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Thanks for all the feedback!
Well as you guys might have noticed, when it's related to bicycles, there will always have differents asnwers to a same question.
Front brake or brakeless, steel x titanium x alloy x carbon, Shimano or Campanolo, radial or crossed lacing etc. People just have different opinions...I checked Royce Bottom Bracket Essential Fitting Instructions ("Disregard of these step by step instutions will result in eternal trouble with creaking cranks") and found this:
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*4. Thoroughly clean the crank arm taper and axle tapers using an air drying cleaning fluid (such as Methylated Spirits). When clean DO NOT apply oil or grease to the axle taper or crank arm.Bolts should be tightned using 20lbfft (27Nm) torque, and re-tightned after the first or second ride.***
Techincally once fitted you should have a gentle ride for about 100 yards then re-torque, then have another 100 yard cycle then re-torque. Each ride should increase in intensity until the wrench 'spins out' i.e. when the crank is a far up the taper as god intended.
grease everything...
tell it to Cliff.
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From I totalled a pair of 75's on a Royce BB because I didn't follow the instructions properly:
I was getting that annoying creaking sound from my BB/crank- due to that black Aluminium oxide layer that forms. To remove it I was told to use a rag doused in methylated spirit as well as fine grit paper (800 - 1200) on a small flat file.
I stupidly used white spirit. When the crank was refitted the bloody honkey spirit acted as a lubricant and helped the crank ride further up the taper which eventually began to foul the stay. (Plus that torque wrench's lowest setting was the advised setting for the BB- it probably wasn't very precise and over torqued adding to the expensive mess. -
Anyone fancy some of this PM me.
On Friday 27th February Discobox have been invited to share their good times blend of Disco classics, rarities, reedits and shiny new cuts at the wonderful East Village.
On the night Toru and I will be joined by East London Disco Don Leon Mayes of The Off Key Hat fame (do check his releases on the fantastic Dissident imprint: http://www.myspace.com/offkeyhat).
As a little warm up to the 27th we have a live mix from Toru from December's Discobox party which you can download here... new working link: http://www.mediafire.com/?hjdkz1jmjm2
Also warming things up on the night will be Version Excursion's Richio Suzuki and Taka. They'll be on from 9pm-11pm.
If you'd like to come get yourself confirmed on the events page and you'll be added to our £5 all night guest list or email names to hello@discoboxmusic.co.uk.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Andy, Toru and Festus
PARTY INFO:
Friday 27th February 2009 9pm - 4am (Toru/Andy on from 12.30)
DJs: Andy Newcombe, Toru and Leon Mayes (The Off Key Hat)
Cost: £5 on guest list (email names to hello@discoboxmusic.co.uk)
Where: East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3HX, 020 7739 5173
http://www.eastvillageclub.com/club/contact.htm
Nearest tube: Old St / L'pool Stbe good to see some faces down there.
MG
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I think if we can bring just 5 people eachthen we'll have the makings of a good un. How do you feel about the location? Just the one night there? all there? move around (like the dirty tinkers that we are?)
sorry GS's post just showed up.
Yeah got it. You better have it. I dont wanna bring the heavies down ;-{)}
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p.s he painted his body...entire body....
^^NOW THAT is fucking impressive- I'd have believed him to be a real honkey!
looks like snipes has even got lycra shorts on too. i don't remember any bikes in that film though. not seen it for a long time.
Wasn't there a scene wher some cyclist fellow accidentally steps on Spike Lee's brand new Nike Air Jordans on the street out side his gaff?
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We've been talking and thinking about this for a while now, time to make it reality. I've spoken to someone from Three Blind Mice and there is some interest but we need some specific dates.
I'm thinking either Thursday or Sunday night(s). Watcha think?
Are there any other venues in mind?
Do we rotate between venues?
Will it be a cock-fest (<--hate the way most of my name appears there) full of blokes stroking their chins to China?
How many can we get to turn up?
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Pantographed/drilled chain rings always look good esp on campag. The champane 75s are NICE plus the new roadie white industries look good. Beware the Pauls as you're stuck with propriety chain rings. What ever you choose as long as it doesn't have colouration, cos you will rub on it showing up the silver underneath- making it look tired before its time.
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Damned excuses!
I got the Watford gap in my teeth, it don't stop me.
Ps tell Nat unless she's got a DJ mixer to stop hi-jacking my thread biyaatch.