Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today? (v2) (Read 1871663 times)

blueee · « **Reply #3000 on:** March 06, 2013, 07:20:21 PM »

i left it in the rain last night. idc :x

I also need to file down my shadow little ones, i bent the lip with a cresent wrench so i could fit my socket in and i left it all jagged

blueee · « **Reply #3001 on:** March 06, 2013, 07:21:38 PM »

my friend needs some alex tripplewalls if anyone has any for sale, he needs new wheels and refuses to ride anything else

bluebmx · « **Reply #3002 on:** March 06, 2013, 07:36:08 PM »

Quote from: blueee;3637769

my friend needs some alex tripplewalls if anyone has any for sale, he needs new wheels and refuses to ride anything else

is he like 400 pounds?

blueee · « **Reply #3003 on:** March 06, 2013, 08:24:55 PM »

no, hes just an idiot

CMB · « **Reply #3004 on:** March 06, 2013, 08:27:44 PM »

Tell him to go on Odyssey's site and get the 48h Gsport/Odyssey rims for cheap. They'll hold up just as good and weigh half as much. They also won't be a bitch to get tires on.

blueee · « **Reply #3005 on:** March 06, 2013, 09:04:59 PM »

just looking for an old ass wheelset tbh, anything old that looks beefy

sinkoman · « **Reply #3006 on:** March 06, 2013, 09:44:14 PM »

I threw a Vandero 2 guard on my front wheel a few days ago, and it's been spinning like shit ever since. It used to be that I could give my wheel a good spin with my hand and it'd keep going for a few minutes. Now it'll go around a few times and come to a stop. I'm fairly sure that the wheel bolts are a bit bent, so that could be it, because it spins just fine when the wheel is loose.

I don't really notice it too much when i'm riding, but i'm assuming the rolling resistance is still there. Anybody have any other ideas why this is happening, or how to fix it?

Nutbaggs · « **Reply #3007 on:** March 06, 2013, 10:22:59 PM »

Quote from: sinkoman;3637821

I threw a Vandero 2 guard on my front wheel a few days ago, and it's been spinning like shit ever since. It used to be that I could give my wheel a good spin with my hand and it'd keep going for a few minutes. Now it'll go around a few times and come to a stop. I'm fairly sure that the wheel bolts are a bit bent, so that could be it, because it spins just fine when the wheel is loose.

I don't really notice it too much when i'm riding, but i'm assuming the rolling resistance is still there. Anybody have any other ideas why this is happening, or how to fix it?

Search tool, you will find plenty of advice re this.
Vandero2, new bearing still spinning like $(-)!+
v2andero problem/help...
Vandero 2 hate?
Vandero 2 problem
Etc....

sinkoman · « **Reply #3008 on:** March 06, 2013, 10:24:12 PM »

Quote from: Nutbaggs;3637828

Search tool, you will find plenty of advice re this.
Vandero2, new bearing still spinning like $(-)!+
v2andero problem/help...
Vandero 2 hate?
Vandero 2 problem
Etc....

Did a few searches, but obviously didn't use very good keywords. Thanks!

paranoidmexican · « **Reply #3009 on:** March 06, 2013, 10:27:26 PM »

Quote from: The Radness;3637741

Does it have the ghost pads on it?

I just can't imagine it being tweaked to mess up brakes with adjustable pads. You might have to get creative but it should still work.

One arm was hitting the frame and when I bent the arm my brakes wouldn't work right. I put my old fly brakes on and all is well.

Midnight blue front brakes and levers, Ruben frame decal set applied. Pegs on soon enough.

RyCon707 · « **Reply #3010 on:** March 07, 2013, 12:12:00 AM »

de-anodized my blue Odyssey brakes (oven-cleaner, despite warning/recommendations), but looking at them today they'll need a second go.

paranoidmexican · « **Reply #3011 on:** March 07, 2013, 08:17:01 PM »

Rode, back brakes won't stop. No way cinema 777 rim was made brakeless in mind. Guess I gotta sand down the rim? Using clear fly brake pads. Did one foot pedal manuals

Phil Medeep · « **Reply #3012 on:** March 07, 2013, 08:45:26 PM »

Sand down the rim?? You shouldn't be allowed near tools. Sorry

Admiral Ackbar · « **Reply #3013 on:** March 07, 2013, 08:49:15 PM »

clean everything and sand your pads down

paranoidmexican · « **Reply #3014 on:** March 07, 2013, 08:53:12 PM »

Quote from: Phil Medeep;3638032

Sand down the rim?? You shouldn't be allowed near tools. Sorry

Oh hush :-P. I didn't sand anything except my pads, really.

I'll figure it out, I'm just tired.

Bikeguide.org - Bike maintenance for BMX'ers · « **Reply #3014 on:** March 07, 2013, 08:53:12 PM »

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