Questions tagged [frugal]
Inexpensive bicycle goods and services. Maintenance and repairs done cheaply, etc.
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How artificial is the lack of 450%+/50t+ gearing on lesser 1x groups?
ESSA, CUES, Advent, Advent X, Acolyte, Sword, and other sub-12-speed low-end groups are all range-impaired compared to what you can get by spending more. Extend it out to 12-speed and there's Eagle SX,...
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Bottom bracket has play. Can I still tighten this, or do I have to replace it/fix it properly? Tools? (incl. videos and photos)
I'm staying with a relative and borrowed her bike for a ride. It now has play on the bottom bracket - as shown in videos below.
TL;DR
Is it possible to judge if I can still just tighten this, or do I ...
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Are chain breaker pins manufacturer specific?
I broke the second (spare) pin of my Lezyne chain breaker and now need to buy more. There are no pins from Lezyne in the shop but there is a ParkTook breaker of the same basic design and spare pins ...
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Can I replace my rear cantilever brake with a caliper brake?
Can I replace my damaged rear cantilever brake with a caliper brake?
I assume there are two things to consider: frame and lever.
Frame
The frame has a black, hook-shaped part, which I believe Sheldon ...
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Brake post broke off the boss. How do I replace it?
A brake post has been broken off the boss on an old BSO (bike shaped object). I'm exploring my options for reinstalling a brake.
There is a hole where the post was, some 6 mm in diameter. I bought an ...
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MTB BSO rear hub – bearing size dilemma
Background
I am fixing up an old MTB BSO (MTBSO? Or even MBSO?). I reckon it's from the 1990s or early noughties. My ambition is to do it myself and as cheaply as possible. The fault is that the axle ...
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Two ill-repair bikes into one?
I have started a new job, cycling roughly 17 miles (or 27 km) each day into work. Previously, it was a very short ride (less than 2 km) into university.
I have two bikes that are currently falling ...
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Is Tesa packing tape the same as some tubeless tapes?
I've seen Tesa 4289 packing tape marketed as an equivalent to cycling tubeless tape. It looks very similar, to me, to some cycle-branded tapes. Some report that it is the same as tubeless tape such as ...
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Cantilever brake is missing its mounting screws and washers, how do I replace them?
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I am fixing up a BSO where the rear cantilever brake is missing. I want to keep this project green and cheap, and there is a good supply of used cantilever brakes online. But they often come ...
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Are there limitations to how much you can upgrade a cheap bike?
I’m hoping to buy a used bike for ideally 200 Euros and make it a hobby project to keep investing in the bike piece by piece to make it a nice bike, upgrading one component at a time when I can afford ...
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Specs of a bike for single trails on budget
Few months ago was the first time I did singles with my friends and I really liked it.
I decided to buy my own bicycle.
Since I know that I won't ride that much but yet I want to have the option to go ...
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Consequences of using smaller replacement pulley/jockey wheels in the rear derailleur
I have a new rear derailleur (Microshift Advent X) which uses somewhat oversized cog wheels with 12 and 14 teeth. I am known to wear these wheels during the winter season, so I am already planning for ...
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Can a conventional seat be reversed 180 degrees to be used as a noseless seat?
I am interested in potentially switching to a noseless seat (also called noseless saddle). Instead of buying one, can I simply reverse my conventional seat 180 degrees and sit on the edge of the new ...
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Maximum load of seat and quality of cheap carbon seats from China
I ride daily a single speed bike in the city, where is a lot of bumps, pothole etc. I would like to replace my current heavy seat (550g) for something very light. On eBay are available some cheap “...
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Shimano TZ rear derailleur cable entry at strange angle causing wire rub
I have a cheap (but very nice!) secondhand bike I bought that I am slowly servicing/repairing using YouTube, forums etc.
I am stuck on the rear derailleur, I can index it properly and it shifts fine, ...
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