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It’s one of those things that if I knew it would be fairly straight forward, I’d be confident enough to follow an online guide and give it a go

It’s just that I think mine is a bit more complicated due to needing to remove the BB. I’d be more than happy to do it myself if I knew I could do it over a weekend. Especially if the cost of the tools was less than what a shop would cost me. Having the tools and knowledge would be much more beneficial
 
Junglist said:
It’s one of those things that if I knew it would be fairly straight forward, I’d be confident enough to follow an online guide and give it a go

It’s just that I think mine is a bit more complicated due to needing to remove the BB. I’d be more than happy to do it myself if I knew I could do it over a weekend. Especially if the cost of the tools was less than what a shop would cost me. Having the tools and knowledge would be much more beneficial
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Removing bb is easy as. Just get the right tool. I’ve built full bikes a million times with no prior knowledge. Electric group sets make it even easier.
 
Given your concerns, maybe just spend the time dismantling your bike. If you go through the steps to remove everything, then refitting the new stuff is basically the same process in reverse. If when you go through the process of removing everything and you get overwhelmed, then you take it to your LBS.

That way you know what to expect ahead of the installation.

Sure you might be without the bike for a little bit longer as you need some buffer time, but shouldn't be much more.
 
I actually watched a few videos about removing the BB and bearings last night and it seems that as long as you have the right tools, it should be fairly straight forward. I'm really leaning towards doing it myself because the more I watch the more it all just looks pretty straight forward and if anything as long as I can mount the derailleurs correctly it looks like setting them up is even easier than mechanical and dealing with cable tension.

Going to get together a tool list, double check here and if it does work out similar or cheaper than going to the LBS then it seems the sensible option long term if i ever want to fix my or my partners bike. Think it's looking like a winter weekend job though
 
I think it makes total sense. As i say, when i built mine i took it to a local independent bike mechanic to just give it a once over and check torque on bolts etc. Turned out it wasn't needed but was good for my peace of mind.

Tools i would definitely go individual, i find a lot in my Lifeline tool kit that i don't need. The benefit though is a nice plastic moulded case for it all to sit in.
 
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I'm a big fan of being able to service my own bike. Cheaper, never have to wait for it to happen, gets even cheaper over time once you have the tools. I quite enjoy it and there is something nice about just being able to do what you want with your bike without involving anyone else.

And as the army say, "If you can fix a bike, you can fix an apache helicopter!" Life skills yo
 
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Was looking at Park Tools but their names are so confusing lol.

So I am assuming the bits I need are -

Good quality Hex Set
Torque wrench
I have a Press Fit 86.5 bottom bracket so I assume I'll need the tool to remove and put bearings back in (does this need to be specific?)
Mineral Oil bleeding kit
 
think for press fit BB's is just a very basic "threaded rod" that pushes the bearings/bb into the frame.. so quite a simple tool and probably some thing you can find on amazon/ebay.

park tools is good brand of quality tools but again, I'd have a look at bike shop own brands as they're much more affordable and often good enough for casual servicing etc. Park tools is pro level imo.

all in, lego can be harder than this! and this has a youtube video for everything.
 
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So that should be enough to remove and install the majority of the kit? If that's the case then it would be much cheaper to do it myself!

Though this still comes back to how do I route the cable. I'd like to assume that there would be enough room for the cable to go around the top of the BB but I wouldn't know without tearing it apart
 
fez said:
I'm a big fan of being able to service my own bike. Cheaper, never have to wait for it to happen, gets even cheaper over time once you have the tools. I quite enjoy it and there is something nice about just being able to do what you want with your bike without involving anyone else.

And as the army say, "If you can fix a bike, you can fix an apache helicopter!" Life skills yo
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Can't resurface your own disc brake mounts though can ya ;)
 
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Junglist said:
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So that should be enough to remove and install the majority of the kit? If that's the case then it would be much cheaper to do it myself!

Though this still comes back to how do I route the cable. I'd like to assume that there would be enough room for the cable to go around the top of the BB but I wouldn't know without tearing it apart
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Should be fine with that Torque wrench. Just note that some things can require ~40Nm, but you should be ok just just do that by hand. I've never used my torque wrench on my bike. Although i do admit it's a bit foolish given i own one and could be over tightening things.
 
Junglist said:
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So that should be enough to remove and install the majority of the kit? If that's the case then it would be much cheaper to do it myself!

Though this still comes back to how do I route the cable. I'd like to assume that there would be enough room for the cable to go around the top of the BB but I wouldn't know without tearing it apart
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If you do do this, I'd be keen for your comments on how easy/hard it was! I can just about handle indexing gears, but have never done anything more complex and am wondering whether it's even worth trying to learn!
 
manic111 said:
If you do do this, I'd be keen for your comments on how easy/hard it was! I can just about handle indexing gears, but have never done anything more complex and am wondering whether it's even worth trying to learn!
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I built a bike from scratch with no more knowledge about bikes than just about being able to change a tyre. Indexing gears is probably one of the trickiest elements and with DI2/AXS you don't even need to do that.
 
Martynt74 said:
I built a bike from scratch with no more knowledge about bikes than just about being able to change a tyre. Indexing gears is probably one of the trickiest elements and with DI2/AXS you don't even need to do that.
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Yeah, it's definitely on my list of projects to buy a vintage frame and build a bike. But I need to justify it, including by divesting myself of at least one bike, first!
 
manic111 said:
If you do do this, I'd be keen for your comments on how easy/hard it was! I can just about handle indexing gears, but have never done anything more complex and am wondering whether it's even worth trying to learn!
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I'm 99% sure I'm going to give it a go. I'm of the thinking that as long as I have the right tools, have a bit of patience and a liberal use of swear words and I'll get through it.

I'm sure we will all be in here to laugh at my **** up though! :p
 
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Found this image on the Canyon site. Really, I guess as long as there is enough of a void between the frame and the bottom bracket housing, I should be able to have the cable go down the seat tube and back up through this part here....

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Though I expect i'm going to have to find a solution to block the holes back up as I doubt the DI2 connector would pass through the rubber? Or maybe a very careful cut with a blade
 
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