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Gear lever sticking??
I have a Sram X7 lever. It has started to stick when changing down gears. It only happens when you try to down shift a couple of gears quickly. The lever stays in the forward position and must be pulled back with my thumb before I can change another gear. I have lubed the cable and inside the lever body through the rubber flap. Still is causing a problem. Any advice on how to remedy would be apprieciated.
General Service
Hey, just wondering what to do in a general service. I also wanna clean my drivetrain properly i.e. hubs, chain etc...
Thanks
Rusty Shimano XT Pedals
Hi All
Had XT pedals on my bike for the last 6 months, all the cleat plates, tension springs and axles have major rust on them. It's an expensive bike, I think I do a pretty good job looking after it, no other rust on the bike, my other cheapo bike has M520's had it for 2 years, usally ride it when thing are wet, don't look after it that well, M520 not a speck of rust on them, a third of the price of the XT's, in this case I don't think you get what you pay for. Anyone else having this problem? maintenance tips?
Cheers
Stem Length and Tilt
I was hoping someone may have some knowledge about stem length and tilt and how that affects ride comfort? I've stuffed my back (L5/S1 disc protrusion, herniation and annular tear!) over my soccer years and it's now started to become a problem whilst riding. I'm trying to set-up my bike properly so that I can continue riding and avoid further damage to my spine. Otherwise the wife is going to get really p@#$%d at me for spending days at a time lying on the floor in pain!
Coloured outer cables and brake lines
How far is to far when it comes to a colour scheme on your bike.I have to replace my brake hoses.Was thinking red hoses and red outers for the gear cables.
Wheels - the never ending question...
I happened to be looking around on my favourite online bike store (that results in credit card fraud - yep someone kindly decided to spend $200 on my card, no problems getting it back) and I came across the Pro-Lite Allein Wheelset: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?M...
Cracked Frame
Hi Guys,
Just after a bit of advice my 09' model scott scale has crack around head set.Now all good in rearguards to replacing the frame but they are not replacing it with a scale frame but same hybrid frame they use for warranty claims.Has anyone had any experience with this situation? Should i not get a same for same replacement?
thanks in advance for any replies
quicklinks what do you use and are they reliable?
After having two sram quicklink failures this year keen to hear what other people are using to join a 9 speed chain together. Both of my problems have occurred while riding along either 20 minutes or in the case of dirtworks 4 hours into the race.
When I pick the chain up all I find is one link still in the chain and the other missing. I have been using the SRAM gold coloured ones a bit like this design
http://www.sram.com/_media/techdocs/2005_cn-05-e...
Do other people have failures? Is it operator error?
Shimano Deore Rapidfire Plus parts
I need advice as to what part or parts I need to buy?
Went for a mud run today, and broke something inside the front derailleur shift lever.
It must have been gummed up and I pushed it too hard, indicator needle stepped out too, not sure what I did but I had to ride home 1x9.
Pulled it apart and the little white plastic ring that engages the end of the shift cable has snapped out its fitting.
Need at least a new white ring. Can I buy this? OR do I have to buy a whole shifter?
I am assuming nothing else broke to cause this, and that I can get the 12 or so parts back together.
Stans notubes advice
Just got a Stans NoTubes kit for the youngster's bike and was after some advice.
The rims it's going on are DT Swiss X430s. The instructions say that I can just put the rubber rim strip straight in, but I'm concerned about the spoke holes possibly rubbing and cutting through it over time.
Is it wiser to run a layer of the yellow tape around the rim first or am I worrying about nothing?
Thansk for your help. 
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