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27 September 2002, 04:30 PM
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Ive just Snapped the back Mech on the Marin,to say i am pissed off would be an understatement.
Anyway i need XT rear mech and new chain now. + rear Derailor
Anyone know any good online Stores?
cheers people
Si
Anyway i need XT rear mech and new chain now. + rear Derailor
Anyone know any good online Stores?
cheers people
Si
27 September 2002, 04:33 PM
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27 September 2002, 04:41 PM
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Hope your chainrings and cassette are ok to mate?
I have a chain stretch checker and use it. Swapping my chain before it gets to knackered saves a fortune in other components. Especially when you have Race Face chain rings etc.
Matt
I have a chain stretch checker and use it. Swapping my chain before it gets to knackered saves a fortune in other components. Especially when you have Race Face chain rings etc.
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27 September 2002, 04:46 PM
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wrong name! rear cassette snapped.
The top gear is snapped in half but it broke just as id got in from college.
Still works just lost 3 gears in effect.
Si
The top gear is snapped in half but it broke just as id got in from college.
Still works just lost 3 gears in effect.
Si
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27 September 2002, 04:59 PM
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MooseRacer - thats the problem! How much for a chain versus RF rings..?
Better to keep the chain fresh and change the rest of the kit less often IMO
Better to keep the chain fresh and change the rest of the kit less often IMO
27 September 2002, 05:55 PM
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What have i bust.
to much pressure and split gear wire + plastic tubing.
Seat post got jammed, Cut it out.
At mo need new V Brakes no need for Discs.
Demolished 2 cassettes before.
Use it alot for off roading and forest trails.
i canny believe its bust.
hopefully it may go walkies at college i hope.
£80 for cassette and Rear mech
not bad
Si
to much pressure and split gear wire + plastic tubing.
Seat post got jammed, Cut it out.
At mo need new V Brakes no need for Discs.
Demolished 2 cassettes before.
Use it alot for off roading and forest trails.
i canny believe its bust.
hopefully it may go walkies at college i hope.
£80 for cassette and Rear mech
not badSi
27 September 2002, 06:04 PM
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Marin Nail Trail will be 00 spec.
Upgraded front to XT already. Better rubber/wheels, gear leavers.
Strip it down every 3-4weeks and make sure its all running right.
Do well over 100miles a week
Si
Upgraded front to XT already. Better rubber/wheels, gear leavers.
Strip it down every 3-4weeks and make sure its all running right.
Do well over 100miles a week
Si
27 September 2002, 06:09 PM
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You're a good lad giving it a full service every 3-4 weeks 
100 miles a week is enthusiastic
I am very lazy these days and manage about 30-40miles...
100 miles a week is enthusiastic
I am very lazy these days and manage about 30-40miles...
27 September 2002, 06:14 PM
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Keeps me fit
legs like tree trunks lol.
Do enjoy it.
takes 2 after noons to clean, i stripping it cleaning all oil off etc. Wash frame down. Then eventually put it all back together!
best mates got a kona but doesnt really use it like he should.
i want to start doing it more often but no one else will come
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legs like tree trunks lol.
Do enjoy it.
takes 2 after noons to clean, i stripping it cleaning all oil off etc. Wash frame down. Then eventually put it all back together!
best mates got a kona but doesnt really use it like he should.
i want to start doing it more often but no one else will come
Si
27 September 2002, 06:34 PM
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The bit you've bust is a sprocket off of a Shimano cassette.
Do you have a chain whip (ooh-er missus), and a Shimano cassette removal tool? The cassette removal tool costs about £5 -buy a good one, and a chain whip can be made for pennies if you've any old bits of chain. There's a good piccy of one in the Haynes book of the bike.
Once you've got the cassette off, you MAY be able to buy just the sprocket you need. Try Madison Cycles,(0208 385 3385) the Shimano importer, and they'll tell you if it's available, and how much, then just order through a `local dealer.
They'll want to know what groupset it came off, how many speeds, and the identification mark off the cassette.
If all this is too much/too slow, I agree: Chain Reactin or Woolly Hat Shop, both excellent mail order outlets, I've used both, and they're about the same.
Do you have a chain whip (ooh-er missus), and a Shimano cassette removal tool? The cassette removal tool costs about £5 -buy a good one, and a chain whip can be made for pennies if you've any old bits of chain. There's a good piccy of one in the Haynes book of the bike.
Once you've got the cassette off, you MAY be able to buy just the sprocket you need. Try Madison Cycles,(0208 385 3385) the Shimano importer, and they'll tell you if it's available, and how much, then just order through a `local dealer.
They'll want to know what groupset it came off, how many speeds, and the identification mark off the cassette.
If all this is too much/too slow, I agree: Chain Reactin or Woolly Hat Shop, both excellent mail order outlets, I've used both, and they're about the same.
27 September 2002, 06:42 PM
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i cannot understand why it just broke, i was coming up my drive, which has a slight incline!
Think ill just replace it mate!
Im not to hot at setting gears up either.
Everything ive learnt so far is trail and error
Think ill just replace it mate!
Im not to hot at setting gears up either.
