Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby disoriented on Sun 14th Mar 4:27pm

shmoodiver wrote:the new dura ace doesn't like going much above a 25


:lol: Doesn't shimano claim that its able to use with a 28?! I stand by my comment.
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby musket on Sun 14th Mar 4:49pm

I've worked on any number of team bikes with DA and 27's since 7900 was introduced, and they''ve all shifted fine.

If you can't get it over a 25, you've serviced it wrong, or set it up wrong.
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby shmoodiver on Sun 14th Mar 5:03pm

yeah, shit loads of b screw. :crazy:
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby musket on Sun 14th Mar 5:06pm

The mechanics job is to make it work. If it takes b-screw, and then works sweet, it was probably designed to work just like that.
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby shmoodiver on Sun 14th Mar 5:27pm

not a fan of lots of b screw, i find i messes with the shift in the higher end. that being said, i'm sure when you have a new cassette and chain regularly, shifting is usually pretty tight
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby nzmatto on Mon 15th Mar 8:22am

So it sounds like it's possible then. At least I won't look like such an arse when I ask for a big range of gears.
Glad to have created some discussion.
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby SlackBoy on Mon 15th Mar 8:38am

shmoodiver wrote:not a fan of lots of b screw, i find i messes with the shift in the higher end. that being said, i'm sure when you have a new cassette and chain regularly, shifting is usually pretty tight

Ain't no point in having gears that work exactly 100% perect if you can't ride the bike up the bloody hill tho
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby shmoodiver on Mon 15th Mar 1:12pm

point.
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby psychavoc on Mon 15th Mar 1:23pm

squirrel!
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby shmoodiver on Mon 15th Mar 7:09pm

:lol:
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby emildev on Sat 20th Mar 1:58pm

can i convert my dmr revolver QR hubs to 12mm?
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby shmoodiver on Sat 20th Mar 6:34pm

nope
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby DogsBollocks on Mon 22nd Mar 1:42pm

So I needs a new chain and these just came on sale
http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/SACH ... peed-Chain
http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/SACH ... peed-Chain
but not sure if I should replace the cassette at the same time. It's only 9 months old (new on a Scale 35) so I assume it's still in pretty good nick. How do I tell ? and which of these would be the better chain. All the componentry on my horse is shimano so I assume the cassette is.

Cheers :)
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby philstar on Mon 22nd Mar 2:17pm

DogsBollocks wrote:So I needs a new chain and these just came on sale
http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/SACH ... peed-Chain
http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/SACH ... peed-Chain
but not sure if I should replace the cassette at the same time. It's only 9 months old (new on a Scale 35) so I assume it's still in pretty good nick. How do I tell ? and which of these would be the better chain. All the componentry on my horse is shimano so I assume the cassette is.

Cheers :)


same link? and how worn is the chain?
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Re: Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

Postby DogsBollocks on Mon 22nd Mar 2:26pm

philstar wrote:
DogsBollocks wrote:So I needs a new chain and these just came on sale
http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/SACH ... peed-Chain
http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/SACH ... peed-Chain
but not sure if I should replace the cassette at the same time. It's only 9 months old (new on a Scale 35) so I assume it's still in pretty good nick. How do I tell ? and which of these would be the better chain. All the componentry on my horse is shimano so I assume the cassette is.

Cheers :)


same link? and how worn is the chain?


Sorry :blush: Here's the other one
http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/SHCH ... ---CN-7701
Chain is in about 6 pieces, along with my chain breaker (hence 7 1/4 hrs in a support car instead of completing the Rainbow :crazy: )
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