What have you done to your bike today?

[serviceguy]

planning for next decade?

Trying for something a little shorter termed TBH...I've been 'riding' the stationary bike since last October and it has got real boring real soon, but I can't seem to be able and break free of the domestic walls...

 

[Patrick]

Trying for something a little shorter termed TBH...I've been 'riding' the stationary bike since last October and it has got real boring real soon, but I can't seem to be able and break free of the domestic walls...

Haiku form please. We are moving backwards 1 decade.

 

[serviceguy]

Haiku form please. We are moving backwards 1 decade.

Should I infer from this post that you finally decided to take some Oxy? AFAF

 

[Patrick]

Should I infer from this post that you finally decide to take some Oxy? AFAF

you were hanging on the edge of poetic with the post, it just needs a little nudge!
Sold those hours ago...

 

[serviceguy]

you were hanging on the edge of poetic with the post, it just needs a little nudge!
Sold those hours ago...

I think it's the 'break free of the domestic walls' expression making it sound poetic-ish...I was very pleased with myself when I wrote it. And no, I did not take Oxy!

 

[Steve Vai]

Haven’t ridden Elphie since Catskills. Even had a rank change of clothes in the saddle bag still 🤮

Anywho. Stripped. Cleaned. Swapped wheels to the Alpinists and Michelins. New Silca fat tape because I’m old.

 

[OddTrickStar]

now we are guaranteed a dry winter.

Or a road trip north

What year are we talking about? I was about to order some winter riding gear...

Do you even fat bike bro? 😎

 

[serviceguy]

Do you even fat bike bro? 😎

Fair question. I think I’ve been seen on a fat bike occasionally but I don’t really remember…

 

[qclabrat]

Need new olives and barbs for Rival hydro brakes. Can I use the older SRAM/Avid ones or do I need to buy the newer StealthamaJigs?

 

[Karate Monkey]

Need new olives and barbs for Rival hydro brakes. Can I use the older SRAM/Avid ones or do I need to buy the newer StealthamaJigs?View attachment 253736

They're identical, other than being held in the right place with threading. It's fiddly with a road brake that has the external stealthamajig, since you have to hold the body in place, push the hose in, and turn the flare nut. It's easier (and no different than any other manufacturer) on a flat-bar brake.

 

[Steve Vai]

New pedals.

And I bought a matchy carbon pump. I don’t even care if it works!!

 

[qclabrat]

They're identical, other than being held in the right place with threading. It's fiddly with a road brake that has the external stealthamajig, since you have to hold the body in place, push the hose in, and turn the flare nut. It's easier (and no different than any other manufacturer) on a flat-bar brake.

Don't they both have threading? The above are from my older Avid brakes, the red stealthamajig look a little different but also threaded

 

[Karate Monkey]

It's possible you have some weird hybrid things, but I doubt it. Look at the inside of the compression fitting--isn't it smooth?

IIRC, the barbs just have fairly lazy tooling marks on the heads that look like threads.

 

[Steve Vai]

The silver Avid ones are not actually threaded and need to be pressed in with a tool. The red ones screw in with a little Torx. Either will work the new ones are just easier, and red, and not Avid so somehow that makes them even better.

 

[qclabrat]

The silver Avid ones are not actually threaded and need to be pressed in with a tool. The red ones screw in with a little Torx. Either will work the new ones are just easier, and red, and not Avid so somehow that makes them even better.

Yes, on closer inspection they aren't threads. Regardless the diameter is much smaller than on the brake lever side. Think I'm missing a fitting which compresses the olive into the barrel shaped piece.

 

[Steve Vai]

Yes, on closer inspection they aren't threads. Regardless the diameter is much smaller than on the brake lever side. Think I'm missing a fitting which compresses the olive into the barrel shaped piece.
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Oh dear, you have those dumb things in the line? Do yourself a favor and run a new hose. Those are just to save the people building the bike for sale a few minutes…

 

[qclabrat]

Oh dear, you have those dumb things in the line? Do yourself a favor and run a new hose. Those are just to save the people building the bike for sale a few minutes…

Guess it's to eliminate the need for different hose lengths

 

[Steve Vai]

Guess it's to eliminate the need for different hose lengths

It’s so the people at Dick’st don’t have to bleed brakes

 

[Dusty the Whale]

Rear derailleur delete

 

[gmb3]

Trying to make my son's new fatty fit him. Chopped an inch off the seatpost to drop the seat all the way. Slid saddle all the way fwd on rails. Installed short, super cheap Amazon stem (with perfect color match!) Next thing to check is brake lever reach.