also my rear sus sounds like a mouse, edd do you service yours?
Glad that you sorted it.
I hadn't really realised just how worn that my suspension linkages were until this afternoon, when I removed the rear shock. The talcum powder fine sandy soil here when mixed with water, makes possibly the best grinding paste ever. To top it all, it also highly corrosive.
Along with a new rear mech hanger to have as a spare, I've just ordered a new bush kit.
The headset bearings are also shot, which I already knew, but had been putting off replacing until doing this full strip down. This will be my second set.
Again, caused by the aggressive conditions here.
So the service list of parts so far include.
- Front and rear brake pads.
- New front sprocket, the cassette is pretty much new.
- New jockey wheels.
- New chain, now that makes a change!
- Brake fluids changed.
- New headset bearings.
- new rear suspension bush kit.
Time will tell what the front forks are like when I remove them to check. The wheel bearings are spot on, which really does puzzle me, but I'm not moaning about that one.
Whilst the bike is pulled down, I'm actually quite tempted to have the whole frame re painted orange, but sadly funds won't stretch to that at the moment.
I'm also going to revert back to a clipless pedal set up. Riding the Ultra 1964 this week, has reminded me of how much that I like and miss them. After all of these months of using flats, I still hate the things.
Speaking of the Ultra, I had my first chain snap this week. It had to happen during a night ride, miles from anywhere, in the coldest spot possible at the bottom of a valley that had a stream bed, and the bike had to be caked in mud. I put it down to my own fault though, of not planning ahead and making correct gear selection for the climb out of the valley bottom. An e-mtb makes you very complacent and lazy in that respect.
