The price of things....

[Paul smith]

..just had a new drivechain fitted...front chainring £34.99..smaller front chainring..£16.99...chain..£39.99...labour..£15..fitted the cassette myself....bit pissed paying 40 notes for a chain.....oh well..one must do these things I suppose...

 

[Gubbins]

..just had a new drivechain fitted...front chainring £34.99..smaller front chainring..£16.99...chain..£39.99...labour..£15..fitted the cassette myself....bit pissed paying 40 notes for a chain.....oh well..one must do these things I suppose...

Definate encouragement to learn how to do these things oneself

 

[grldtnr]

Definate encouragement to learn how to do these things oneself

£40 for a chain !
I am a bit out of touch with prices for spares ,but that does sound spendy?

 

[soundwave]

my sram 11spd chain is only 18.99 and the hollow pin version is 30.99

sram 12 spd chain is 44.99- 57.99

if i had to keep taking my bike to the shop it would end up costing a fortune so just do it all my self.

evens cycles charge £1 a minute so new tyre and no tubes and fitted was going to cost just over 100 quid so fook that

 

[Trevormonty]

..just had a new drivechain fitted...front chainring £34.99..smaller front chainring..£16.99...chain..£39.99...labour..£15..fitted the cassette myself....bit pissed paying 40 notes for a chain.....oh well..one must do these things I suppose...

Try Bike.discount.de freight is high but part prices are excellent and they have huge range.

 

[Gubbins]

I use amazon prime. Offspring needed a new chain urgently so ordered this Saturday afternoon and was delivered Sunday..
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/your-account/order-history/item/ref=oh_aui_i_d_old_o7?ie=UTF8&itemId=ohqmrpqqmlkrq&orderId=206-0594792-5752338&packageId=1&returnSummaryId=&shipmentId=D9MLNQtzN

 

[Paul smith]

Definate encouragement to learn how to do these things oneself

..totally agree gubbins...that was my plan but as I had already wasted £30 on a chain that was too small..and I wasn,t sure of the size of the front sprockets..you gotto measure bolt diameter or some such..so to remove any doubt local bike shop geezer it was...but yes..i,ve kept all the packaging so I know what to get next time an I will deffo be doing it myself.............or me mtb mate will.

 

[Gubbins]

..totally agree gubbins...that was my plan but as I had already wasted £30 on a chain that was too small..and I wasn,t sure of the size of the front sprockets..you gotto measure bolt diameter or some such..so to remove any doubt local bike shop geezer it was...but yes..i,ve kept all the packaging so I know what to get next time an I will deffo be doing it myself.............or me mtb mate will.

Sorry but I am chuckling away here...
I find that all the well meaning experts on here make all these jobs seem so easy.. which they probably are... but that's assuming you know what your doing..

 

[soundwave]

thats what you call a tad to short if in doubt count the links from the old chain first

 

[Gubbins]

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thats what you call a tad to short if in doubt count the links from the old chain first

And there speaks a mas who is allowed to bring his bike in the house...

 

[EddiePJ]

Sorry but I am chuckling away here...
I find that all the well meaning experts on here make all these jobs seem so easy.. which they probably are... but that's assuming you know what your doing..

Which also leads to the saying that there is no such thing as a stupid question.


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[Gubbins]

Which also leads to the saying that there is no such thing as a stupid question.


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NO?
Well here's one..
After a good wash down my rear brake became ineffective and very very noisy. A long fast downhill run only using the rear got it smoking hot and cured it.. Until I washed it again and now its back.. ineffective and so noisy its embarrassing.. Old ladies feint and children burst into tears when I pass them!
So what have I done wrong?

 

[soundwave]

use a damp cloth and dry it off b4 you go riding

try mixing avid brakes with hope disc rotors

 

[EddiePJ]

NO?
Well here's one..
After a good wash down my rear brake became ineffective and very very noisy. A long fast downhill run only using the rear got it smoking hot and cured it.. Until I washed it again and now its back.. ineffective and so noisy its embarrassing.. Old ladies feint and children burst into tears when I pass them!
So what have I done wrong?

You have probably done nothing wrong.

I'm guessing that you are using sintered pads.

They lack initial braking power which is exaggerated when the pads are cold/wet/fresh, and are also much louder.

Perhaps try swapping to resin pads and see how you get on.

 

[Gubbins]

I switchef to sintered sfter a few... er .. uncomfortable moments of brake fade. There ard some really hairy descents I use and I tend to go down too fast.