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Meezo

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I've been working on my bikes as well as others for just over a year now.

 

DIY currently using.

 

BB/Headset or bearing press

Crown setter

Bearing remover

Steerer cutter.

 

Got all the info off the net. Still more tool i need to acquire or DIY. Pics to follow

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Does ghetto tubeless i.e. gorilla tape count as a DIY bike tool?

 

Yes add it! Remember most of us out there knows nothing about bikes(or anything for that matter). We expect thehubsa to help us

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Not mine taking off internet, but mine is almost exactly the same

Thread here

http://forums.bicycl...thread-922.html

 

Homemade Headset Press

Well, I finally got around to taking some pics.

 

Another homemade tool example.

 

One 1/2" x 1 ft. threaded rod

Six 2" fender washers

Four 1/2" nylon washers (Not sure of outside diameter)

Two 1/2" Flange Nuts

 

Total - $6.50 at Lowes

 

 

I've pressed in MANY headsets with this. Works every time.

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My Crown Race setting tool, is super simple pvc pipe.

 

Please note the sizing may differ for straight at tapered steerer

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and lastly the steerer cutter. not really DIY, but much cheaper than the ones sold from LBS

 

LOL all my tools are used by plumbers ...... :clap: :clap:

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Can tips be posted here wrt to using old parts and stuff?

 

Post away. PS i sent another message re: your request last week still waiting for them to get back to me

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Post away. PS i sent another message re: your request last week still waiting for them to get back to me

 

Shot boss. I always keep an old spoke handy to extract things like steerer expanders that have fallen down into fork. Use your old tubes to slip over the hangers on your bike stand ( hanging or standing ) so as not to scratch your stays or wheels.

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and lastly the steerer cutter. not really DIY, but much cheaper than the ones sold from LBS

 

LOL all my tools are used by plumbers ...... :clap: :clap:

 

Do these work well on carbon steerers as well? Great for cutting alu bars narrower.

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Do these work well on carbon steerers as well? Great for cutting alu bars narrower.

 

it should work if you use it very, very slowly otherwise you may crack the carbon

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Use an old disposable syringe with a thick needle blunted on sandpaper for oiling difficult places. See the pic of the oiler I got below.

 

Cut rubber bands out of old tubes. Workx well in many places like marking the spot on the chain where you started lubricating.

 

Bend two hooks in a length of old spoke about 150mm long. Use it to keep your chain in place when you remove or fit the quick links.

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Do these work well on carbon steerers as well? Great for cutting alu bars narrower.

 

it should work if you use it very, very slowly otherwise you may crack the carbon

 

Yes what fanievb said. And again a plumber or mechanic comes to mind.

 

Sorry forgot to mention. For cutting carbon get 2 times hose clamps the ones mainly found in cars engines or hose pipes. Use them as a guide leave just enough place for your blade(preferably the finest you find at a hardware) and cut away. Very gentle on the carbon.

 

Tips : use electrical tape(insulation tape) around the carbon bits you want tp cut to prevent the splinters. If there are any, get a very fine sandpaper and sand it down nicely

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