of the right size.
Sugino do a 103mm BB - but that will give the std 42mm chainlin
I'm finding the ISO/JIS taper compatability a minefield

2'd hand would be fine too

help....

oops put in wrong forum : moved to mechanics:

http://www.lfgss.com/thread86168.html

Hi

I've just ordered a Bob Jackson Vigorelli Fixed Frame
most bits will come form my old bike that died.

But I will need a seatpost its needs to be 27.2

How do I pick one?
I'd quite like it as plain as possible.

length? or does it matter - they all seem to be 300 - 350mm. can I saw it shorter?

Aluminium, steel, or carbon?

2nd hand off ebay?

I'm swapping my 135 for a 120.

How do you get the spacers out?

I understand you need to 'tap' the axle to get the bearings out.
Do you also have to 'tap' the spacer out?

Once the first is out, I guess you have to 'tap' it back the other way to get the other side out?

why not just get some forks that are drilled for brakes?
won't cost much on ebay

Awesome - thanks Stodd

Don't think I need to replace the bearings - might regrease though
I'll use the freezer tip if difficult to squeeze bearings back in.

Thanks again

I have a 135 oln Goldtec hub built into a wheel

My bike has died and I am getting a new frame. But the frame is 120 oln.

Goldtec do a hub conversion kit see bottom of page

has anyone done this?
is it hard?
Will I need any tools?

free wheel + no brakes!
any soles left on your shoes?

good luck.
The worst was thinking I might offset one side more than the other.
Took some time + kept measuring.
I spread one side by the required amount, then the other

if no one is going to answer you, you'll have to work it out for youself

Sheldon gives some good info:
http://sheldonbrown.com/chainline.html