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Where did it all go wrong?
Where did it all go wrong? After Our House?
For the removal of square
For the removal of square taper cranks (unless you have a self extracting bolt). one end functions as a socket wrench to remove the axle bolt/nut; the other screws into the crank and you tighten the two parts to take the crank off the axle.
The lower one is useful if you have broken crank threads. Ebay Frame buyer rule #5 : if it comes with a bottom bracket, seatpost, or even cranks, is that because they are stuck? This one got a very stubborn Octalink crankset that came with a frame.
Two bikes of mine run the modern Shimano b/b and cranks; my only beef is that with these I’m over-geared – I seldom get above 16th / 26th gear.
Cone spanners for ball
Cone spanners for ball bearing hubs and peg and lock ring spanners for ye olde bottom bracket bearings.
Yes, OJ is in that one as one
Yes, OJ is in that one as one of the would-be astronauts. James Brolin, Elliot Gould, Telly Savalas, Karen Black…
“Beep! this is Paul Cunningham from Capricorn control…” one of those voices you never see, like the police radio despatcher in every modern American movie with police cars.
EDIT: No wonder his voice seemed such a familiar https://www.nasa.gov/topics/people/features/paul_haney.html
“Zowie! These 9 speed systems
“Zowie! These 9 speed systems are a game-changer!”
Plenty of used copies available for the price of a cuppucino.
“No, no, no, Smithers, there
“No, no, no, Smithers, there aren’t nearly enough freewheel or bottom bracket body designs – go back to your drawing board and come back with more.”
Mainly from Repair cafe jobs requiring the removal of a freewheel to service the hub. A lot of job satisfaction here in conjunction with the vice – sorting out a stiffie and bearing down on and turning the wheel feels like you’re raising Tower Bridge.
But my car-dependant business
But my car-dependant business
Very much maligned and mis
Very much maligned and mis-understood
CarS goin slOWly maKe more
CarS goin slOWly maKe more fUMes
Southampton mum’s fury as
Southampton mum’s fury as driver parks in her spot outside flat
If you’ve heaved a frame onto
If you’ve heaved a frame onto a vice to tackle a stuck b/b you do have to think which way do I turn it, to effect which direction, and which direction does this cup need to go?
‘Roads designed by Mr Bean’ –
‘Roads designed by Mr Bean’ – Funny video blasts Western Corridor traffic lights in Yeovil
Yeovil Traffic Light Jive lyrics
Right then kids, we need to pop out to the shops to get our tea.
We have to cross that roundabout, so pack an overnight bag for the journey.
Let’s all do the traffic light jive. Red, amber, green.
[comtinues this way for another 20 lines]
Next up, this fearsome duo –
Next up, this fearsome duo – those of you only ever running 1 1/8″ threadless should look away now.
I don’t recall Madness/ Judge
I don’t recall Madness/ Judge Dredd, though. Can you hum it?
Fat tyres on repair cafe jobs
Fat tyres on repair cafe jobs, my own 700c tyres, my one pair of Marathons: a different tyre lever does the job best. My Bikes have generally got the black plastic levers that come with a Weldtite kit – these are the ones I seem to have lying around.
I’d say my patch repairs are about 50% successful, whether glued or glue-less – I find a lot of patches won’t conform to the curvature of a thin inner tube. Planet X Vavert tubes are the cheapest individual tubes that are consistently available for 700c that I know of, at £2.99 a time. You can of course hunt around Ebay.
My favourite lever is the green Btwin set that clip together nicely, offer a simple spoke hook and the business end is the right thickness and bend to obtain and hold a good purchase on a wire bead. I can’t always get a good purchase with the Pedros, which is also very chunky.
The blue Park is a rare fail I find – too thick and the tyre hook is the wrong shape.
Finally, sometimes only an old school metal lever will do for some jobs – you know the ones I mean.