Bamwa Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) that I shim my quick release (that's right) rear axle with scissor-cut bean can lid folded spacers to keep the wheel from being too close to either seat (or chain) stay,whatever. that my five year old bald crossmarks are more exposed threads than black rubber. that the large ring on my 3x9 has roughly the same amount of teeth missing as bartman's grandma. that my dropper post cable loosely spirals around my downtube without zip-ties or any other bullshit. that one clipless pedal has been broken for over a year but I just switched to Five Tens. anyone else? Edited September 2, 2018 by Bamwa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 You said dropper - you are out of the competition. We will only allow Hite Rite. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 4 hours ago, Bamwa said: that one clipless pedal has been broken for over a year but I just switched to Five Tens. Ain't you got no baling wire in yo' house? Worked for me for about four months until I finally broke down and got un-ghetto and bought some replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdurt Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) Quote anyone else? I use headset spacers cut from old bent frames. I have a small 8ish mm lift block on my Shimano Shadow+ RD pinch screw to change the pull ratio so I can run a SRAM 9spd shifter on one of my bikes. I make my own tubeless valves stems by cutting them out of old tubes. I use gorilla tape for tubless instead of Stans. I used to make my own sealant too, but I got lazy. I broke a Maxle lever, so I put an allen bolt through the rivet hole and use a wrench to tighten it. I cut SS cog spacers from pvc pipe. I hammered pvc fittings into some of my handlebars to widen them 10-20mm. That's just off the top of my head for recent years... whatever works, IMO. Edited September 3, 2018 by gotdurt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamwa Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 ^This guys gets it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I ride an 11 year old bike with 26" wheels. 🤷♂️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I ride a 1 year old bike with a 60 year old body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Homemade tubeless sealant I cut valves from old tubes and wrap as much teflon tape around them as possible. (Might start a new thread about how much I love teflon tape) I use wine corks as bar plugs. (got sick of losing the plastic ESI ones) I use gorilla glue and patches cut from old tubes to repair tires with small sidewall tears. I've used everything from 3M insulated mastic electrical tape to used tubes and tires for frame protection. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdurt Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, TheX said: I ride a 1 year old bike with a 60 year old body. Now why would anyone go and do something like that...? Quote I use wine corks as bar plugs. (got sick of losing the plastic ESI ones) Genius! Now I have an excuse to drink more wine... Edited September 4, 2018 by gotdurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 10 minutes ago, gotdurt said: Genius! Now I have an excuse to drink more wine... You may have to buy a special removal tool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cramsay3 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 - Broken hub flange so I wrapped the spokes around each other to prevent Stans leaks - I must stay in the middle ring...because - "Dirtest bike in Austin" award by 2 separate mechanics - Duct tape 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 2007 Cannondale Prophet. :-) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamwa Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) Dang RA might win this! ^ And Layton, not seeing that in the park tool catalog. ......my squeaky horn is taped together. .....I wash my bike with dirt. .....I've got athletic tape on my grip shifts so my hands don't get all gummy. ......I found my water bottle in the bathroom at walnut. ......my saddle is so torn I just color the foam w/ sharpie. Edited September 5, 2018 by Bamwa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRA Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 17 hours ago, notyal said: You may have to buy a special removal tool. If you can get a straight hole drilled down the middle of these they make great replacement Rock Shox elastomers in a pinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMentallo Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 38 minutes ago, JRA said: If you can get a straight hole drilled down the middle of these they make great replacement Rock Shox elastomers in a pinch. Use the plastic ones, the cork ones tend to fragment after time. Then they leave all the debris behind amd it's a PITA to clean up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSarge Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Ordered the wrong size seat post clamp - spent 2 years with a beer can shim to make it work. After an especially bad day of shifting on my 3x front derailleur, decided to go 1x. Removed the front derailleur but never got any further. Now I have to manually shift to the granny gear. Haven't bought a new bike since 2005 - I'm on my fourth replacement frame and all the bits have been replaced at least twice, but technically I bought the bike in 2005. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarneytx Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I've used aluminum can as a shim on my 2011(?) Rockshox Reba Race I bought from ebay. Apparently there was a year where the lowers were slightly mis-cast and had a slight cant to them. IF I were using skinny race tires I probably wouldn't notice but with a very knobby tire and a hard turn, the knobs rub on the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTheCatLady Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, jcarneytx said: I've used aluminum can as a shim on my 2011(?) Rockshox Reba Race I bought from ebay. Apparently there was a year where the lowers were slightly mis-cast and had a slight cant to them. IF I were using skinny race tires I probably wouldn't notice but with a very knobby tire and a hard turn, the knobs rub on the inside. So you're saying you used a can to fix a cast-caused cant conundrum? -cls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamwa Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Bet you can't say that three times fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 "that" "that" "that" No problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txn Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 l I use wine corks as bar plugs. (got sick of losing the plastic ESI ones)This is the most useful thing I’ve ever read on here or Mojo. (Probably the only useful thing) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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