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? | I do have a bike and I use it! | | 17% | [ 1 ] | I do have a bike and I don't use it! | | 0% | [ 0 ] | I don't have a bike and I don't use one! | | 67% | [ 4 ] | I don't have a bike but I do use one! | | 0% | [ 0 ] | Some other answer altogether! | | 16% | [ 1 ] |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Wed Jul 27, 2022 6:31 pm | |
| I'm thinking of replacing its current steel seat-post with a lighter, aluminium one. I was also planning to replace its current seat-post clamp with a quick-release levered one but it seems reluctant to come off. I don't know if it's been welded on or if it's just the paint that's holding it there. _________________
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SiberianPrincess’sMidriff
Posts : 48563 Karma : 501 Join date : 2021-07-19
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Wed Jul 27, 2022 6:32 pm | |
| Have you been out on it yet? _________________ I saw weird stuff in that place last night. Weird strange, sick, twisted, eerie, Godless, evil stuff…
And I want in |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Wed Jul 27, 2022 6:34 pm | |
| My other plans are to replace the saddle and to replace the current plastic brake levers with metal ones. I may also replace the current steel handlebar with an aluminium one. And, if I really have fixed the gear-changing issues, I'll replace the current freewheel with a mega-range one, to make it easier to tackle steep hills. And I'm also going to replace the default plastic pedals with aluminium ones. _________________ |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Wed Jul 27, 2022 6:35 pm | |
| - SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:
- Have you been out on it yet?
Not yet. _________________ |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Wed Jul 27, 2022 6:36 pm | |
| If I haven't managed to fix the gear-shifting, I may convert it to a single-speed and see how it copes with hills. _________________ |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Wed Jul 27, 2022 6:38 pm | |
| If everything works out, I may give it a hub motor and turn it into an eBike. _________________ |
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SiberianPrincess’sMidriff
Posts : 48563 Karma : 501 Join date : 2021-07-19
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Wed Jul 27, 2022 6:38 pm | |
| Bloomin' hipsters. _________________ I saw weird stuff in that place last night. Weird strange, sick, twisted, eerie, Godless, evil stuff…
And I want in |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Sun Jul 31, 2022 9:45 am | |
| I've just ordered a seatpost quick-release lever. When it arrives, it'll be the first upgrade I've made to the bike. It cost me over £3. _________________ |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Thu Aug 04, 2022 5:18 pm | |
| My quick-release lever hasn't arrived yet. And it was posted on Monday and was supposed to have arrived by today. _________________ |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Thu Aug 04, 2022 5:18 pm | |
| According to the tracking code. It's not even out for delivery yet. _________________ |
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Fangirl Three
Posts : 11510 Karma : 396 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:07 am | |
| So much for quick release _________________ ' "Haven't got houses." Where do they live then?'
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:03 am | |
| It's still not showing as being out for delivery yet. _________________ |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Fri Aug 05, 2022 5:05 pm | |
| My quick release lever still hasn't arrived. It's still not even showing as being out for delivery. _________________ |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Fri Aug 05, 2022 5:05 pm | |
| I wish I'd never ordered it now. It's added so much stress to my life. _________________ |
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Nightjar
Posts : 113078 Karma : 921 Join date : 2018-05-05
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Fri Aug 05, 2022 5:37 pm | |
| Did you order it from China? _________________ Ibble obble black bobble, ibble obble out!
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:52 pm | |
| I'm starting to wonder... _________________ |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:53 pm | |
| The listing claims it's in Lancashire but I wonder if that's just a ruse? _________________ |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149207 Karma : 1198 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:55 pm | |
| I've just checked. Even though the item's supposed to be in Lancashire, the seller's listed as being in Hong Kong. _________________ |
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Nightjar
Posts : 113078 Karma : 921 Join date : 2018-05-05
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Fri Aug 05, 2022 7:47 pm | |
| That too is probably just a PO box address. The place that makes these knock-off components is most likely based in an obscure Chinese city nobody's ever heard of like, say... Dalian? _________________ Ibble obble black bobble, ibble obble out!
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Fangirl Three
Posts : 11510 Karma : 396 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: The bicycle thread Sat Aug 06, 2022 6:15 am | |
| - The Call of the Wendigo wrote:
- I wish I'd never ordered it now. It's added so much stress to my life.
I hate it when an online order turns from something exciting, into a chore _________________ ' "Haven't got houses." Where do they live then?'
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