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| location | Brazil | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
| seen | Feb 20 at 18:20 | |
| stats | profile views | 19 |
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Aug 10 |
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Why ride a fixed-gear bike? #2 could be achieved by never changing gears. It does not solve the problem. It's like saying you will never write because you don't like when pencil points breaks. |
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Aug 10 |
answered | Why are frame pads no longer readily available? |
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Aug 10 |
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Home-made sealed freewheel? replying to myself... SS=single speed. just found what you are mentioning, i think... whiteind.com/singlespeedgearing/freewheels.html will investigate this solution. maybe i can retrofit the seal... ouch they are around $90 |
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Aug 10 |
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Home-made sealed freewheel? @zenbike sorry missed your comment on this one. care to explain the "use the correct grease" statement? also, what is the "SS version"? If I can buy a product or if it at least provide me with inspiration for my DIY project, it will be good news! |
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Aug 10 |
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Home-made sealed freewheel? they do not have much pits. diameter of the ones i bothered to test was perfectly constant (only have precision caliper, no bearing template to test them all at once), but again, even if I buy a NEW freewheel, even if it's a premium new freewheel for $100, it will still need oil at least every 6months. there ought be a way to seal them... or so i hope :) |
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Aug 10 |
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Home-made sealed freewheel? about the 3-4h. i had no idea what i was doing and had to open/clean each bearing twice :) knowing what i'm doing, it's faster then assembling ikea furniture. |
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Aug 10 |
answered | What's the best way to lift a bike onto a storage hook? |
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Aug 10 |
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Why don't bikes by auto manufacturers make it into bike shops or onto the streets? I would buy that yellow renault. Also, two years ago BMW showed a hybrid bike that folded into the space for the spare tire. but i can't find it now. |
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Aug 9 |
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Home-made sealed freewheel? @ʍǝɥʇɐɯ those are good point but getting an ebay one would still require me to open up and lube it. even buying a new one, manufacturer says "re-lube twice a year". so there's no gain in getting a new one. Mine is a 5 speed hyperglade 14-30. it's difficult to get a new one like that. even something that costs 3x more than shimano, harriscyclery.net/product/…, requires oil twice a year. I'm trying to solve the oil leaking out problem EVEN if I get a new one. |
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Aug 9 |
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Home-made sealed freewheel? @zenbike i put more info there. It's a BMX 5speed freewheel shimano MF-Z012. Btw, i'm still waiting for the slick honey oil you suggest on another question when i was still trying to remove said freewheel :) |
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Aug 9 |
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Home-made sealed freewheel? @daniel i want to prevent oil from going out. |
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Aug 9 |
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Home-made sealed freewheel? @ʍǝɥʇɐɯ there's only one model shimano makes for my system. and it's awful. the high end models ($50 are no better). and redoing my freewheel twice (used grease the 1st time) took me around 3-4hours. but the question is about home-made oil seal. |
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Aug 9 |
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Home-made sealed freewheel? added 1646 characters in body; edited tags |
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Aug 9 |
asked | Home-made sealed freewheel? |
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Aug 9 |
answered | What to use to clean a derailleur? |
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Aug 5 |
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How do I bring an old bike up to speed? added 625 characters in body |
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Aug 5 |
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How do I bring an old bike up to speed? remember that 30yrs ago, little kids used to ride them without any problem :) but yes, new tech is way cooler. but i doubt he paid anything close to 300 on that. |
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Aug 5 |
answered | How do I bring an old bike up to speed? |
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Aug 4 |
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Why don't brakes come with 'Safety Levers' any more? So just because there are two levers instead of one it's bound to not work? does not make much sense. |
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Aug 4 |
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