Technically, only the head.
Regular maintenance
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Did you mean poutine?I, too, came here for the maintenance de routine.
Leaving sorely disappointed.
something nice enough to be 853 i'm guessing
Yes, that's why I am asking. 853 steel is something I am partial to.
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An evil sovereign circa 2005. This may be my last season on it as my main ride. My riding buddies will tell you I have been saying that forthe last 5 years, so we will see!
Nice! I knew you had a Sovereign, but I didn'y remember these were made from 853 tubing.
main triangle(s) are 853, head tube is something else (iirc), stays are 725.
This is a little reminder (mostly to myself) that greasing things is an important part of regular maintenance.
I've had a few annoying noises that I haven't been able to pin down. I also have been great at ignoring them, but it reached the tipping point this week so I decided to knock them out and luckily, they were fairly quick.
1. Creak from the BB area.
- Greased the bb threads
- Tightened the chainring bolts
- Finally, thought it might be the pedals, so I greased the pedal threads and bingo. Can't say I've had that experience, perhaps ever, but sure enough, this pedal/crank interface doesn't tolerate dryness very well.
2. Knocking sound from the front hub area. This sure sounded like it could be hub bearings as the sounds often sounded periodic, or maybe something inside the fork, but it was hard to be sure.
- Took the wheel out, spun the bearings... smooth. Loaded them and spun... smooth.
- After my pedal experience, I thought, why don't I grease the axle threads, and sure enough, that was it.
The bike is quiet as ever now. Feels good!
I've had a few annoying noises that I haven't been able to pin down. I also have been great at ignoring them, but it reached the tipping point this week so I decided to knock them out and luckily, they were fairly quick.
1. Creak from the BB area.
- Greased the bb threads
- Tightened the chainring bolts
- Finally, thought it might be the pedals, so I greased the pedal threads and bingo. Can't say I've had that experience, perhaps ever, but sure enough, this pedal/crank interface doesn't tolerate dryness very well.
2. Knocking sound from the front hub area. This sure sounded like it could be hub bearings as the sounds often sounded periodic, or maybe something inside the fork, but it was hard to be sure.
- Took the wheel out, spun the bearings... smooth. Loaded them and spun... smooth.
- After my pedal experience, I thought, why don't I grease the axle threads, and sure enough, that was it.
The bike is quiet as ever now. Feels good!
The limit screws have no effect on shifting performance, unless you make it impossible for the RD to move to the extremes.
If the cable is adjusted right, yes definitely. I just meant that it wasn’t shifting into the spokes given how much it was allowed to move, and being a kid with gripshift and the slight overage you sometimes have on the low end. Maybe it was perfectly indexed. Who knows. Shifting well now anyway.