Road Cycling Essentials

uniQ · 28 Apr 2013 at 15:12

Rome wasn't built in a day. Keep peddling you'll get there

grudas · 28 Apr 2013 at 15:34

jesus h christ.. im SO SAD right now ffs.. my wallet will hate me for ever.. i mean literally im like -250..

ill need a new frame or a magic way to remove the flippin bottom bracket or im stuffed.. and it looks like im stuffed!

i got the crankset off with a rubber mullet all cool and stuff.. but the other plastic cup broke of too!

the spindle did come out but now i have the whole plastic bit + center metal shell stuck inside my frame..

AWESOME

Vonhelmet · 28 Apr 2013 at 15:41

Drill it out?

Vonhelmet · 28 Apr 2013 at 15:43

Has anyone bought the yellow High5 box from Chain Reaction Cycles? How many Zero tabs come in the box? Trying to work out whether I'm better buying that or the red box from discount supplements.

grudas · 28 Apr 2013 at 15:47

Vonhelmet said:
Drill it out?

how would i drill this mess out.. ;-

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n81q4o9q2y27qrh/IMG_20130428_150953.jpg

the whole frame is banged up now.. this went from a simple thing to a massive turd storm that i didn't expect..

top tip.. if you need your BB replaced GO TO LBS.

One More Solo · 28 Apr 2013 at 15:47

grudas said:
jesus h christ.. im SO SAD right now ffs.. my wallet will hate me for ever.. i mean literally im like -250..

ill need a new frame or a magic way to remove the flippin bottom bracket or im stuffed.. and it looks like im stuffed!

i got the crankset off with a rubber mullet all cool and stuff.. but the other plastic cup broke of too! the spindle did come out but now i have the whole plastic bit + center metal shell stuck inside my frame..

AWESOME

All I can think of is to make notches in the remaining plastic bits and use them to unscrew what remains. Don't know how that's happened.

grudas · 28 Apr 2013 at 15:51

One More Solo said:
All I can think of is to make notches in the remaining plastic bits and use them to unscrew what remains. Don't know how that's happened.

tried that too.. everything broke in bits! not sure what the plastic is made of but it was CRACKING like a cheap chinese toy..

Borden · 28 Apr 2013 at 16:02

Try carefully drilling lots of holes all the way around and then break it up into bits until its all out.

SoliD · 28 Apr 2013 at 16:07

Vonhelmet said:
Has anyone bought the yellow High5 box from Chain Reaction Cycles? How many Zero tabs come in the box? Trying to work out whether I'm better buying that or the red box from discount supplements.

race pack? Only 3 looking through my boxes.

rogan · 28 Apr 2013 at 16:18

Went out with my housemate after getting his first roadbike a week or 2 ago,

average speed was ruined by the wind on the way out but nice ride nonetheless!

I also completely forgot food after 'making sure' i'd packed everything twice before leaving.

Mars bar duo stop was in order...

http://app.strava.com/activities/51174091

touch · 28 Apr 2013 at 16:30

grudas said:
tried that too.. everything broke in bits! not sure what the plastic is made of but it was CRACKING like a cheap chinese toy..

Maybe get a hacksaw blade and try to cut it in half (without cutting into the threads)?

Lakeland · 28 Apr 2013 at 16:36

grudas said:
tried that too.. everything broke in bits! not sure what the plastic is made of but it was CRACKING like a cheap chinese toy..

I'm sure a small engineering firm would get that out for £50 or so, worth a call tomorrow.

uniQ · 28 Apr 2013 at 16:40

Just bought a Fizik Arione CX w/ Kium rails test saddle from the bay for a tenner. Sure it's orange but that’s a £125 saddle

Might see if I can reupholster it depending how bright it is.

Mr Jones · 28 Apr 2013 at 16:47

It's not like people will be starring at your butt (that long anyway) to notice the bright raging orange thing you're sitting on

My second ride out, another short distance (5 miles) after adjusting my seat and angle, trying out my fit and stretching my legs - not cycled in over a year. Still recovering from saddle sore. Will slowly make my way up to endurance length... Why did I choose to live in Pontefract?! Bloody hills, great going down, PITA going up, especially with head wind!

uniQ · 28 Apr 2013 at 16:53

Mr Jones said:
It's not like people will be starring at your butt (that long anyway) to notice the bright raging orange thing you're sitting on

Can't be brighter than the yellow test saddle I have on right now

Hills are awesome, you'll be grateful for them once you get your fitness up!

grudas · 28 Apr 2013 at 16:55

Lakeland said:
I'm sure a small engineering firm would get that out for £50 or so, worth a call tomorrow.

Borden said:
Try carefully drilling lots of holes all the way around and then break it up into bits until its all out.

touch said:
Maybe get a hacksaw blade and try to cut it in half (without cutting into the threads)?

3 things i need to try before i give up..

drilling be me worth a go but i need to be CRAZY careful with it, hacksaw is the same and sending it to a workshop is my last hope tbh..

50quid looks reasonable compared to a new frame

rogan · 28 Apr 2013 at 17:02

grudas, get it down to LMNH on old street, they'll sort you out

Mr Jones · 28 Apr 2013 at 17:05

uniQ said:
Hills are awesome, you'll be grateful for them once you get your fitness up!

I'm not grateful yet. Maybe another the next 4 weeks of up and down commuting will start making a difference.

Here's my new ride!

Fuji Sportif 1.1

Miles lighter than my previous bike (a mountain bike that got knicked last summer) but nowhere close to what some of you guys have. Still need to train my legs to power it - I seem to feel the effect of side wind more than when I was on a heavier bike.

grudas · 28 Apr 2013 at 17:28

rogan said:
grudas, get it down to LMNH on old street, they'll sort you out

sent them an email with some pics before i get it over to their workshop

hopefully ill get some good news! as its been going to turd non stop the past two days!

if its gone then i guess the best idea is to get a ribble frame for ~110 + new bb + chainset and the rest of my old parts should fit no problems, even the headset etc will be alright

next week commuting on my bmx will be FUN for sure.. :eek:

rogan · 28 Apr 2013 at 17:49

dolan frameset would be good too