Virtual Bike Workshop (3 Viewers)

[Space]

Heh, yeah me too, but I want something consistent and comprehensive and all in one place so that I know where everything is. Google throws up all sorts of conflicting and irrelavent stuff.

Also, I need to have something beside me when I work rather than jumping through the bedroom window from PC to Bike and back again.

Do bikes have Hanes manuals like cars do?

I found a general bike repair Haynes manual on google.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1563924285/?tag=thumpedcom-20

I've found pdf guides online (from the manufacturers) for most of the components on my bikes. Mostly shimano and giant stuff.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Heh, yeah me too, but I want something consistent and comprehensive and all in one place so that I know where everything is. Google throws up all sorts of conflicting and irrelavent stuff.

Also, I need to have something beside me when I work rather than jumping through the bedroom window from PC to Bike and back again.

Do bikes have Hanes manuals like cars do?

most bike repair books are pretty basic. Having said that they'll cover most problems that would be fixed at home as any other more involved repairs need specialist and expensive tools,I'm pretty sure a lot of those are covered in the haynes manual if not others. I reckon the best thing to do is find the manufaturer on line and print out relevant info.(prety much what Moose said)
Haynes manuals won't cover specific bikes. There is also a Hatnes Mountain Bike book,but it covers riding as well as repair.

 

[nofunchee]

I'm interested to know if you ever got this sorted BA?


Also, I've a question:
1: Recommend me please a good bike maintenance book. That's not a question, but please do anyway. Thanks.

sheldonbrown.com is cool. he does basic to technical nerdy stuff. the hynes books are alright but as gary said are fairly basic. still have some useful stuff and good maintenance regimes to follow. as gary also said you'll need specialist tools for some jobs but sheldon brown should allow you to diagnose these problems. it's a lot better going into a bike shop knowing (or pretending to know) what you're talking about.

 

[nofunchee]

someone put me on to the repair help section of the park tools website last week. it's really good. check it out:
http://www.parktool.com/repair/

they have a book too:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=8249

 

[classic seanc]

someone put me on to the repair help section of the park tools website last week. it's really good. check it out:
http://www.parktool.com/repair/

they have a book too:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=8249

Snazzy. Damn snazzy.

 

[classic seanc]

Helmet's with chin guards for commuting: Ridiculous?

Discuss.

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

Helmet's with chin guards for commuting: Ridiculous?

Discuss.

i think these look way better than regular helmets.
hows that ridiculous?

 

[classic seanc]

i think these look way better than regular helmets.
hows that ridiculous?

I'm afraid the other cyclists will laugh at me for wearing it even though I don't do extreme downhill extremeness.
Also, wearing a helmet increases your chances of having an accident, statistically, so what's the point in wearing one with a chin guard?


The chin/jaw are way more at risk than the top of the head, and much more expensive and painful to get fixed afterwards, so it makes sense to me.

I was thinking something along the lines of this. Maybe.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?modelID=2407

 

[Space]

I'm afraid the other cyclists will laugh at me for wearing it even though I don't do extreme downhill extremeness.
Also, wearing a helmet increases your chances of having an accident, statistically, so what's the point in wearing one with a chin guard?


The chin/jaw are way more at risk than the top of the head, and much more expensive and painful to get fixed afterwards, so it makes sense to me.

I was thinking something along the lines of this. Maybe.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?modelID=2407

They're nice alright, very light and airy compared to the one posted above. Don't think I'd bother for commuting though.

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

so what's the point in wearing one with a chin guard?

i like your chin

I was thinking something along the lines of this.

oh, hi megatron.

 

[Space]

Here's my old house mate modeling said helmet:

 

[broken arm]

Herself came home today with a busted rear gear cassette/freewheel or whatever you call it. Basically all the gears are loose and wobbly.

Before we bother taking off the wheel - is this something fixable?

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

That would depend on what's causing the wobbly.

 

[flashback]

I would suggest no.

If its loose cones, your hubs are probably knackered.
If its the any of the rachety bits, you just take it off with a special tool and a chain whip, and stick on a new one.

Either way, its off the other Siopa rothar with you son.

 

[frambosenshmak]

Herself came home today with a busted rear gear cassette/freewheel or whatever you call it. Basically all the gears are loose and wobbly.

Before we bother taking off the wheel - is this something fixable?

all the gears are loose and wobbly eh?
well that would sound like a gear cable tightening job to me except that you gone and confused matters by saying the rear cassette freewheel is busted.

if you put the bike in gear and the chain wont stay on that gear then its either:

loose gear wire. tighten that where the wire is connected to the rear dereailleur

or
worn down cassette teeth (the large conical thing with loads of teeth and chainrings on it stuck where the spokes are) in which case its trip to bike shop time as thats a trickier undertaking.

 

[nofunchee]

http://bicycletutor.com/

 

[frambosenshmak]

http://bicycletutor.com/

great link.

i've got a gear ratio question for those of you used to cycling around dublin.

am rebuilding an old lightweight cross country mtb frame for use round dublin and got my eye on a lightweight wheelset but i want to run only gears at the back and a single ring up front. can anyone recommend a good gear ratio for front and rear?

thanks.