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Apr 14, 2021 14:54:15 GMT
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bullmoose.  not sure about the lower end of the market but these were the original mountain bike handlebar. got a few quid spare? these are worth a wodge in good condition if they are original. or buy get replicas from the likes of Nitto who do the 901rx that isn't a quill stem but would fit an adapter. |
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Last Edit: Apr 14, 2021 14:55:39 GMT by novocaine
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Apr 15, 2021 14:39:38 GMT
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before you junk the trek, take the gear hanger off. have you tried wheel building and truing yet? I'd be happy to talk you through it but there is little better resource than sheldon brown on the subject. get the back wheel trued up in the frame and I reckon you'll be golden. |
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duncanmartin
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Apr 15, 2021 15:07:27 GMT
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Wheelbuilding is great. If you do want to give it a go, this online book is well worth it - it's got lots of useful information and guides on how to build a truing stand and stuff too. Plus, once you've bought it you get free updates for ever. www.wheelpro.co.uk/wheelbuilding/book.php |
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Apr 15, 2021 15:37:44 GMT
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before you junk the trek, take the gear hanger off. The Trek frame is completely stripped, and I used pretty much everything from it on the Mongoose including the front and rear mech. Or do you mean this part of the frame?..  Do you need it novocaine ? I can chop it off and send it to you if you like? I've not yet tried wheel building. My feeling is that this is a skill that requires patience, something that I lack for th most part. However I'll look into it and see if I can have a go. Thanks for the advise chaps. |
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Apr 15, 2021 16:28:09 GMT
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The gear hanger is the bolt-on bit that the mech bolts to in your picture.
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Apr 15, 2021 19:32:41 GMT
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The gear hanger is the bolt-on bit that the mech bolts to in your picture. I only just realised thats a seperate peice! Doh!! I've not been doing this long  |
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Apr 15, 2021 19:34:09 GMT
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Apr 18, 2021 20:21:16 GMT
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May 10, 2021 21:51:31 GMT
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1. does it clink if you stand up? 3 steps to a quiet buke. 1. lubrication. 2. lubrication 3. lubrication. now where should you apply said lube? no, that's a personal choice, I mean the bike. seatpost. take it out, clean it up, slap a bit of slippy stuff on the post and shove it back in the hole. bar to stem. same process as before. as it's a quill stem, pull that out and give the shaft a good clean up and lube. seat rails, you can do this with spit, but most people use a bit of lube. If that doesn't work, take 2 aspirin and call me in the morning. note. all of the above are more likely than a frame getting close to deceased. but just for the sake of it, check head tube to top tube and down tube welds, these are the most likely failure point. after than check the rest starting at the bottom bracket, but they aren't as stressed and I've only ever seen a few bikes fail there (we don't call em crackanfail for nothing) |
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My first thought on a tink-tink noise would be that there's a cable somewhere that's plinking on something. So check to see if your cables are sticking out at the wheel or the crank. The secodn would be the wheels - you probably have other wheels you can swap over, but if not you can just plink each spoke with your fingernail and see if they all sound the same. If all that fails, it's likely to be one of the areas that novocaine pointe out - you can probably diagnose which one by: 1. Pedal sitting 2. Pedal standing 3. Freewheel sitting 4. Freewheel standing. I once spent weeks trying to fix a creaking bottom bracket to discover it was the seatpost/saddle interface creaking! Good luck. |
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May 11, 2021 12:54:22 GMT
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seat post to saddle is a good one, I have a frame that creaks if the drinks bottle screws in the seat tube are do up to tight. imagine how long that took to find. |
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May 21, 2021 20:03:54 GMT
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Thanks for the advise guys, I'm still looking for the noise, but it doesn't seem to do it if I stand up.
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May 21, 2021 20:10:19 GMT
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May 22, 2021 11:42:50 GMT
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I bought my wife an electric bike. She loves it I love it so much I wanted 1 too.
I don't have the financial means to get a new one too atm. So, I bought a second hand one.
Needed some work but the electric side of things worked fine.
It needed 2 new tires and a seat.
Now the sad thing is that I can go to the shop and buy 2 tires and a seat and spend a small fortune on some
decent gear. I was able to buy a brand new bike from someone that bought it but never used it.
New gear at the shop would have cost me about $130. I bought this new never used bike for $70.
(actually the bike only cost me $20 as I sold a MTB for $50 that I got for free)
Anyway I have now a great looking electric bike and a brand new bike without tires and a seat ready for the tip??? I find this a sad thing and hope I can give it away to someone that has some use for it.
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Sept 11, 2021 13:36:32 GMT
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Sept 11, 2021 14:32:54 GMT
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You finally got one I sold my one for 75 last year, just didn't ride it enough. For a budget bike they ride really nice, could have done with a lean back seat post on mine. You need some white walls now |
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Sept 22, 2021 13:47:32 GMT
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Yep, finally got one. and with the kids at school I've even been able to enjoy it a little bit |
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Sept 22, 2021 16:40:53 GMT
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Sept 22, 2021 16:42:31 GMT
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