Recent content by BubbRubb

Sending a little NJ love from the west coast, heal up bud, will stomp a single gear in the forest for you today.

Spring is coming and our shop is looking to add staff , for both mechanics and sales positions. Prior shop experience is a must. Email cover letters and resumes to bicycleworkshop at gmail.com

A set of avids is like $15.

Another vote for suspension experts. I sent my fork to Push and wasn't thrilled with the fork having bushing play after the service.

I built myself a racing wheelset and promptly stopped racing. Time to unload them..... Shimano XTR (M975) centerlock hubs laced with black DT Swiss Supercomp spokes/ black DT Swiss Prolock aluminum nipples to NoTubes Alpine rims. Included are the centerlock rotors, 160 mm front, 140 mm...

All the parts are replaceable so that shouldn't be a concern.

I'll chime in since I build a lot of wheels. Anyone can build wheels once they memorize the lacing pattern. It took me What determines a good wheel is the attention to detail. before you commit to a builder ask a few simple questions, and if they can't answer them with confidence you know...

common with elixirs is pulsing, due to improperly bedded pads. I've found that sanding down the pads and cleaning everything with brake cleaner/isopropyl is a good starting point, followed by a proper bed-in procedure. improperly bedding pads will make them suck for the remainder of the time you...

Factory seals will work Sometimes some of the float fluid will leak out when depresurizing a shock. nothing really to worry about.

http://www.parktool.com/product/crank-puller-for-splined-cranks-ccp-44

easier to buy something new. My 2 cents. If you tap a bigger thread, there's a chance the tapping will be no good, or worse, remove enough material to render the lever unsafe. You could buy a new assembly but costs for swapping the old hardware to a new lever doesn't make sense. You could...

Does that mean your fork is fixed?:hmmm: huge fan of the remote lockout... not a fan of travel adjust

Lost my car keys in Montclair/CedarGrove/Verona My "local" loop starts at Mills by the resivoir and heads down towards the rail-trail, and out to Hilltop. Hit the jump trail a few times, but I have no idea where in 2.5 hrs on the bike where I dropped them. 2 Honda keys, 1 is a key/remote combo...

1) any bike shop can order you the parts for the wheel.

I only skimmed the linked paint-removal thread, but I saw he said that it takes several passess w/ chemical stripper. Not so. Coat the frame w/ the stripper, and then wrap it in plastic wrap. I did this once on someone's suggestion. I guess the logic is that it keeps the stripper liquid and...