Unanswered Questions
63 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Play in Quarq power meter on a Trek emonda
I am currently installing a Quarq d four power meter on my ‘22 Trek emonda and have been having some issues. I purchased the sram dub t47 85.5 wide bottom bracket to work with the new crankset. The bb ...
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Silver greasy coating on disk brakes
Today I came in to the bike mechanic to align my disk brake calipers and they came out with the disk brakes covered in a silver lubricant (they said that this was especially for disk brakes)
They ...
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Fixie bike crank/pedals give in when back pedalling
Recently was given a fixie, but with braking issues.
Whenever I back pedal (as in lock up and stop pedalling completely), the crank/pedal seems to give in and not stop the rear wheel from moving ...
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Magura mt5- non stop micro bubbles coming out while bleeding
I have a problem bleeding my Magura MT5 brakes.
I used two 50-ml syringes and the EZ MTB bleed kit. I pushed fluid from the syringe attached to the caliper to the top (at the lever) and back again.
I ...
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when bike kept inside, brake/ lever goes extremely stiff
so, I've been through a lot of fiddling with my brake levers, giving them a small clean out and bleed, but I've noticed now that when i keep my bike inside (on heated floor) the brake levers go stiff, ...
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Disk brake issues
I’m new to disc brakes and noticed my braking power decreasing. Took the pads off and they look like this. Do these lines indicate anything? What is a used disc brake pad supposed to look like? What’s ...
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Campy cranks and pedals compatibility
I have a campy Super Record crank set from around the 1970’s stamped with 9/16x20F and campy pedals stamped with 9/16x20, but am met with lots of resistance when I try to install them.
The cranks came ...
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Tektro rear brake does not stay closed
Two weeks ago I had an issue about my brakes QR not working and asked about on this site Road rim bike brakes don't open when using the release
I got some help - and I am very thankful for that - ...
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Are Magura HS33e levers compatible with HS22 brakes?
I plan to convert a bike with Magura HS22 hydraulic brakes to electric. Thus I would like to replace the brake lever by one having the controller output to stop the motor while braking.
From my ...
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Which crankset standard will fit in my bottom bracket?
I have a bike with a press fit bottom bracket. Unfortunately, my existing crankset has too long of a spindle, and will not fit.
Measurements of note:
bottom bracket shell width: 62 mm.
outside ...
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Changing a crankset on a Specialized sirrus step through
I have an issue with pedals to crankset connection on a 1 month old Specialized Sirrus Step Through. Probably connection was done wrongly and they are just falling out of the connection holes. Looks ...
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Differences and effects of brake lever offset
I've seen some flat bar brake levers where the the pivoting plane of the lever blade is offset and not in line with the center of the handlebar's cross section.
What's the purpose for such design? ...
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Square taper bottom bracket noise from street riding fixed gear
I’ve been trying to eliminate crank/bb noise in several different Sugino RD2 cranksets over the years with no luck. Always a faint click, once per revolution on the crankarms.
I’ve tightened ...
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Brake on a pre-drilled track fork
I want to put a front brake on a Cinelli Parallax (track/fixed gear bike). It’s got a predrilled fork, but still a cap on it (as far as I know the cap is made of some kind of wax). What’s the cleanest ...
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Bike makes noise while 2 out of 3 gears
I assembled a new bike. It rides smooth in first gear but makes a particular noise in 2nd and 3rd gear. It doesn't seem to be from the wheel because it's not there if I turn the wheels in air, but it ...
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