Oi... I really want to avoid them. They're kind of stuck up. I know I can do the repair cheaper myself. I wouldn't mind paying a little more just to avoid dealing with them.
Which cable to buyhow to install just the cablehow to adjust thatlater, how to buy and install the cable and cover
And I'd just like to learn how to do the repair on my own. I can replace an inner tube or tire. After I know which cable to buy the hard part is probably adjusting it. That still can't be rocket science either. Which cable to buyhow to install just the cablehow to adjust thatlater, how to buy and install the cable and cover
"Pst... Hey. Hey 10 or 11-year-old kid. Step over here, into my garage. I need you to show me something...."
So for the derailleur, do I just look at the end cap piece inside the handlebar part? Match that with whatever I purchase? Is that the only catch to watch out for? Other than that, it sounds like there are cheap vs. expensive cables. And I think some of them have a different shape end cap on both ends. More idiot proof that way.Pretty much, match the end cap, and you can buy any cable?
I admire people that can work on their own bikes. Putting air in the tyres is about my limit.Changing bar tape is perhaps my biggest ever failure.Thal
I have a file set which could work like a chisel. If I have too I could use a had saw on the bike cable. Not quite a joke there.How difficult is it to tighten up loose spokes?
Interesting. So it's not just tightening spokes? You're actually truing the wheel when you start messing with the spokes?
Is this the tool?https://www.amazon.com/Avenir-94-27-001-Round-Spoke-Wrench/dp/B00165U0T4/ref=sr_1_3?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1383220340&sr=1-3&keywords=wheel+truing+tool(Nipple wrench? Haha...)Or maybe it's this one...https://www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-Triple-Wrench-Nipple/dp/B000WY8LSM/ref=cm_cr_dp_asin_lnk
Yes. The spoke tension pulls the rim to one side or the other. Just tightening them all to the same pitch is easy but that doesn't make the wheel true.
Hm. Interesting. If I tightened up the spokes just a little would that put off going to the bike shop a little longer? Or would that allow the wheels to get a little more messed up and cost more in the long run for more serious repairs?
Nice to hear from you old chap.
Thanks and likewise.
The Thalmobile No.1.2,000 miles with 19 stone on it and the chap at the bike shop said the wheels were not even a millimetre out.Thal
The Thalmobile No.1.
Almost certainly I will not buy another Trek. They have simply priced themselves out of the market and I only bought mine as they knocked £3500 off the price, as it was the previous years model.After careful consideration and reading lots of reviews, I reckon I am going to buy a Cube Litening.Thal
They don't really seem to market or develop technology on bikes using anything other than "weighs less" as an idea.