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flag GoRideYoBike
Posted: Feb 8, 2013 at 14:10 Quote
I used to have a specialized hard rock. At first, i took super good care of it. However, i made the move up to a Specialized Rockhopper, which became my primaey ride, demoting the hardrock to the huck/dont give a f*ck bike. I would look after the rockhopper like a pro mech, but the hardrock, not so much. Whenever the seat rails, rims, chainrings, or der bent, I would just hit them with a hammer/against something until they got better hahahaha. I ran tires on that thing not only until the tread disappeared, but until it wore all the way through and popped the tube. I would then use the same tube by putting a piece of an old tube between the pop and the backing of the tire with some super glue. I rode that thing with both axels broken for about 2 months. I would run brake pads (v-brakes) down until they were just metal and then some. I tried to run 1x7 by simply removing the front der. I tried to rebuild my fork by taking it apart, smothering that shit in park tool grease, and re-installing the lowers. That made it so plush that it would bottom out when you were just sitting on the saddle. I bent my handlebars and rode them like that for a few weeks until I got new ones. My left crank arm kept falling off because of a hopelessly misshapen and deformed BB spindle, but I would just stick it back on and tighten the 8mm as hard as I could. Had to do that once a week at first, and by the end of the bikes life I has to do it every 1/2 hour of riding. Thankfully I have a nice bike now and never do anything even relatively ghetto anymore Big Grin
flag NineOneSix
Posted: Feb 9, 2013 at 5:51 Quote
tomcrowther wrote:
dingus wrote:
One on my friend's ghetto trail fix for a broken chain guide...

photo

Damn this is awesome haha, did it hold?

Good use of a Tesco clubcard lol
flag hwipwill
Posted: Feb 9, 2013 at 12:12 Quote
GoRideYoBike wrote:
I used to have a specialized hard rock. At first, i took super good care of it. However, i made the move up to a Specialized Rockhopper, which became my primaey ride, demoting the hardrock to the huck/dont give a f*ck bike. I would look after the rockhopper like a pro mech, but the hardrock, not so much. Whenever the seat rails, rims, chainrings, or der bent, I would just hit them with a hammer/against something until they got better hahahaha. I ran tires on that thing not only until the tread disappeared, but until it wore all the way through and popped the tube. I would then use the same tube by putting a piece of an old tube between the pop and the backing of the tire with some super glue. I rode that thing with both axels broken for about 2 months. I would run brake pads (v-brakes) down until they were just metal and then some. I tried to run 1x7 by simply removing the front der. I tried to rebuild my fork by taking it apart, smothering that shit in park tool grease, and re-installing the lowers. That made it so plush that it would bottom out when you were just sitting on the saddle. I bent my handlebars and rode them like that for a few weeks until I got new ones. My left crank arm kept falling off because of a hopelessly misshapen and deformed BB spindle, but I would just stick it back on and tighten the 8mm as hard as I could. Had to do that once a week at first, and by the end of the bikes life I has to do it every 1/2 hour of riding. Thankfully I have a nice bike now and never do anything even relatively ghetto anymore Big Grin
Spesh problems.
flag thebillygoat6000
Posted: Feb 9, 2013 at 14:03 Quote
hwipwill wrote:
GoRideYoBike wrote:
I used to have a specialized hard rock. At first, i took super good care of it. However, i made the move up to a Specialized Rockhopper, which became my primaey ride, demoting the hardrock to the huck/dont give a f*ck bike. I would look after the rockhopper like a pro mech, but the hardrock, not so much. Whenever the seat rails, rims, chainrings, or der bent, I would just hit them with a hammer/against something until they got better hahahaha. I ran tires on that thing not only until the tread disappeared, but until it wore all the way through and popped the tube. I would then use the same tube by putting a piece of an old tube between the pop and the backing of the tire with some super glue. I rode that thing with both axels broken for about 2 months. I would run brake pads (v-brakes) down until they were just metal and then some. I tried to run 1x7 by simply removing the front der. I tried to rebuild my fork by taking it apart, smothering that shit in park tool grease, and re-installing the lowers. That made it so plush that it would bottom out when you were just sitting on the saddle. I bent my handlebars and rode them like that for a few weeks until I got new ones. My left crank arm kept falling off because of a hopelessly misshapen and deformed BB spindle, but I would just stick it back on and tighten the 8mm as hard as I could. Had to do that once a week at first, and by the end of the bikes life I has to do it every 1/2 hour of riding. Thankfully I have a nice bike now and never do anything even relatively ghetto anymore Big Grin
Spesh problems.
what are you even talking about?
flag NineOneSix
Posted: Feb 10, 2013 at 8:01 Quote
Snapped the backplate on my M810 saint rear mech, so I took the backplate from my spare SORA which was a bit long so I bent it to make it fit then drilled out the upper bolt hole to pass the bolt through the opposite way lol

