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I can't fix my tire
It looks like you have the bead outside the rim.
Here's a schematic from Wikimedia, of an installed tire. It looks like you have left the part labeled 4 on the outside.
How you can fix this is, put a ...
- 1,050
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Where can I buy a radiused washer?
Google "Diacompe half moon washer" and you'll see a bunch of options. Diacompe is the go-to for these. They make a tight and a broad radius version and call them rear and front respectively, ...
- 80k
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Setting the Ritchey Venturemax handlebars in gravel
There's really not a right or wrong here. There's what's right for you. I had my bars and levers set up (what I thought was) the "orthodox" way, and when I saw a fitter, he rotated my bars ...
- 28.5k
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Where can I buy a radiused washer?
Another option is to start with a thicker washer and file it till it has the fit you want.
You can use a radius gauge to determine the curve at that location on the frame/fork. It may be possible to ...
- 120k
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Should a track cog's asymmetrical lock ring be installed so the flat end faces the cog?
Install it text visible.
One way to know this is the intention is that the "<- 40Nm" would be lying if you flipped it.
I'm not totally sure why the design is like this. The only thing I ...
- 80k
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Shimano BB: add grease over threadlock?
Grease on the threads of both the shell and cups is necessary to prevent galling the metal as torque increases to its final setting. The water proof quality of grease helps prevent ingress of water ...
- 9,522
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Setting the Ritchey Venturemax handlebars in gravel
There are no instructions because there is no single correct angle recommendation that will be correct for everyone. Obviously, the bars should generally have the shifters pointed forward, but beyond ...
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How long can I leave tubular glue to dry on carbon rims?
The question references two coats of glue. Just for the record, you should pre-coat both the rim and the tire. Many sources that I've seen, e.g. Park Tool and Above Category Cycling suggest two coats ...
- 28.5k
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Problems installing new suspension fork
It initially appears as though the crown race from the old fork is still captive in the bike lower headtube. I say this based on the missing crown race in the old fork (though I see marks on the ...
- 9,522
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How to adjust fork and crown race?
Of the numbers you give, the 30.2 doesn't really stand out. A lot of crown race seats measure about that. An interference fit of 0.1mm at the crown race is seen as about optimal to avoid distorting ...
- 80k
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Should a track cog's asymmetrical lock ring be installed so the flat end faces the cog?
For the very smallest cogs, which I belive is 12-tooth, the chain can hit the lock-ring. The choice then is to make a thinner-diameter lock-ring to clear the chain, but that means the notches for the ...
- 3,306
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Should amateurs install their own headsets?
Beware, don't assume all bike shop mechanics know what they're doing. I saw a mechanic force my headset cups in completely wonky and that was using the proper parktool headset press. He didn't seem to ...
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How tight should a threaded BB be?
Shimano recommend 50-70 Nm of Torque on both Octalink(yours) and square taper bottom brackets. If you do not have a torque wrench you can try to approximate it by remembering that 1Nm is approximately ...
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