Soldato
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I'm real tempted to give the Hammerhead Karoo 2 a go but it's £360.. still there's a 45 day free trial apparently.
Yes. I might have followed a youtube video which suggested you don't need to remove the teeth for the freehub. The bearing does just about go in with some light scoring judging by the bearing that came out. Not ideal but I asked a bike shop if they can do it and they said they don't have the tool either + it's £65.You changed the hub bearings? The drive side ones usually/used to sit behind the ratchet ring in the hub shell.
I'd check they are seated properly for sure.
Ah. I hadn't noticed it can take a SIM too. Not sure I see much value in that especially as it's likely to deplete battery life quite a bit. I'd hope it can piggyback phone's data connection via bluetooth.I don't think I'd seen this device before, it certainly does look interesting. Running Android and taking a SIM, I guess you can connect a headset in and listen to podcasts through it and even make phones calls? You could leave your phone at home?
Yes. I might have followed a youtube video which suggested you don't need to remove the teeth for the freehub. The bearing does just about go in with some light scoring judging by the bearing that came out. Not ideal but I asked a bike shop if they can do it and they said they don't have the tool either + it's £65.
My strap is ancient and rotting through in places. Grim but still going strong!My Tickr strap managed to expire today. New ones seem to be like rocking horse poo at the minute. Might have to upgrade to the Tickr2 which seems a bit of a waste. Can you use a third party strap and if so any recommendations as it’s the sort of thing that Amazon will be full of cheap **** copies.
It was probably me getting the Hammerhead confused with the Stages. Just recalled DCR talking about sideloading or something!The Hammerhead 2 is literally Android
Connect iQ is pretty closed really. Hard for any dev to just rock up and write something. Need access to the APIs from Garmin. You have to wonder though what the Hammerhead 2 really offers over a cheap waterproof phone? I'd imagine with a big battery and network off one could last a while. Not sure what app would be useful though. I'm real tempted to give the Hammerhead Karoo 2 a go but it's £360.. still there's a 45 day free trial apparently.
And yes, I'd imagine the Garmin boot issue will solve itself with the SD card changed (no issues with it out) ... but the general temperamental ride/route syncing issues will always be there I think.
Looking at that diag the part '6' is a kinda spacer which sits 'through' the middle of the freehub mechanism, it fits into the first part of the freehub - to press against the inner race of the internal bearing there. That race then 'held' by that spacer to the hub shell - with the freehub itself spinning on the outer race of that same bearing. If either of those 2 bearings isn't in far enough (or too tight) then the freehub is binding to the shell and turning with it.Yup. That looks like the setup I have. I wonder if maybe I just haven't seated the bearing far enough or something like that.. It was quite some time ago but the freehub seemed to sit in fine.
Send the hub/freehub to @Jonny ///M ! Mates rates!I've never managed to get a bearing out without removing the ring so if you got it out it may be a newer wheel that doesn't need the ring removed. We have the tool for it to make life easier.
I've seen videos of people putting the wheel in a vice with a massive long wooden post to unscrew it so not sure I'd trust a 3D printed piece!The tool is just required to unscrew the outer teeth from the hub shell isn't it? See lots of people making them for smart trainers and such with 3d printers...
Haha, valid point. Might explain why people are making a killing machining them for those with smart turbo trainers to change bearings. They're the same price as you found - but only as you can't get them, or they're triple the price to get genuine!I've seen videos of people putting the wheel in a vice with a massive long wooden post to unscrew it so not sure I'd trust a 3D printed piece!
Yeah weekend job. How did you get it in there anyway, drift? Use whatever you used to get it in, but without the ratchet removal I guess you drifted from the other side (so need to move back the way it came)?Had a closer look and I think the DS hub bearing is a little too proud.
I guess that means freehub doesn't go in far enough and that causes the sticking. I don't have an extended socket to be able to press it past the axle so I guess I either a) get an extended socket b) remove the NDS again and push this one in further. Sounds like a weekend job. Will switch tyre back over to crappy Aksium for now!
I'd have tapped on his door on the way past and screamed at him to give way if he's stoppingOne guy even pulled out on me at a big roundabout so I ended up on the inside of him. He wound down his window and shouted "cyclists have to give way in all directions on a roundabout you ****"
Resisted the urge to knock his wing mirror/have words as I went past him in the road work queue 100m down the road
One guy even pulled out on me at a big roundabout so I ended up on the inside of him. He wound down his window and shouted "cyclists have to give way in all directions on a roundabout you ****"
Not sure I see much value in that especially as it's likely to deplete battery life quite a bit. I'd hope it can piggyback phone's data connection via bluetooth.
Pretty sure I used a BB press and the old bearing. This was before the axle goes in (and then the NDS bearing). NDS bearing I think I used a socket and a good old hammer It was drifted in from the side pictured. I don't think you can go in from the other side as I think there might have been a seat/lip for it. If it's all lined up fine it just about goes in. As I say though the bearing that came out had some very light scoring on the outer race from the ring nut teeth.Yeah weekend job. How did you get it in there anyway, drift? Use whatever you used to get it in, but without the ratchet removal I guess you drifted from the other side (so need to move back the way it came)?
I keep meaning to get one of those Halfords Professional kits... Next time they have an offer on maybe.Could just have a rummage and see if you can find a washer big enough to sit over the outer race, then tap around the outside with a punch to move it inwards a tiny amount. But having multiple extended sockets is the way forwards. Got a bunch of them in my Halfords Professional kit and they've done more drift/spacer work than anything else...
Guessing that was in the Frimley area... had a few incidents that way.One guy even pulled out on me at a big roundabout so I ended up on the inside of him. He wound down his window and shouted "cyclists have to give way in all directions on a roundabout you ****"
Resisted the urge to knock his wing mirror/have words as I went past him in the road work queue 100m down the road
I had one last week. Road works on his side of road. Priority sign giving us priority (bit unnecessary as we have right of way anyway). Driver sees us and just drives at us. We ride at him (not amazing decision admittedly). He stops and looks like he's gonna get out his granny mobile but guess he decides nah 2vs1. We said can't you read the sign? He then claimed there was no sign for him. I said doesn't matter if there's a sign or not we have priority... Turned out there was actually no sign for him but still no priority for him and even if he had priority you don't drive at someone already there...Lol, do these people make up rules if they dont remember any or is it some distortion of a technicality being Chinese whispered?
Yeah I'm sure but £60 odd on the ring nut removal tool... I might as well get new wheels.Can't beat having correct tools for the job.
My Tickr strap managed to expire today. New ones seem to be like rocking horse poo at the minute. Might have to upgrade to the Tickr2 which seems a bit of a waste. Can you use a third party strap and if so any recommendations as it’s the sort of thing that Amazon will be full of cheap **** copies.