gbj_tester

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• Current Projects chat and miscellany

  in Current Projects • 18 hours, 45 minutes

  

  (if you can get half a pint out, you know it’s been an adventure)

  The T3 collects about that much if it tips down during a TT. The BB shell is sleeved through, so the bearings are safe, but you have to take the fork out to pour the water out of the downtube 🤷♀️

• Wheelbuilding / Wheel Building / Wheel build help

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 23 hours, 52 minutes

  

  There's no harm in using 36 spokes as long as it doesn't compromise your hub and rim choices, 32H is obviously more common and strong enough at your weight. Three cross all round either way, there's no good reason to do any different with large flange hubs. I might be tempted to go four cross for small flange 36H to minimise wind up, especially if running low gears for trick cycling.

• Sort-of memes that are cracking you up at the moment

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 day

  

  pls dont post, just go away

  Harsh, but it's hard to disagree

• Any question answered...

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 day, 5 hours

  

  And they all take up large amounts of storage and with my tinfoil hat on why do they need access to my camera?

  I can't speak for anything else, but Ringgo uses 28MB on my phone and works fine without camera access. I can see how camera access would be useful to read a parking location 2D/QR code instead of having to enter a serial number.

• Any question answered...

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 day, 13 hours

  

  Heraldry(ish) question

  I'm calling bullshit, but if you really think you're entitled to heraldic arms, https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/ will confirm it.

• Wheelbuilding / Wheel Building / Wheel build help

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 1 day, 13 hours

  

  Both the washers on the NDS seem to be round

  There's a washer① then a spacer② (both round) then the cone which has the dust shield③ pressed onto it. If you push the dust shield into the hub shell where it's supposed to be, you should see the flats on the cone

• Wheelbuilding / Wheel Building / Wheel build help

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 1 day, 14 hours

  

  haven't got a spanner that'll grab it inside the freehub body

  Once you have the driveside lock nut off, the one should only be finger tight. If you can't get a wrenching there, pliers should provide enough grip on the cone flats to allow you to spin the axle out.

  I think there should be wrench flats on the NDS cone, it's possible that the dust shield has become dislodged and is obscuring them.

• Wheelbuilding / Wheel Building / Wheel build help

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 1 day, 14 hours

  

  Could i remove the freehub body to get to it?

  Not until you have the axle out 😁

• Sort-of memes that are cracking you up at the moment

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 day, 16 hours

  

   

• Wheelbuilding / Wheel Building / Wheel build help

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 1 day, 16 hours

  

  for a price

  An even bigger price than Mack 😒