Arguably should have been done over winter, but it'll be done sooner
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Start of the 3rd layer
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I'm out most weekends from Fri till Sunday for my boy who races DH, if it's not a race it's Dyfi.
If we're not away (like today) I'll mostly do an 11/12 hour day somewhere like bpw etc, today was FoD, left house at 8am, got back @ 7pm, it's not a discussion or a debate, it's just life. It's...
I've got 4 here including 1 I don't need as the 5mm Allen on it isn't perfect. I can post it Monday free of cost
I run a 23 Session as my lads race bike and I have just about every bolt as a spare
Remember this is just a bolt into a shock, so apart from length it's 99% likely to be fairly standard. So things like a Trek Mino link bolt is going to fit, or a Specialized shock bolt, GT Fury trunnion bolt etc. it'll be a 1.25 pitch I guess rather than 1.0.
If you're near Berks or Forest of...
That's how we all learned it mate. Bit of trial and error, either watching videos or watching a mate do it... Next thing you're knee deep in fork internals and tubeless tape :) none of it is brain surgery, but can feel like it at first try. Well done.
That's way more than 5mm isn't it ?
To move it closer to the spokes you see the other 2 allen bolts... you use one of those :)
They're the high and low limit screws. They stop the chain going over the top of the cassette or onto the frame (at different ends)
So shift into gear 2.... wind out...
B screw shouldn't be all the way in.... or it's VERY unlikely.
Shift into the biggest cog on the rear and take a side on pic...
If you can't get in that gear, dial out the B until you can and take the side on pic showing position of jockey and bottom of cassette.
Put bike in gear 1.... biggest cog on the rear.
You'll then see a gap for the one that's nearest the cassette, that wants to be about 5mm from the top of that little wheel to the cassette when looking at it from the same height.
You'll see 3 screws/allen bolts on the back of it... 2 next to eachother, 1 not. (silver one in pic1)
Using the appropriate tool, adjust the 1. It's known as the B screw... That will move your mech away. (Clockwise on bolt)
Strictly speaking there's a set distance etc it should be, but start...
Afternoon ride of trailsy fun :)
Hit a few of the regular trails, the onto the dad jumps in Frilsham before heading for a beer.
Sitting having a beer the heavens opened with hail, rain, wind... WTF it was glorious !!!!
Called Mrs Weeksy to come get me in the van and stayed for another 2 pints...
First round of the UK National DH series this weekend at Rheola near Neath. Will be there all weekend of course.
Last weekend was the warm-up event at same location, it was, very very wet.
randr-photo-12643339-6000px-by-fstop-media by Steve Weeks, on Flickr...
The Supersoft only went on today, it had the Rekon maxterra that was on the front as standard, running on the back. Along with the Hillbilly on the front.
The Conti Kryptotal actually rolls better than you'd expect