Ask a Bicycle Question - Part 5

[Broadwalk]

No offense but I think you better bring your bike to local bike shop for servicing (grease, adjustment etc) to begin with. You'll get to know which part is which at the same time and how to maintain it yourself in the future.

No worries. I acknowledge my knowledge in bicycle servicing is rather inadequate.

 

[Sadisticnoob]

Spray WD40 and wipe those parts that could get rusty easy. For bottom bracket and hub bearing, as long as they are covered by enough grease they are water resistant already.

Hmm, for me I rarely have rusty parts, i normally use stainless steel bolts or ti bolts.

wd40 is bad. dont use it. I normally dont lube bolts, but as for bike i normally use normal oil.

I only pump until around 60-70psi on my road bike for leisure cycling. Any higher would be too bumpy...

thats abit low, high chance to get puncture.

Pardon my ignorance. Where is bottom bracket and hub bearing you all referring to? What grease you use?

bottom bracket is the thing that connects your frame to the crank.

hub bearings are on the wheel itself, the part that connects the frame to the rims.

normally these parts have double or triple seals so it is normally quite okay.

You need a lot more to make it worthwhile. The shipping itself is EUR21 to SG I believe.

Yes, lubricants can be shipped and the price is pretty good compared to SG!

gotta go take a look, currently only want bar tape lol

 

[Broadwalk]

Hmm, for me I rarely have rusty parts, i normally use stainless steel bolts or ti bolts.

wd40 is bad. dont use it. I normally dont lube bolts, but as for bike i normally use normal oil.



thats abit low, high chance to get puncture.

bottom bracket is the thing that connects your frame to the crank.

hub bearings are on the wheel itself, the part that connects the frame to the rims.

normally these parts have double or triple seals so it is normally quite okay.


gotta go take a look, currently only want bar tape lol

What oil you using?

 

[Sadisticnoob]

What oil you using?

currently

t9 boseshield
http://boeshield.com/

and
finishline ceramic lube
http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/chain-lubricants/ceramic-wet-lube

 

[Sadisticnoob]

cheap cheap 406x1.0 tires !! i think it was like below 10 per tire.


only thing now is my wheelset sucks.

 

[movemanism]

I did not mean using WD40 to lubricate, it's to get rid of water.

 

[Broadwalk]

currently

t9 boseshield
http://boeshield.com/

and
finishline ceramic lube
http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/chain-lubricants/ceramic-wet-lube

Can use those sewing machine oil?

 

[movemanism]

So many proper lubricate for bicycle out there. Usually bike shops carry them. I have one spray type, forgot the brand but I got it from bike shop too.

 

[movemanism]

Can use those sewing machine oil?

Sewing machine oil is too thin for bicycle application

 

[IronMac]

Pardon my ignorance. Where is bottom bracket and hub bearing you all referring to? What grease you use?

Do a search online, should be easy enough to find.

As for oil and lube. I use FinishLine 2-in-1 clean and lube spray for my drivetrain. Can easily order it from Bike24 and CRC I think. For grease, I use a Shimano grease I believe.

The type of lubricant (not grease) depends on the road and riding conditions. That's why some people say they can use sewing machine oil, it's too thin for anything other than light road/PCN usage.

 

[Citiguy]

Another topic that is frequently discussed when talking about chain lube is whether to get a dry or wet lube.

 

[darksiedluv]

How to cycle up to 40km/hr on a $400+ raleigh hybrid bike ah

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[Sadisticnoob]

How to cycle up to 40km/hr on a $400+ raleigh hybrid bike ah

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have huge legs...

 

[darksiedluv]

have huge legs...

Now I can only hit 35km/hr
What are the types of exercises I can do to improve my cycling speed and stamina

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[Sadisticnoob]

Now I can only hit 35km/hr
What are the types of exercises I can do to improve my cycling speed and stamina

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talking about top speed or cruising speed ?


can do leg press, planks, at higher speed is also about upper body strength not simply leg power.

can try join those super fast group rides.

 

[darksiedluv]

talking about top speed or cruising speed ?


can do leg press, planks, at higher speed is also about upper body strength not simply leg power.

can try join those super fast group rides.

Both

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[flame2000]

How do we prevent this from happening, flame2000?

I usually will not pressure spray the BB & hub bearing area. Just lightly rinse n wipe off the dirt n then grease it later.

 

[binary_0011]

Either popeye sailor man, or the super master fapper.

Three other big sized guys and me tried to pump a Kojak tyre to 100psi.

We took turns, but the max we could do is about 75psi.

exactly but he doesn't agree with me, i wont argue.

 

[Sadisticnoob]

Both

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if you want train top speed just pedal up mount faber and go down sure break top speed.

just ride group rides lor, those fast fast kind, if you got time tmr go down longhouse at upper thomson road 5am start can try try

 

[Nemesismaster]

I usually will not pressure spray the BB & hub bearing area. Just lightly rinse n wipe off the dirt n then grease it later.

How to u lub wheel hub? Remove the whole hub?