XC: Short Track Mtb Series - Wellington

Monolith · *by **Monolith** on Wed 14/May/08 2:35pm*

Good to hear you've been taking it seriously Ben

Conners · *by **Conners** on Wed 14/May/08 2:48pm*

mob: As you know, I'm a pretty serious kind of guy :lol:

I really need to get on my bike again though. It's been so long that the hairs on my legs have grown back... :blush:

ryda · *by **ryda** on Sat 17/May/08 7:27pm*

looking like it's going to be perfect weather for racing

Monolith · *by **Monolith** on Sat 17/May/08 7:31pm*

Yay

perfect weather for being lapped out after a couple of minutes

Nick_K · *by **Nick_K** on Sat 17/May/08 7:32pm*

wgtngrl · *by **wgtngrl** on Sat 17/May/08 7:34pm*

Don't forget the ride after too

Anyone keen on a nice volume roadie afterwards, bring your roadie and join us. If the wind stays down we'll stay clear of too many hills

XCrazy · *by **XCrazy** on Sat 17/May/08 7:41pm*

I'm booked in for resistance training tomoro.... bottom bracket on my bike has kind of partially seized after last time and I only just noticed this afternoon and didn't have the tools to pull it apart :hmmm:

it loosens up after a bit of riding

wgtngrl · *by **wgtngrl** on Sat 17/May/08 7:55pm*

Oh no! Is it Shimano external? Can bring a BB tool for you to borrow if you like (I won't need it again til I leave - if I decide to take it - I shouldn't really need it).

ThingOne · *by **ThingOne** on Sat 17/May/08 7:57pm*

wgtngrl wrote: Oh no! Is it Shimano external? Can bring a BB tool for you to borrow if you like (I won't need it again til I leave - if I decide to take it - I shouldn't really need it).

You would need new BB cups though, once they have siezed they are pretty stuffed.

wgtngrl · *by **wgtngrl** on Sat 17/May/08 8:01pm*

True... I wonder what we did with my old ones. They were quite knackered, but still rolling (just rumbly). I'll have a quick look in the am on the way out and bring up anything that might be useful just in case. I know I have at least one side that is still functioning (again, if I can find it...)

XCrazy · *by **XCrazy** on Sat 17/May/08 8:02pm*

It is shimano and its just gone really stiff if you could bring the tool that would be cool... and grease as well :huh:

should be able to fix it up to last a week or so until I get a new one, i sense a large part replaement coming :paranoid:

I'm actually quite surprised its not doing well as its only about 6 months old, my previous one lasted at least 18 months :huh:

Monolith · *by **Monolith** on Sat 17/May/08 8:03pm*

wgtngrl wrote:

Don't forget the ride after too

Anyone keen on a nice volume roadie afterwards, bring your roadie and join us. If the wind stays down we'll stay clear of too many hills

that's not a bad scheme at all....

ThingOne · *by **ThingOne** on Sat 17/May/08 8:07pm*

XCrazy wrote: It is shimano and its just gone really stiff if you could bring the tool that would be cool... and grease as well should be able to fix it up to last a week or so until I get a new one, i sense a large part replaement coming

I'm actually quite surprised its not doing well as its only about 6 months old, my previous one lasted at least 18 months

And a liberal dose of CRC.

wgtngrl · *by **wgtngrl** on Sat 17/May/08 8:09pm*

Monolith wrote:
wgtngrl wrote:

Don't forget the ride after too

Anyone keen on a nice volume roadie afterwards, bring your roadie and join us. If the wind stays down we'll stay clear of too many hills

that's not a bad scheme at all....

Bring your roadie

And Cam - I don't have grease, but will bring what I've got that might be useful.

Nick_K · *by **Nick_K** on Sat 17/May/08 8:11pm*

Assuming its a ext BB you can take the crank arms off and then remove the seals, degrease the bearing and repack with grease.

You don't need to even take the cups out of the bb so no tools are requried.

Normally flogs out pretty quickly after this though.

XC: Short Track Mtb Series - Wellington

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