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Post by Rocket on Apr 25, 2015 22:47:29 GMT
The purpose of this thread is to discuss how you made something that was not quite right work or how you made something cheap do the job of something more expensive. I will start off with the Lidl saddle bags. As supplied the clamp for the seat rails is not fit for purpose. It is wholly plastic and deforms when tightened so that it does not securely stay fixed in place. This causes the saddle bag to become detached from the clamp and fall out. If not spotted then the bag eventually breaks loose from the Velcro strap and falls off. My own did this and a few club members have also had the same problem. Here is my solution. A replacement top plate for the clamp made in aluminium and some packers to stop the bottom clamp distorting. Assemble it finger tight to the saddle rails then secure each side with a sturdy tie-wrap to stop the clamp from smiling open when tightened. Locate in final position then tighten and use the original nuts from the top plate as lock nuts. Never moved or fallen off in 15,000 miles. Watch out for my next post on how to make a cheap Lidl chain cleaner actually work on a narrow 11 speed chain.
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Post by erictherat on Apr 25, 2015 22:51:36 GMT
excellent. had to force mine off when it broke
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Post by r0b1et on Apr 25, 2015 23:07:20 GMT
Nice thread. My old steel frame was too small for a front mech (it wasn't designed for one), so I got one on their with a pepsi can as a shim: It is working really well... but pepsi use steel rather than alu... so it's rusting... guess I'll have to buy a diet coke at some point.
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Post by r0b1et on Apr 25, 2015 23:07:42 GMT
Damn my bike needs a clean. Job for tomorrow
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2015 5:36:07 GMT
cable ties and electrical tape are the two 'tools' I have used for a quick fix/permanent fix...countless times...never leave home without them.
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Post by taffytim on Apr 26, 2015 18:29:51 GMT
My Planet X tool kit had the crank puller that was too fat, so not fit for purpose. A bit of bruit force had the und off and what was left was a stub that fitted through the crank hole and the tool was then perfectly useable drive.google.com/file/d/0B-kT_3by-NjZN0pEZmtJQ1R3UUE/view?usp=sharing
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Post by ChrisD on Apr 26, 2015 20:47:48 GMT
The purpose of this thread is to discuss how you made something that was not quite right work or how you made something cheap do the job of something more expensive. I will start off with the Lidl saddle bags. As supplied the clamp for the seat rails is not fit for purpose. It is wholly plastic and deforms when tightened so that it does not securely stay fixed in place. This causes the saddle bag to become detached from the clamp and fall out. If not spotted then the bag eventually breaks loose from the Velcro strap and falls off. My own did this and a few club members have also had the same problem. Here is my solution. A replacement top plate for the clamp made in aluminium and some packers to stop the bottom clamp distorting. Assemble it finger tight to the saddle rails then secure each side with a sturdy tie-wrap to stop the clamp from smiling open when tightened. Locate in final position then tighten and use the original nuts from the top plate as lock nuts. Never moved or fallen off in 15,000 miles. ... sinpped photos ... Watch out for my next post on how to make a cheap Lidl chain cleaner actually work on a narrow 11 speed chain. Do you do mail order for this fix Rocket? The Lidl saddle bag clip caused me all sorts of bother on the BROC Isle of Wight trip last weekend. Must have come off about ten times in all on the last half of the ride. Great thread by the way!!
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Post by Rocket on Sept 7, 2015 21:00:46 GMT
Totally forgot about the chain cleaner. So I got one from Lidl and its made of solvent proof plastic so I can use petrol in it but having a narrow 11 speed chain means it gets jammed between the side of the 2 outer brushes and the case. Solution was to make some reinforcements around the pivot points for the brushes to stop the case expanding then the chain can't get jammed. Been using it twice a week for ages now and for the money it is bob on. Reinforcements were from a piece of steel strip used on a multipoint uPVC door lock.
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Post by Rocket on Sept 7, 2015 21:09:23 GMT
My Shimano R550 pedals have developed quite a bit of slop so I was looking around for the 10 point tool (tl-pd40) to get the bearings out for a look. Couldn't find anyone selling the Β£1.99 part with free delivery so decided to make my own. 1/8" Aluminium plate marked out and drilled to remove as much metal as I could then finish off with small files. Took about 40 minutes and I've used it to dismantle both pedals and adjust the bearings. Sweet now.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2015 18:37:11 GMT
I was giving the bikes a deep clean today and was really struggling to release the KMC quick links in have fitted to both bikes. I looked online at releasing techniques and noticed the likes of Park Tools make quick link pliers..... I could make some of those I thought to myself. A quick search of my toolboxes turned up a suitable set of pliers that I could work with. Out with the bench grinder, on with the safety specs and I was good to go. I had to grind away lots of the metal before the tool would work on the thinner 11 speed chain but I got there in the end. here is the end result which works brilliantly. No more faffing around getting covered in dirty chain lube to get the chain off
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Post by Rocket on May 12, 2018 10:41:08 GMT
So I was looking at the once pristine lemon yellow bar tape on my Canyon Aeroad. Although the tape is in good condition it was really dirty. I'd tried my Muc Off cleaner but it hardly made a difference so I thought what about my hand cleaner. It cleans oily hands well and the tape was dirty due to my hands so I applied some of my Loctite Orange hand cleaner and massaged it into the tape. Well what do you know, the tape came up like new after rinsing the cleaner off. New bar tape no longer required π
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