Pushbike Problems

[carlyai]

Went to Mukdahan yesterday and found a bike shop in a small Soi. 

So cleaning up the bikes and taking to this shop. He said they will give discounts on the old bikes.

The bikes he proposed for us cost about B5000 each. Dearest bikes he had are around B10000 each with dual disc breaks etc. Nice looking bikes.

 

[bobfish]

As gently as possible, because I know you 'need' to fix these bikes. But, I think you've been given sound advice to move on before dealing with incompatibilities, specialist tools, cable pull ratios and indexing. 
 

For 10K please don't get disc brakes or a suspension fork. At that price point both are for looks, add complexity, boat anchor weight and degrade reliability. Decathlon is a good starting point. Have a look at the Btwin Riverside series. Try to keep your new bikes clean and maintained ????

[carlyai]

So decided to clean the bikes up and trade them in at the Mukdahan shop.

So now 2 new bikes. ????

[scubascuba3]

19 minutes ago, carlyai said:

So decided to clean the bikes up and trade them in at the Mukdahan shop.

So now 2 new bikes. ????

Wise decision, shop probably threw them in the skip

[VocalNeal]

^ Surely they would have been re cycled????

[carlyai]

23 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Wise decision, shop probably threw them in the skip

Why throw them in the skip after they paid me B3000 each for them? Maybe the new bikes had an inflated price?

Anyway B17000 for the lot was OK with me (plus a nice new jacket for wifey).

[carlyai]

18 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

^ Surely they would have been re cycled????

You'll have to stop visiting that 'worst jokes ever' forum. ????

[bobfish]

Well done! RRP for the two 20.5K.

 

Your Survey model has an interesting [in a good way] spec at that price point: 1x13 Sensa groupset and hydraulic brakes.  

When you're maintaining these steeds ????,  here's a couple of tricks:  When washing, try to avoid spraying water into the bearings [crank/ wheels]. You can be liberal afterwards everywhere with the 3bond/WD40 spray although avoid/ cover the brake disc and caliper areas to prevent contamination. There are much better specific lubes, but that stuff will kinda work. Also, give the fork stanchions a spray and wipe [or better still a thin [thin!] layer of grease] to delay the inevitable rust.
 

You can save a few Baht and possible tears by regularly adjusting the mechanical brakes on your Wife's bike.

Enjoy, ...... and file a review!

 

 

 

[carlyai]

43 minutes ago, bobfish said:

Well done! RRP for the two 20.5K.

 

Your Survey model has an interesting [in a good way] spec at that price point: 1x13 Sensa groupset and hydraulic brakes.  

When you're maintaining these steeds ????,  here's a couple of tricks:  When washing, try to avoid spraying water into the bearings [crank/ wheels]. You can be liberal afterwards everywhere with the 3bond/WD40 spray although avoid/ cover the brake disc and caliper areas to prevent contamination. There are much better specific lubes, but that stuff will kinda work. Also, give the fork stanchions a spray and wipe [or better still a thin [thin!] layer of grease] to delay the inevitable rust.
 

You can save a few Baht and possible tears by regularly adjusting the mechanical brakes on your Wife's bike.

Enjoy, ...... and file a review!

 

 

 

Hello, thank you for the comments. 

With my bike I've had to raise the seat a lot, so now I want some handlebar side extensions, to grip the handlebar higher. 

I see many advertised but not sure which brand or type to buy.

Also I need to buy a softer and bigger bike seat.

If you can recommend anything. ????

[bobfish]

Handlebar: If you haven't done already,  flip your stem up the other way it will raise it a bit [well actually the sin of the stem angle x length x 2 ????]. Otherwise, some on here have previously recommended an adjustable stem which is okay for your intended use.

 

Seat: Always personal as apparently each butt is different... If you plan to ride regularly, a firm seat is much more comfortable in the long run, after seasoning your butt. If you get keen get some padded shorts and maybe use a specific cream like Smoothass Silk. A soft[er] seat of is ok for short rides. 

There are many sites with advice on seat style, size and adjustment, so I won't bore you on here.
 

[carlyai]

On 10/6/2022 at 11:47 AM, bobfish said:

As gently as possible, because I know you 'need' to fix these bikes. But, I think you've been given sound advice to move on before dealing with incompatibilities, specialist tools, cable pull ratios and indexing. 
 

For 10K please don't get disc brakes or a suspension fork. At that price point both are for looks, add complexity, boat anchor weight and degrade reliability. Decathlon is a good starting point. Have a look at the Btwin Riverside series. Try to keep your new bikes clean and maintained ????

Sorry, I saw this too late. So we have disc brakes. ????

[carlyai]

'Otherwise, some on here have previously recommended an adjustable stem which is okay for your intended use.'

Don't think anyone has mentioned this.  I'll Google it.

Also those end of handlebar risers....seem real cheap on Lazada, how do I know what brand to buy?