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

Rubbing, finally got sorted with new discs & pads. Bled them, new wire, adjusted to nth degree. Still not powerful enough for a quick stop, but now one of them has leaked from the small bleed screw and i feel they might be unsafe.

When they did work they were good, just think it may be time to replace.

Thought of that and massaged gt85 around the edges of the plates.

I wont give up yet, just looking for a back up alternative

😂

I may persist so

It was indeed the alignment of the derailleur hanger - I noticed when I had given up after hours of playing around with cable tension and limit screws.

I use two wheelsets on the bike so was swapping over the wheels to take it to the bike shop for them to sort it. When putting the new wheel in, the thru axle would not tighten - on Genesis thru-axle frames, the point where the thru axle attaches is connected to the hanger and there is a small plate attaching it to the frame. This had all moved out of position, obviously impacting shifting. Not an ideal set up tbh as I've never had a hanger that can move just by swapping a wheelset.

this one would do the job. Cheaper ones may be available. That’s just the first one I came across on crc.

Choose Shimano if you run a Shimano or SRAM cassette. Choose Campag if you run a Campag one

Personally I've never had much success with easy outs.

Two DIY options as I see them.

Try filing two flats on opposite sides of the head, and see can you get purchase on them.

Option two is more difficult, but you could drill out the screw. You'd have to be careful not to slip and damage the frame, and you'd want to make sure your using the

Is there any space for the tip of a vise grip to get a hold of the outer edge. As tight as you can, it may get some movement

Lots of different option offered here, so this is not to suggest a new way, but looking at the button head, I can't see any reason why you wouldn't be able to drill, file, or cut with a hacksaw.

As Brian said, setup is important here. No point trying to do any of this with the bike just propped up against a wall. You need to secure the frame, get the screw heads horizontal, and at a workable height.

I don't know about you doing something wrong, but starting a job like that without the tools you need is a recipe for disaster.

Bleed kits should be easy to get in your lbs, and I'd imagine there are spurious versions of the brake assembly grease.

I note at the start of the video he said SRAM are warrantying those parts out, have you looked at that option?

Here's a similar product, but substantially cheaper

I have this for a tallish 4yr old

I got it for 45ish in local Argos.

The one you linked isn't cheap and I'm not quite sure what you get for all that extra cost. Is the one you linked only for mtb's?

In short they are great, your child will love it and so will you. I use it daily for shop/creche/greenways etc. Should get next summer out of it. BTW all those nice ladies are smiling at the child not you😀