Saturday, December 6, 2014

FM166 Gets a new Shimano 5800 Hollowtech Crankset and 6800 BB

Went on very smoothly, short test ride went okay, looking to ride in the rain long tomorrow. The set finally showed up from Chain Reaction after some fits and starts, glad it finally made it.
So far I have not noticed any shifting or noise issues running 11 Speed rings on the 10 speed chain. Those bar-end shifters are far more annoying, so is my knee. Dr on Monday...

Thursday, December 4, 2014

New Headset in Scott 29er, Still Waiting For Crank/BB For FM166

Title says it all - the Scott 29er got a new headset from Sports Basement in hopes it fixes the mystery creaking cracking. The rear disk also was straightened, and upon bringing the bike home and acting on further advice from the mechanic, I went ahead and installed new pads front and back.

Out of pads, I ordered 4 more pair from TruckerCo.

Rode the FM166 on the wet roads/mild rain, the BB has a big gap in the circle that is now 2 gaps/chunks. Brakes worked great, trying to use 1 finger so I have 3 others to hold on. Too many fingers over bumps hits the brakes accidentally.