What did you do with your bike this weekend? (1 Viewer)

[Somebodyelse5]

I am a wax convert. It’s so good

 

[gilamonster]

Another convert here as well. All my bikes have been switched to wax. It's so nice being able to touch drivetrain parts and not have lube all over my hands. And it lasts a very long time. At least where I ride it does.

 

[Somebodyelse5]

What's your cleaning program?

For an unwaxed chain (new or used) I've been having good luck with:
- 10 minute in the ultrasonic with Simplegreen Aerospace at 40C
- Jiggle bath in denatured alcohol
- wipe and air dry and into the wax

For a rewax:
- Jiggle bath in boiling water
- wipe and air dry and into the wax

In AZ Desert I get about 200miles before it starts to squeak.

 

[gilamonster]

On a new or used chain-I give them a scrub in simple green. Then a few few baths in mineral spirits-till it stays clear. On a previous waxed chain. I just blow the dust off with the air compressor, wipe it down. Then toss it in the wax pot. I've been consistently getting 200-250 miles before, I notice shifting start to degrade.

 

[Somebodyelse5]

On a new or used chain-I give them a scrub in simple green. Then a few few baths in mineral spirits-till it stays clear. On a previous waxed chain. I just blow the dust off with the air compressor, wipe it down. Then toss it in the wax pot. I've been consistently getting 200-250 miles before, I notice shifting start to degrade.

Careful with regular simplegreen, it causes hydrogen embrittlement.

I’m getting pretty good ridewrap install

 

[gilamonster]

Bike looks good!

For the one 5 minute bath a chain gets-I'm not to worried about it. If it was a regular treatment, then I'd be looking into other cleaners.

 

[Somebodyelse5]

Bike looks good!

For the one 5 minute bath a chain gets-I'm not to worried about it. If it was a regular treatment, then I'd be looking into other cleaners.

Just wanted to make sure you knew about it. I use Simplegreen Aerospace, but I am a nerd.

Also, Silca says to only use mineral spirits on a brand new chain. on a used chain that's been exposed to any moisture, mineral spirits can lead to rust. (Why I opt for denatured alcohol).

But I also have literally nothing better to do than fiddle around with probably meaningless, tedious tasks in the garage.

 

[1FZj80]

Careful with regular simplegreen, it causes hydrogen embrittlement.

lol, sounds like youtube university. hydrogen embrittlement causes trouble in high-carbon plain-carbon steels quenched and tempered to above 1.4 GPa. while most chain mfg's keep the exact alloy used for pins, links and rollers proprietary (the strength and hardness can be measured), I find it hard to believe chains are failing/fracturing due to the use of simplegreen. but, maybe I'm out of touch and this is a serious problem

 

[Somebodyelse5]

lol, sounds like youtube university. hydrogen embrittlement causes trouble in high-carbon plain-carbon steels quenched and tempered to above 1.4 GPa. while most chain mfg's keep the exact alloy used for pins, links and rollers proprietary (the strength and hardness can be measured), I find it hard to believe chains are failing/fracturing due to the use of simplegreen. but, maybe I'm out of touch and this is a serious problem

happened to one of my 9spd chains. Granted I forgot about it and let the chain soak in simple green for a day or two, but i had a bunch of cracks form in the outer plates from the pins. I’ll see if i can find pictures, i kept the chain around somewhere because it was kind of crazy to see.

A spritz and brush wont do it. A 10 minute soak probably wont do it. But simple green aerospace definitely wont do it. And i think it works better across the board, so i just buy that now

 

[Somebodyelse5]

Put together a bike math calculator in excel because I have no life and it was 114 outside today:

I can send it along if anyone is interested, I've been getting really into the numbers and this has been helpful. You can enter your HTA and stem details and it will tell you numbers. The math seems to be math so far and the numbers are making sense.

Reach and stack impact based on a 63.5 HTA:

And for stems:

 

[OGBeno]

The Engineer in you is definitely flowing, Joey.

 

[Somebodyelse5]

The Engineer in you is definitely flowing, Joey.

I can’t help myself

 

[jembourbe]

Buildin'

Edit: it's tensioned, dished and trued now and on the bike. Excellent wheel. I used the old hub (from a cheap Kooser chinesium wheelset -- hub is 15g heavier than the Hope Pro 5 they copied) but went from aluminum rim to a wider, lighter carbon one (spoke offset too), and from chonky fat spokes to Pillar PDB1416 skinny double butted stainless (black) spokes. I wasn't building these to be a weight weenie (wouldn't have built a 32 hole rim for flyweight wheels), but still knocked off 1/2#!

 

[OGBeno]

New frame day….

 

[OGBeno]

New frame to new bike day…. Basically went from a Medium Esker Japhy to a Small Esker Japhy. So much happier with a bit smaller frame factor.

Jenna doing her magic…

She seems happy with the results…

 

[Somebodyelse5]

I bet you’ll be happy on the small

Those cranks look killer too

 

[OGBeno]

New bike frame needs a new frame bag.

Went over to my buddy Rippie’s shop yesterday and he measured up the frame triangle for a new frame bag.

 

[OGBeno]

New bike frame needs a new frame bag.

Went over to my buddy Rippie’s shop yesterday and he measured up the frame triangle for a new frame bag.

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Well that was fast…. New bag completed! I love custom-made American goods. And I love supporting local craftsmen. It jives well with the Land Cruiser ethos.

 

[gilamonster]

Stealth bag on a stealth bike-love it!

 

[1FZj80]

building wheels with Enve gravel rims, Berd spokes and hubs. rear weighs 700 grams