the 'there's no such thing as a stupid question' bike maintenance thread

nicksnikita

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117979099#Comment_117979099

Maybe drop it into a shop or go to a mate for a check over.

Sounds like things just need tightening up etc.

All very do-able if you're interested in getting some tools and tackling it yourself..Post again if you need advice for same

padyjoe

I can do it myself, without crank tool is impossible. I try to source it tomorrow and after having got some rest, I attempt to do the check over.

My 1st experience with a 2ndhand bike, I've certainly different standards to the 1st owner. (I bought this from the 2nd keeper, who didn't use the bike at all after he had bought it.) What it's strange to me: how the locknut work itself loose on the rear axle, it has 2 different thru axles (Cube rear, Never..something branded front), and a bottom bracket play.

Darkglasses

Got my bike serviced lately, and they had warned me that the back wheel hub was a bit worn out. On my ride today, the red part i'm touching wobbled free of the hub. Is the back wheel dead, or was something just not tightened correctly?

Brian?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117981173#Comment_117981173

What did they do in the service? I wouldn’t expect them to service the wheel hubs, but maybe they did and didn’t tighten it properly. I doubt the wheel is dead. The part most likely to die are the bearing and I don’t think this would the result

Darkglasses

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117981318#Comment_117981318

They re-greased the bearings and I think replaced the bearings themselves (it's not a cartridge bearing wheelset)

magicbastarder

is that just a dust cap?

magicbastarder

anyway, red card for still having the pie plate there.

Darkglasses

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117981399#Comment_117981399

I got alarmed because there is grease behind it, but maybe it's nothing 😳

magicbastarder

what make/model is it? should be possible to find an exploded diagram of it.

gn3dr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117841085#Comment_117841085

Can you install the axle fully forward into the dropouts? - then it has nowhere to go when the chain pulls it forward

Brian?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117981339#Comment_117981339

Ah ok. Well then they did a poor job of replacing that cap. Every type of wheel is different, some just pop in and some are screw in. I’d say they put too much grease in and it popped off. I’d bring it back to them.

purple hands

Sure this must have been asked before, but the search function is gone to $hite

Am I mad trying to fit a child seat to a road bike with 700 x 25 tyres? Was looking at the front mounted Thule Yepp Nexxt Mini.

https://www.thule.com/en-gb/child-bike-seats/front-mounted-child-bike-seats/thule-yepp-nexxt-mini-_-12080111

Squidgy Black

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117982193#Comment_117982193

Would imagine it’d make the bike extremely twitchy and front heavy, probably not too safe for the little one either, nor comfortable for yourself as the front facing seats are designed for city bikes with a more upright position

padyjoe

BB-RS500, I guess it's a new bb time? What could have caused this? Overtightening or defective material? Is there better b I can upgrade to or this is fine?

Brian?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117982193#Comment_117982193

i can’t imagine that’ll be comfortable.

quietsailor

This is a great thread, thank you all for the info, it is really helpful to someone new to bike maintenance like me.

I'm bringing an old mountain bike back to life and I have something weird - the cable for the rear derailleur is cutting the corner just behind the pedal chain wheel and rubbing off the tyre. Is there something I can bolt on to guide the cable away from the wheel?

Seth Brundle

Has the cable come out from a guide (possibly when last replaced)?

magicbastarder

as above - what does it look like from underneath? is there a 'socket' for the cable to run through on the underneath of the chainstay?

quietsailor

Underneath the bottom bracket there is a guide but this looks like its located square to the frame

There isn't a socket for the cable on the bottom of the chain stay - are there ones I can buy to bolt onto the chain stay?

cletus

A couple more pictures might help clear up the issue, bur I'd be pretty sure that cable isn't routed properly

quietsailor

My phone is acting the maggot posting pictures so please bear with me

quietsailor

And the guide on the underneath of the bottom bracket tubing

Brian?

Tyre is too wide, weird.

magicbastarder

yes, that just looks like a badly designed bike rather than something actually broken. you may need to bodge a cable guide onto the chainstay to keep the cable clear.

quietsailor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118003923#Comment_118003923

Is there guides made for this job? I've tried googling random names like "add on wire guide to bike " but nothing is coming up to purchase, what name do I need to put in? (If such a thing exists !)

cletus

Are they the original tyres (or at least the same width as the original?)

quietsailor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118003860#Comment_118003860

Back story to this bike is; its an old bike someone was throwing away. I had a hybrid for six or seven years and never rode the hybrid as I always felt the tyres were too skinny under me. I feel happier cycling this one even though it needs work

When I got the bike I decided to get new tyres, tubes and pedals fitted by the local bike shop as they've been very helpful to me in the past. I did ask for the biggest tyres possible as I just prefer having chunky tyres under me - just my preference, it'd be boring if we all had the same 😁

cletus

That might be the issue, so, as Brian said, tyres are too wide

magicbastarder

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118003955#Comment_118003955

not that i'm aware - hence my use of the word 'bodge', unfortunately.

it's a very poor design though, there's not a lot of point in having nicewide chainstays if the cable doesn't also follow that design.

Seth Brundle

Could you use a length of cable housing which has been fixed to the chainstay using a few cable ties?