Tips n Trix

[SwissGuy]

I cried a little bit when he used an angle grinder to remove the badge. ;(

Yeah, me too... Especially as it was a really nice one!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Here’s an interesting snag I’ve never run into before. .

"The pedal threads of the crank were so corroded that I couldn’t install the new pedals. The old POS pedals came off ok. But the new left one fought me all the way on, and I couldn’t get the right one started at all. So I took the bike to my LBS to have them tapped. The left side cleaned up fine and the pedal went on smooth. But he couldn’t even start the right one. So I attacked it from the inside. He got 3/4 of the way through and it felt like he hit a wall. You can see where the clean threads end at the corroded threads"

"So I came up with the idea of giving it an evaporust soak. So I brought it home to soak it"

I keep two sets of old spindles from discarded pedals to use as thread chasers.

"When pedals don't fit the 'right' way, nail them from the opposite direction. Have not ruined the tools or the crank arms yet."

Great work, guys.

 

[Ulu]

It would be nice to have a left-hand tap for that. I’ll bet they are widely available. I have lots of taps and dies, but I don’t have a single left hand tap or left hand drill bit.

 

[RustySprockets]

It would be nice to have a left-hand tap for that.

Precisely why I kept the pedal guts. The non-drive side is left cut...and the pair was free!

 

[RustySprockets]

Whipped up this handy little gadget because I don't like workbench clean-up. Nothing more than a yogurt container, broken spoke, a strong magnet from a dead hard drive, and a dab of JB Weld.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

It would be nice to have a left-hand tap for that. I’ll bet they are widely available. I have lots of taps and dies, but I don’t have a single left hand tap or left hand drill bit.

I have a Park Tools set from the 80s when I modded a set of Ofmega cranks from 172.5 to 145mm length for roller racing.

 

[93EXCivic]

Saw this how to on making a bike rack out of an old skateboard.

Make Your Own Skate Deck Front Rack

Have an old or busted skate deck that needs a new life? Here's a step-by-step guide to make a nifty and functional skateboard front rack....

bikepacking.com

 

[Captain Awesome]

Saw this how to on making a bike rack out of an old skateboard.

Make Your Own Skate Deck Front Rack

Have an old or busted skate deck that needs a new life? Here's a step-by-step guide to make a nifty and functional skateboard front rack....

bikepacking.com

 

[SwissGuy]

Laura always rocks! She's a RatRodder without knowing it!

 

[Captain Awesome]

Laura always rocks! She's a RatRodder without knowing it!

100%

 

[us56456712]

A Wald 13/16 inch replacement 15 1/2 inch long seat post. These suckers are light and bend. I believe it’s 3/8 inch galvanized plumbing pipe I use to reinforce it. Cut off threads on one end, remove burs, slather the galvanized pipe with JB Weld to act as a lubricant, place the seat post on a wood block and spend about 10 minutes hammering the galvanized pipe into the seat post. Cut off what you can’t hammer in. I got about 12 inches in. Alternately you can bench grind a little off the plumbing pipe.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

ingola sent me a link on leather saddles

Leather Saddles - The definitive guide

Shapes, care, breaking in, and everything in between

www.cyclingnews.com

"Helpful information" he calls it,
"More Brooks propaganda" I say.