Works a treat!

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flag NineOneSix
Posted: Feb 10, 2013 at 8:26 Quote
Had to do something that didn't cost money on this miserable wet day right? lol
flag fastboyslim
Posted: Feb 10, 2013 at 8:30 Quote
NineOneSix wrote:
Had to do something that didn't cost money on this miserable wet day right? lol

Yeah dude, so bored i posted my bike on Rate my ride DH. This rain sucks.
flag NineOneSix
Posted: Feb 10, 2013 at 8:31 Quote
fastboyslim wrote:
NineOneSix wrote:
Had to do something that didn't cost money on this miserable wet day right? lol

Yeah dude, so bored i posted my bike on Rate my ride DH. This rain sucks.

Rain? That's stopped here. It's now snowing! lol typical British weather huh!
flag KennyKillsIt
Posted: Feb 11, 2013 at 1:14 Quote
Rain, snow? Thats all done here for the new couple days....But of course, I'm sick now. LOL








fml
flag robbiedunks1
Posted: Feb 11, 2013 at 19:30 Quote
thebillygoat6000 wrote:
hwipwill wrote:
GoRideYoBike wrote:
I used to have a specialized hard rock. At first, i took super good care of it. However, i made the move up to a Specialized Rockhopper, which became my primaey ride, demoting the hardrock to the huck/dont give a f*ck bike. I would look after the rockhopper like a pro mech, but the hardrock, not so much. Whenever the seat rails, rims, chainrings, or der bent, I would just hit them with a hammer/against something until they got better hahahaha. I ran tires on that thing not only until the tread disappeared, but until it wore all the way through and popped the tube. I would then use the same tube by putting a piece of an old tube between the pop and the backing of the tire with some super glue. I rode that thing with both axels broken for about 2 months. I would run brake pads (v-brakes) down until they were just metal and then some. I tried to run 1x7 by simply removing the front der. I tried to rebuild my fork by taking it apart, smothering that shit in park tool grease, and re-installing the lowers. That made it so plush that it would bottom out when you were just sitting on the saddle. I bent my handlebars and rode them like that for a few weeks until I got new ones. My left crank arm kept falling off because of a hopelessly misshapen and deformed BB spindle, but I would just stick it back on and tighten the 8mm as hard as I could. Had to do that once a week at first, and by the end of the bikes life I has to do it every 1/2 hour of riding. Thankfully I have a nice bike now and never do anything even relatively ghetto anymore Big Grin
Spesh problems.
what are you even talking about?

If you read it its funny lol ima try that park tool lube with my 888's make that shit plush hahaha
flag thebillygoat6000
Posted: Feb 11, 2013 at 19:41 Quote
I was referring to the comment "spesh probs"
flag GoRideYoBike
Posted: Feb 11, 2013 at 20:10 Quote
MrDman wrote:
thebillygoat6000 wrote:
hwipwill wrote:
Spesh problems.
what are you even talking about?



If you read it its funny lol ima try that park tool lube with my 888's make that shit plush hahaha

HEY. hey. 888s? That's shit. I had top of the line SR suntour XCM V3s on dat. Not like it matters anyway suspension forks just move in and outWink
flag brodoyouevenbike
Posted: Feb 12, 2013 at 2:56 Quote
I have XCT V4 on the XC bike... 100mm of travel but I only ever get about 70mm, got 100mm once or twice when I was on a downhill trail lol

 


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