Search results

Does anyone know if spacers made out of nylon are strong enough to retain their spacing gap under high bolt compression? I have a bunch of 0.5mm and 1mm nylon spacers and I was hoping to use these as spindle spacers to maintain a 51mm chainline on my bicycle. I am wondering if nylon spacers...

Originally Posted by Kamele0N More then chain life....you prolong rear&front cassette life with cleaning Theoretically yes. But in practice, one dusty ride and everything is contaminated with grit anyways. In any case, my 1x11 XG 1175 sram cassette currently has close to 2000 off-road miles...

It probably makes more sense to clean a road bike chain than a mountain bike chain. Even a new mountain bike chain gets dirty after one or two rides. Simply not worth the effort vs the cost. And there is no evidence that cleaning it prolongs life. In fact, the only time I have ever snapped a...

I mostly mountain bike and I never clean my chain. I just use Boeshield T9 and lube when it gets noisy. I don't overapply. My KMC x11.93 chains usually last anywhere between 600-1000 offroad miles which I would say is pretty impressive for an 11 speed chain offroad. IMO, it's not worth the time...

Ok thanks. I've seen many Circle Ks over the years but they have always had an explicit tall gas brand sign with the Circle K sign only on the building. This particular one only has a tall Circle K sign with no gas brand sign to be found anywhere.

Resurrecting an old thread. Does anybody know if Circle K is the same thing as Shell gas? A new one just opened up near me and they are advertising Shell credit cards.

JJ's suggestion to wait a couple months is good. The 2018s will be discounted heavily and you will get some sweet deals. For a budget <$800, don't even think about a full suspension bike. Anything in that price range will be junk. Buy the most expensive hardtail you can afford from a well known...

Get her the BMW before she asks for the 70K house remodel.

Congrats. I rented a Cujo not too long ago and I was really impressed with the handling. I normally ride a close to 3k full suspension bike and it took me only about 10 minutes to get used to the Cujo and start pushing it hard on the trails. They really got the geometry dialed. I am really...

Thanks for the responses. I asked specifically about aluminum because the stem threads are aluminum and the bolt is steel. I just assumed that steel was more robust because the degreaser I use (White Lightening Clean Streak) is designed for steel drivetrains on bikes. But I wasn't sure about...

I wanted to degrease some threads on my bike before using the torque wrench since the torque specs are for dry threads. I'm curious - what is a safe way to degrease aluminum and steel threads? I thought about using a speed degreaser and then it occurred to me it might be harmful to aluminum...

If the bike shop doesn't want to sell you a bike that fits you, walk away. It's a [censored] store and they will likely take shortcuts after the sale too. My shop will order a bike for me to make sure I get the right size. I would not be in a hurry to jump to a full suspension bike. Many trails...

The make is Bontrager (Trek). I think I might have discovered one possibility for over-tightening. I removed the other bolt that did not break and it had grease on it. I suspect that the bike mechanic greased the bolts before tightening them down which could have resulted in over-torquing either...

How would you know if the bolt is a "Torque to yield?" The best description I got on my stem bolts is: ``Uses M5 countersunk, corrosion-resistant steel bolts with 5.2Nm torque spec''

One more question for you guys. If the bolt fails, is that likely to compromise the threads as well? I'm worried that I may have to replace the stem.

Thanks KrisZ. As for the torque wrench, it's fairly new. I've used it a few times on the handlebar stem bolts and a few other bolts using the correct torque settings. The wrench clicked without tightening the bolts further. That is, most of the other fasteners didn't need additional tightening...

Good info. So it sounds like I should just go ahead and replace the bolts every few months if I am going to adjust the headset often.

So I had a bolt on my bike snap even though I was under-torquing it by about 0.7nm (max is 5.2nm and torque wrench was at 4.5nm). This was one of two stem pinch bolts. I usually tighten gradually since I try to balance the torque across the two opposing bolts. Usually, I have no problems getting...

Originally Posted By: Kuato After Kansas you'll need a break.... Pike's Peak is very neat to drive up and down and has stunning views. Just West of Colorado Springs on Route 24. There is also Garden of the gods on the way up, as well as some other things to see. You might want to look up...

Originally Posted By: simple_gifts Do you have any specific interests? On my x-country drive i stopped by the US Calvary Museum in Ft Riley Kansas and also the Geology Museum @ the Colorado School of Mines; In no way am I suggesting stopping @ those, but a some interests might give you better...