Road Cycling

FrenchTart · 4 Nov 2016 at 18:50

What the actual fudge.

BishBashBosh frame only supports 140mm rotor on the rear. PX website states 160mm so obviously it was a bit of a surprise when I tried to put my wheel on...

Going to have to ring them tomorrow about it. Sigh.

Hopefully Evans stock an adaptor so I can limp there on one brake tomorrow morning.

FrenchTart · 4 Nov 2016 at 20:17

SoliD said:
Guessing with the use of an adaptor, nothing left in the box?

Nope...was pretty careful to grab everything out of that and keep it to one side.

Pretty annoying all in all. Got my gears sorted though. Need to ruin the look of it with mudguards, sort out the general fit and do a slap-dash job of adding bar tape next.

FrenchTart · 4 Nov 2016 at 22:18

Cheers

I realised earlier that I'd also forgotten to order the recessed mudguard adaptor bolt things for the rears so...that's also a thing.

Given that the physio and consultant advice is to leave riding a bit longer I may end up seeing the two sets of events as a sign :/

FrenchTart · 5 Nov 2016 at 10:28

Looks awesome SoliD

Nowhere local has the adaptor I need so looks like my riding plans this weekend are scuppered. Back to the turbo :/

...though I suppose it will make the physio and consultant happy when I tell them I resisted riding outside.

FrenchTart · 7 Nov 2016 at 19:52

Dear ******* lord. Got the adaptor and tried to fit it but one of the bolt holes on the BBB frame is shorter than it should be so it won't work. So annoying. I had way less hassle with my "dodgy" Chinese carbon frame.

Need to find a shorter bolt.

FrenchTart · 7 Nov 2016 at 19:56

Most problems with lights being too bright are down to the user tbh.

FrenchTart · 7 Nov 2016 at 20:01

I'm so annoyed with this BBB debacle :/

FrenchTart · 7 Nov 2016 at 20:16

It's an M5 bolt but I need one that is shorter than normal... Really vague but I can't find my tape measure. Argh.

FrenchTart · 7 Nov 2016 at 20:20

Bish Bash Bosh frame.

FrenchTart · 7 Nov 2016 at 20:25

Might be M6...need to check.

Cheers for the link. I am kind of annoyed that I'm again being screwed over by PX.

FrenchTart · 7 Nov 2016 at 20:26

hornetstinger said:
Just cut it down? Or use a grinder?

Cutting down a bolt is easier said than done. I do have a dremel but I don't have anything secure enough to hold it whilst I cut it down.

FrenchTart · 7 Nov 2016 at 20:43

Ah, that could work. I'll see if I can have a play.

FrenchTart · 7 Nov 2016 at 21:00

Lol. If I get round to trying it (tbh app form is not going well) the bolt will be attached to something I don't care about

FrenchTart · 7 Nov 2016 at 21:08

I definitely should've just imported my own frame for less money and less hassle

FrenchTart · 7 Nov 2016 at 21:28

hornetstinger said:
I don't like disc brakes at all. No modulation basically no braking power then lockup. Find my M615 to be worse than all the other road dual pivot. Have cut down hose, bled and burped them..

Eh? Modulation is one of the few things that disc brakes are unarguably better at.

FrenchTart · 9 Nov 2016 at 22:10

oli collett said:
Disc brake people - any recommendations for pads? For my commuter road bike fitted with TRP hy/rd so ideally good performance in mixed conditions

Get the ones from UberBike that support HY/RDs. As above, there are several brands that claim they do but in the best case you'll have an absolute nightmare fitting them.

FrenchTart · 10 Nov 2016 at 09:51

You totally do. I burn through them at a rate of about 10 a year.

FrenchTart · 10 Nov 2016 at 10:13

That's including me fixing 2-3 punctures per tube before binning them btw.

Obviously not going through them at much of a rate right now but my mileage previously was 8k or more per year. Not sure of yours though I imagine it's similarly high.

FrenchTart · 10 Nov 2016 at 20:36

More bike annoyances. Got the bolt sorted and installed mudguards. Now the headset won't tighten up. Super super annoying.

FrenchTart · 10 Nov 2016 at 20:39

Indeed.