Bike maintenance for dummies.
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Oct 2016
5:49pm, 16 Oct 2016
22,212 posts
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GlennR
Winded, if I was worried about a few hundred grammes I'd cut down on the ale. One thing I haven't noticed is any increase in rolling resistance.
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Oct 2016
9:33pm, 16 Oct 2016
4,836 posts
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Winded
I had marathon + on a hybrid commuter and hey were great. What difference you notice is probably about what you had on before.
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Oct 2016
10:46pm, 17 Oct 2016
4,526 posts
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WolfDancer
I love my marathon plus wellies on my old mountain bike commuter. 26x1.75 Would want them on the road bike though |
Oct 2016
2:27pm, 18 Oct 2016
1,983 posts
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K5 Gus
Out on my road bike today, which has 105 groupset. Occasionally ( ie less than 10 times in 33 miles ) I would try and change up gear, the lever would click but nothing happens, shift again, then it jumped up 2 cogs, so had to downshift. Anyone able to advise on what's the most likely cause of this ? Would it be gear cables being stretched and needing replaced, or adjusted ? Bike done about 900 miles since new, what's the average mileage for changing things like gear cables ? TIA |
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Oct 2016
8:08pm, 18 Oct 2016
4,860 posts
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Winded
It does sound like a cable issue but probably not cable stretch - wrong symptoms. More likely crud making the cable move "sticky." Before anything else would check the cable guide under the bottom bracket for mud/bits of grass. A spray of oil there won't hurt. If that does not fix it then I might change the cable. |
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Oct 2016
8:39pm, 18 Oct 2016
22,229 posts
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GlennR
I was thinking of some stickiness in the shifter itself. Last time I had that problem a good squirt of WD40 sorted it.
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Oct 2016
8:43pm, 18 Oct 2016
20,183 posts
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eL Bee!
Yup - sticky cables. I'd change the cables and outers. Lubricating the cables might help a bit, but only as a temporary measure. As to how long they last....... as long as they last! Left to oxidise in a garage for six months will kill them quite quickly regardless of the amount they are used overall. Riding in wet, muddy and dusty environments also speed up the deterioration, as does ham-fisted changing (wears the inside of the outer much more quickly) But well cared for and regularly 'firtled' cables can last ages |
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Oct 2016
8:45pm, 18 Oct 2016
20,184 posts
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eL Bee!
Careful with the WD-40 in the shifter, Glenn - it'll washout the light grease that keeps everything working and although it'll free things up initially, it will only be temporary.
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Oct 2016
9:26pm, 18 Oct 2016
6,167 posts
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CStar
What specific firtling do you recommend?
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Oct 2016
10:11pm, 18 Oct 2016
1,987 posts
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K5 Gus
Taanks guys, will check and see what the cables are like tomorrow, and give them a clean is any obvious gunge.
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