Everything ive learnt so far is trail and error
28 September 2002, 09:10 AM
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Hey Guys..Just had 2 full on days at the Cycle shoe in London.Well good. Thank god they are not selling stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Would have come out with bags of stuff. Managed to blag a few "Sram" things. One been a new 9 speed powerglide 9 and chain.!! If I did not need it You could have it........
How come no one has mentioned NOT using Shimano chain /cassette. They are krap. "SRAM" walk over them all day long.
Had a go on a new "Lightspeed" complete with "USE" anti dive lefty fork.... Very nice but no adjustable damping on the go.
If you can get to London Today/Tomprrow you should go. Islington.
Can give a few trade tickets and press ones if needed!!
[Edited by Luke - 9/28/2002 1:30:34 PM]
How come no one has mentioned NOT using Shimano chain /cassette. They are krap. "SRAM" walk over them all day long.
Had a go on a new "Lightspeed" complete with "USE" anti dive lefty fork.... Very nice but no adjustable damping on the go.
If you can get to London Today/Tomprrow you should go. Islington.
Can give a few trade tickets and press ones if needed!!
[Edited by Luke - 9/28/2002 1:30:34 PM]
28 September 2002, 01:51 PM
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Why did it just break? Hmmm, probably the same reason that my eldest managed to do a similar job on a Hope rear disc: too much force!!
The XT cassette is pretty good, I've got one, and it has done well for me. Don't forget that XT is 27 speed (9 sprockets). Is the one you're using now? If not, it's not completely compatible.
SRAM? their chains are OK. That says it all really
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Setting up:
Set top and bottom limits on their respective screws by sighting along the line from cassette to bottom jockey wheel on your mech. Push the mech across by hand, don't rely on the shifter.
Put your cable in place, make sure it's tight.
Now hang the bike up, or turn it over so that you can wind the pedals forwards without it going anywhere.
adjust the tension on the cable, tightening it about a half turn at a time, until the gear changes smoothly from 2nd to 3rd sprocket (counting from the small end), when you click the shifter.
If it doesn't change easily and without noise, tighten another half turn (anti-clockwise). If it goes too far, or still makes a noise after the shift, slacken by one half turn.
Now try all your gears, from bottom to top.
repeat if they're not smooth. If you can't get largest sprocket, loosen the "low" stop screw a bit. If you can't get smallest sprocket, the same with "high" screw.
Remember you'll have to redo it after a few rides to take up slack after the cable stretches, if you used a new cable.
ALWAYS user genuine Shimano, or Clarks STAINLESS cables, grease 'em well before fitting, and try to keep 'em clean.
Hope this is of help.
Alcazar
The XT cassette is pretty good, I've got one, and it has done well for me. Don't forget that XT is 27 speed (9 sprockets). Is the one you're using now? If not, it's not completely compatible.
SRAM? their chains are OK. That says it all really
:Setting up:
Set top and bottom limits on their respective screws by sighting along the line from cassette to bottom jockey wheel on your mech. Push the mech across by hand, don't rely on the shifter.
Put your cable in place, make sure it's tight.
Now hang the bike up, or turn it over so that you can wind the pedals forwards without it going anywhere.
adjust the tension on the cable, tightening it about a half turn at a time, until the gear changes smoothly from 2nd to 3rd sprocket (counting from the small end), when you click the shifter.
If it doesn't change easily and without noise, tighten another half turn (anti-clockwise). If it goes too far, or still makes a noise after the shift, slacken by one half turn.
Now try all your gears, from bottom to top.
repeat if they're not smooth. If you can't get largest sprocket, loosen the "low" stop screw a bit. If you can't get smallest sprocket, the same with "high" screw.
Remember you'll have to redo it after a few rides to take up slack after the cable stretches, if you used a new cable.
ALWAYS user genuine Shimano, or Clarks STAINLESS cables, grease 'em well before fitting, and try to keep 'em clean.
Hope this is of help.
Alcazar
28 September 2002, 11:18 PM
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Si,
Broken a few sprockets in my time, usually just down to wear and tear and dropping the cassette onto rocks while still on the bike
100+ miles a week ? I'm guessing they are road miles though ?
I reckon yours broke because you cleaned it too much. Me ? I'll chuck a bucket of water at mine once every six months and maybe let it sniff my can of GT85.
Luke,
I didn't go because I knew I would place orders for stuff I don't need Sram stuff is nice, always prefered over Shim stuff. You still being gay and using gears ?
Cheers
Ian
Broken a few sprockets in my time, usually just down to wear and tear and dropping the cassette onto rocks while still on the bike
100+ miles a week ? I'm guessing they are road miles though ?
I reckon yours broke because you cleaned it too much. Me ? I'll chuck a bucket of water at mine once every six months and maybe let it sniff my can of GT85.
Luke,
I didn't go because I knew I would place orders for stuff I don't need
Sram stuff is nice, always prefered over Shim stuff. You still being gay and using gears ? Cheers
Ian
29 September 2002, 08:50 AM
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That'd be good!
yeah 100 on off roads depends if i take short cuts off kerbs and fields on my route.
thought it was GT45?!?! or am i mad.
I used the de-grease stuff, then oil it all back
Si
yeah 100 on off roads depends if i take short cuts off kerbs and fields on my route.
thought it was GT45?!?! or am i mad.
I used the de-grease stuff, then oil it all back
Si