Ask the Idiots

[Dee Hubbs]

Somewhere on the workshop floor…a lonely o-ring laments.

Only missing one O-ring if you're lucky, two O-rings if you're really lucky.

[joetron]

Only missing one O-ring if you're lucky, two O-rings if you're really lucky.

If you’re really really lucky, there’s two o-rings making sweet sweet love on the caliper side of the bolt. Some hot young/old action.


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[rideit]

Oof, I just had a situation where it took a few days to figure out why my new caliper and bleed were losing tiny bits of oil. One of those o rings got ever so slightly pinched in installation. Was very frustrating, and I was really glad it wasn't for a customer's bike.

[Bluebird]

wasted no less than 3 hours and 3 little stealthamig thingies before I realized I was putting them on the hose backwards. I had done is fine previously but for whatever reason f'ed it up this time. Even asked the experts for help. Then randomly looked down a a picture and realized what I was doing....

[Dantheman]

Is the rotor salvageable? It's DOT 5.1 fluid.

[Dee Hubbs]

Is the rotor salvageable? It's DOT 5.1 fluid.

Rotor yes, pads no.
Brake cleaner and a clean cloth, or soak the rotor in a shallow pan with dawn dish soap then a clean rag.

[Dantheman]

Oh yeah, pads are beyond fubar. Rotor is brand new though so it would nice to not have to trash it.

[climberevan]

Don't give up on the pads. It's always worth trying to burn off the contaminación. Go to town with a propane (or MAAP, if you have it) torch. I've saved pads for way several times.

[XXX-er]

Only missing one O-ring if you're lucky, two O-rings if you're really lucky.

look at the floor not for what you dropped

[Dantheman]

Don't give up on the pads. It's always worth trying to burn off the contaminación. Go to town with a propane (or MAAP, if you have it) torch. I've saved pads for way several times.

When I pulled them they literally had DOT fluid dripping off of them. Seems pretty unlikely it's worth the effort.

[VTskibum]

I don't do math soo good... building a long bridge/path through part of my backyard to pumptrack, can't do simple math and am one 16' decking board short. Was stressful as all get-out driving home with the 16' stringers in my short-bed truck sans extender, b/c I don't have one and in a hurry. At least I can buy a few shorter boards instead since they're getting cut anyway.

[Canada1]

My 75 pound daughter doesn't want to carry a camel back anymore. What are the bomber / easy solutions for a tube, CO2 ands tire levers to the frame? It needs to be kid proof and easy if she breaks down in a race, and I've never done this power strap thing so many of you do?

[toast2266]

My 75 pound daughter doesn't want to carry a camel back anymore. What are the bomber / easy solutions for a tube, CO2 ands tire levers to the frame? It needs to be kid proof and easy if she breaks down in a race, and I've never done this power strap thing so many of you do?

A bunch of companies make frame straps that'll hold a tube and have little pouches for tools / Co2. But depending on the bike (especially if it's small), it can sometimes be a little tricky to find a good place to strap it where it doesn't interfere with a water bottle / rear shock, and where it's not annoyingly rubbing on her knees.

This is the sort of strap thing that you want though: https://ride.lezyne.com/products/send-it-caddy

[Bluebird]

My 75 pound daughter doesn't want to carry a camel back anymore. What are the bomber / easy solutions for a tube, CO2 ands tire levers to the frame? It needs to be kid proof and easy if she breaks down in a race, and I've never done this power strap thing so many of you do?

Dakine hot laps gripper

[VTskibum]

I have had luck over many years w Backcountry Research strapped to bottom/back of saddle for Tube/Lever/CO2 for XC racing. Bunch of friends use the Speedsleeve too, which I have for my roadie, but prefer the Backcountry ones.

I also am a big fan of the backcountry research Tulbag to carry multi-tool, inflater + 2 co2, patches, bacon strips, few $$, and spare chain link. Rotate through many different bikes and each has a tube, and the tulbag goes with me on every ride in a pocket.

[John_B]

My 75 pound daughter doesn't want to carry a camel back anymore. What are the bomber / easy solutions for a tube, CO2 ands tire levers to the frame? It needs to be kid proof and easy if she breaks down in a race, and I've never done this power strap thing so many of you do?

I've got some sort of dakine strap I picked up off the road near a TH. I can get you a couple photos and it's yours for shipping.

[detrusor]

Don’t worry about shit that slows you down


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[XXX-er]

put the stuff in one of them roll top foil coffee bags and strap it to the frame,


use the coffee first

[Canada1]

Got one. Thank you all for your idiocy.

[Huskier]

Pro-tip: If you skip replacing the cotter pin on your pad retention bolt, the bolt and your pads will eventually gain a sweet 'eject' function on takeoff. Don't worry, they're super easy to spot in the middle of the jump line.

[Thaleia]

Fack lol, last place you want to loose stopping power.

[radam]

I just did the same thing this week! But fortunately the pads fell out while on a carriage trail riding with my kids at 3mph.

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[grskier]

Fack lol, last place you want to loose stopping power.

I'd much rather lose brakes on a jump line than most other places... But scary as shit none-the-less!

[snowaddict91]

I thought I was the only person dumb enough to do that! I lost mine in the middle of a remote desert ride last summer.

I figured there was no way I was going to find the pads and spring in the middle of the moon dust surrounding me. I found one pad, then my riding partner proceeded to find the other pad AND the spring! Many beers were owed.

[VTskibum]

One of these is not like the others, OCD trigger alert


When eyeballing your plank placement goes wrong, gotta improvise.




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