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OF A ... ping. Ah the joys of bicycle maintenance. This was the sweet sound in my workshop this afternoon as I removed the bottom bracket on my MTB without an old towel underneath to catch any stray ball bearings, as the majority of the ball bearings fell out and onto a tiled floor. It's amazing how many different directions they could go. After 20 mins on my hands and knees I gave up and wandered up to the LBS for two sets in cages for the grand total of $6, never to worry about bouncing bearings again (well, until I do the wheel hubs next). DaveB "with a tale of the LBS to warm mfhor's heart" |
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"DaveB" wrote in message ... ... ping DOH! ... ping ping ping CRAP ... ping ping AAAGH ... ping SON OF A ... ping. Ah the joys of bicycle maintenance. This was the sweet sound in my workshop this afternoon as I removed the bottom bracket on my MTB without an old towel underneath to catch any stray ball bearings, as the majority of the ball bearings fell out and onto a tiled floor. It's amazing how many different directions they could go. After 20 mins on my hands and knees I gave up and wandered up to the LBS for two sets in cages for the grand total of $6, never to worry about bouncing bearings again (well, until I do the wheel hubs next). Sounds like you need more grease in those cups. That'll hold the loose balls in place. Balls in cages are poor value for money ;-) Cheers Peter |
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"DaveB" wrote in message
... ping DOH! ... ping ping ping CRAP ... ping ping AAAGH ... ping SON OF A ... ping. Hey this is a bike group! No car pos.. oh you were dropping BB bearings.. well in that case.. yeah been there done that :-) I never owned a freewheel remover 'back in the day' so I'd have to use a funky pair of needle nose pliers to fit into the little Ultraglide dimples and unscrew the lock ring. Along with removing the freewheel, this would free up 4.5billion* small ball bearings most of which would inevitably end up in one of the many small piles of sawdust and cobwebs in Dad's shed.. ahh memories... *may not be accurate estimate hippy Motivational Thought: If comparing your own Av. Spd. with that of the pro ranks.. remember.. they don't see stop lights! |
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"Peter Signorini" wrote in message
... Sounds like you need more grease in those cups. That'll hold the loose balls in place. Balls in cages are poor value for money ;-) I usually remove the cage and add a bearing.. hippy |
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hippy Wrote: hippy Motivational Thought: If comparing your own Av. Spd. with that of the pro ranks.. remember.. they don't see stop lights! that's T-shirt material! : -- flyingdutch |
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hippy Wrote: Motivational Thought: If comparing your own Av. Spd. with that of the pro ranks.. remember.. they don't see stop lights! so they don't get the rests, which autostop speedos don't count either -- aeek |
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hippy Wrote: Motivational Thought: If comparing your own Av. Spd. with that of the pro ranks.. remember.. they don't see stop lights! so they don't get the rests, which autostop speedos don't count either. Mine isn't set to auto-stop :-P (only because I can't remember how to!) We don't have support cars, doctors, feed bags, cheering fans, sponsors, win bonuses, snogs from podium girls, or $10k bikes and a year to train for one race ;-) hippy |
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DaveB Wrote: .... ping DOH! ... ping ping ping CRAP ... ping ping AAAGH ... ping SON OF A ... ping. Ah the joys of bicycle maintenance. This was the sweet sound in my workshop this afternoon as I removed the bottom bracket on my MTB without an old towel underneath to catch any stray ball bearings, as the majority of the ball bearings fell out and onto a tiled floor. It's amazing how many different directions they could go. After 20 mins on my hands and knees I gave up and wandered up to the LBS for two sets in cages for the grand total of $6, never to worry about bouncing bearings again (well, until I do the wheel hubs next). DaveB "with a tale of the LBS to warm mfhor's heart" You have TILES in you WORKSHOP!?! You'd have to be careful where you threw the shifter when ****ed off, then . . . Seriously, unless you're a low-friction geek, a sealed unit is worth it's weight. I think the one in the tourer is just about to go after about 50000 k's, and I've only tightened the cups up once (9 years, give or take). it cost $75 in 1995 money, so .15 c/km (is that right?) Plus labour time not repacking bearings. What are the figures like with cup and cone B/Bs? I'd be interested to make a comparison. Say, $4 a set of bearings, repack every 6 months at 1/2 hr, $45/hr; tools, tool depreciation; grease, no, I couldn't be bothered. M "not as much a romantic as people make out" H -- mfhor |
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You have TILES in you WORKSHOP!?! You'd have to be careful where you threw the shifter when ****ed off, then . . . Not only do I have tiles but it also has ducted heating!!! Very cosy on cold winter nights and fantastic for drying wet gear. I think it was originally built as a pool room. DaveB |
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.... DaveB "with a tale of the LBS to warm mfhor's heart" It could be worse. "Poolah, poolah, poolah" - the sad music of pitted and black mayonnaised bb bearings dropping on to newspaper. "piicth... picth": the two broken bits of bearing race from the adjustable side, covered in a black mayonnaise of old grease, stainless steel particles, and sneaking-in water and road dust. Thank the Deity of Your Choice for cartridge bb-s xxx fred aka p |
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