http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: maintenance - Recent Topics en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:08:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18718#post-279709 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 19:08:55 +0000 Greenroofer 279709@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm sure there must be a thread for this already, but couldn't find one...</p> <p>A satisfactory afternoon in the bike shed has achieved the following<br /> <ul><li>Studded tyres wrestled off Brompton and not-studded ones put on</li><li>Brompton chain cleaned and lubed</li><li>Studded tyres wrestled (less forcefully) off commuter bike and not-studded ones put on</li><li>Commuter bike chain cleaned of embarrassing rust spots and lubed</li><li>Big bell moved from commuter bike to Elephant Bike and vice versa (the big gold bell looks better on the EB)</li><li>Seatpost QR on Elephant Bike disassembled, cleaned and appropriately lubed. Now it's smooooth.</li><li>Headset on road bike disassembled, cleaned and reassembled with the right preload on the stem (so isn't notchy any more)</li></ul></p> <p>Mini-Greenroofer kept me company some of the time. She did the swapping of bells. She rode the Brompton and EB around outside the garage (both for the first time) and acknowledged that the EB was very lovely to ride. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12042#post-139739 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:33:17 +0000 TractorFactory 139739@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was wondering if anyone here could provide any pointers. I thought I'd gotten pretty up to speed on overhauling my wheels that were cup and bearing types but had to replace my rear wheel a couple of months ago. I don't need to do this just now but the any information may come in useful in future.</p> <p>I was doing and wee mid winter gunk extraction so I took my wheel apart as far as possible. The new one is a Giant 700c 29er wheel on my commuter which has cartridge bearings. I worked out how to reveal these bearings, but in the event of replacement, I've no idea how to extract them.</p> <p>Additionally, on my old wheel, the free hub was screwed on using a large hex adaptor that fitted down the centre of the freehub. Simply a case of unscrewwing and replacing. This new one doesn't have any obvious through the middle unscrewing method.</p> <p>Anybody come across these and can point me in the right direction? Know of any specific tools I might need for it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8689#post-88000 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:41:30 +0000 kaputnik 88000@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well, not really, but it's amazing how replacing a worn chainring, chain and cassette, worn brake blocks and cleaning the oily / rubbery crud buildup off the rims can make your bike feel just like new!</p> <p>I had hoped to get through the winter without having to do this, but I was down to mm of rubber on the blocks and had over an inch of stretch in the chain and had worn almost clean through some of the chainring teeth and well into the little stainless steel pins. </p>