brownknees Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Recently moved to rural village near Udon Thani and started using my bike for exercise ,however the Shimano gears are not functioning correctly.Can anyone rec comend a shop who can repair and adjust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpokaneAl Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Assuming your bike is a 10, 11 speed or so with a front and rear derailleur, they really are relatively easy to adjust. I suggest that you go to YouTube - there are a number of fine how to videos there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 There is a sales/parts/repair shop in Udon on Prajak Road which is the busy road running along outside the front of Central. Turn right on to Prajak Rd. at the Central crossroads with traffic lights and it is on the left hand corner of one of the crossroads/junctions you pass through. I think it is on the 1st crossroads but not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwon Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I ripped my gears out and went single speed, simple and effective, (44 on the front, 18 on the back) Sent from my GT-P6800 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Most shops are pants at adjusting gears, Like SA says, better to do it yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownknees Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 One problem hoeve is the cable that changes the rear srockets seems to be jammed as releasing it at the rear and trying to move it withe lever gets nothing,the cable seems stuck and the handlebar lever control does not look like it comes apart?!!So a trip to a shop is on,yes I have seen the videos and they are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Most shops are pants at adjusting gears, Like SA says, better to do it yourself. They are able to modify a bicycle into a submarine, but................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) One problem hoeve is the cable that changes the rear srockets seems to be jammed as releasing it at the rear and trying to move it withe lever gets nothing,the cable seems stuck and the handlebar lever control does not look like it comes apart?!! MTB two crosshead screws on the underside. Road Bike In top gear the cable just slides out the side. Edited February 18, 2016 by MaeJoMTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouph12 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I've been happy with the two annual services I've had from Pongsak Cycling off the west side of the ring road. Not the easiest place to find, but is on the Google map for Udon. The guy is a serious cyclist who seems to know his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) Pongsak Cycling Is it this one (in a residential area, lots of bicycles and clothing in front)? https://goo.gl/maps/ptU6kEMrSbU2 17.4280482N 102.7666547E (there is a Google+ site for this name but pointing to an obviously wrong house in the same Soi) If it has not moved then it is this house. You can read "Pongsak" on the windows. https://goo.gl/maps/pXDJSjc1FS92 Edited February 19, 2016 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Pongsak telephone : 087-9524949 And another shop for bicycle in Udon Thani Road Bike Coming from Sakon Nakhon ; straight ahead , pass on the over-pass bridge as you want to go to Makro; pass Makro on your left; When you can see a petrol station which name is SUSCO ( always on your left ), take the little road just before SUSCO; about 500 meters and u will see on your right the Bike Shop; don't go there before 10 am ... Tel 086-2311110 089-5717622 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) When you can see a petrol station which name is SUSCO ( always on your left ), take the little road just before SUSCO; about 500 meters and u will see on your right the Bike Shop; From your description and what can be seen on streetview it might be here? https://goo.gl/maps/Q5k6VRacMmR2 (zoom in and you see bicycles) 17.389991N 102.8138822E Very well hidden Edited February 19, 2016 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouph12 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Pongsak Cycling Is it this one (in a residential area, lots of bicycles and clothing in front)? https://goo.gl/maps/ptU6kEMrSbU2 17.4280482N 102.7666547E (there is a Google+ site for this name but pointing to an obviously wrong house in the same Soi) If it has not moved then it is this house. You can read "Pongsak" on the windows. https://goo.gl/maps/pXDJSjc1FS92 Yes, that's the place. The place shown on Google + is the house next door which I think his wife runs as a salon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 (edited) When you can see a petrol station which name is SUSCO ( always on your left ), take the little road just before SUSCO; about 500 meters and u will see on your right the Bike Shop; From your description and what can be seen on streetview it might be here? https://goo.gl/maps/Q5k6VRacMmR2 (zoom in and you see bicycles) 17.389991N 102.8138822E Very well hidden Yes, it's here ; There is a little ( very little) road sigh at the corner of the soi ; next time I'm going there I will shot a photo about it; And about that shop ; they have another shop in Khon Kaen; it's just right in front of the huge Sirikit public hospital About Pongsak Edited February 20, 2016 by Assurancetourix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 And about that shop ; they have another shop in Khon Kaen; it's just right in front of the huge Sirikit public hospital Thanks for that! KK is my usual excursion. Udon only a handful of times a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcrab Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 At risk of yet another suspension or banning I have to ask the question. Why do people who are unable to fix a simple issue with a push bike come to what can be, for some, an alien culture. It beggars belief at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpokaneAl Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) At risk of yet another suspension or banning I have to ask the question. Why do people who are unable to fix a simple issue with a push bike come to what can be, for some, an alien culture. It beggars belief at times. When one owns a ten or twelve speed bike with front and rear derailleurs the fix is often not quite as easy at it seems. Perhaps your idea of a "push bike" is less complex than the one discussed in this thread. Why does anyone seek professional advice on anything when there are others who could easily accomplish the fix themselves? A simple question was posted - why generate a pseudo analysis of that person vs. either offering meaningful advise or just remaining quiet on the subject? When one gets banned/suspended for generating snarky comments, why does one continue to do so? Edited February 22, 2016 by SpokaneAl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issangeorge Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 If one is not mechanical, Thailand is the perfect place to come. A lot cheaper here to get simple repairs done, than in the west. Besides perhaps one can fix something, but like myself, never really enjoyed it, and now they are in a country where it is affordable to pay someone else to do the job, they do. I very seldom do anything myself anymore. I am retired and enjoy doing nothing too much to do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Well said Issangeorge .. and icing on the cake , when coming to my bike repair in Sawang Daen Din I never pay for working on my bike; I pay only for the parts; Why ? Because I belong to Sawang Bike Team . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 If one is not mechanical, Thailand is the perfect place to come. A lot cheaper here to get simple repairs done, than in the west. Besides perhaps one can fix something, but like myself, never really enjoyed it, and now they are in a country where it is affordable to pay someone else to do the job, they do. I very seldom do anything myself anymore. I am retired and enjoy doing nothing too much to do anything. .......Yes, and it also helps the local ordinary working people earn a living rather than just subsist. Id like to say I want to conribute to the Thai economy but as the Thai government seems to want to make me feel more and more unwelcome and make it more and more inconvenient and difficult for me to come and spend my money here during the winter as a tourist, then Im afraid I really have no desire to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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