Littleharrys Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 What quick fixes have you done which are not really a good idea but have helped your bike get through the day? A biro pen spring instead of a hope spring!! H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_bush Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 I used some zip ties as headset spacers, zip ties for casset spacers,i used some zip ties for booster spacers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impacted. Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 I used zip ties to fix the outer cage of my VP pedals back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towler Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 ziptied ma rear break on :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 space out a front qr skewer with a mech hanger, because most of the threads where buggered on it. added a bit of a steerer tube on top of my forks, so my stem clamps better fitted various random mech hanger to my bike that didn't fit. bodged various headsets together taken a spoke outta my front wheel to go into my back wheel, because i snapped one - the front wheel still had 35 spokes in in 9 months later :huh: fixed punctures with gaffa tape, superglue and various random stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Couldn't find any white paint. Used tip-ex. Rounded off most of my nipples, so i now use mole grips to true a wheel. Stripped part of the thread for rear magura. Instead of helicoiling it, I just found a longer bolt to go past the destroyed bit Should this be made a sticky or something? It could be quite useful to some people.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 the zip ties for spacers thing is a good idea. :"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackghostknife Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 My deraullier was buggered from where i smashed it on a wall so Me, Dan hardman and Mike hardman used a spoon and bent it in all directions but it worked for afew months then i took it out and the deraullier was back in the correct position haha randomness! :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
are-em Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 (edited) Zip ties are absolutely amazing...best tool you can buy. Ive held my rear mech on with a zip tie, and then aligned it with another zip tie, it mad a horrible sound when i landed on it though, so i packed it out with some sponge....held on by another zip tie. :huh: Ive held a magura down with a zip tie. :D I took a hammer on a ride once to knock my wheel over....instead of chain tensioners.....also used that to knock magura cylindars closer to the rim (Y) Rob Edited August 24, 2005 by are-em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza Kieron Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 What a good topic, well, lets see I am the bodge master *Held pads to backing with chewing gum *Used lard for bearing grease in wheels *The official pad bodge *two tyres on one rim *two Tubes on one rim ( great if you get a puncture you still have rollable tyres *No headset *Innertubes as grips *Home made bashgaurd Thats all I can think of at the moment but i will edit with more when i remember.# Keep the bodgeing up, Kieron :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Needed to get 5 miles across London to Victoria Stn, and one of us had a totalled back wheel. We took the wheel out, and used the longer skewer to clamp the rear drop-outs onto the front wheel of the other bike, effectively creating a tandem with three wheels and two headtubes. Rear rider had to pedal and both steer! Was an absolute biatch to ride but we did it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleharrys Posted August 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Yeah your right, zip ties are one of the most usefull tools ever. I have holding the booster on my front magura otherwise the thing pops off if I brake too hard. I know i should bolt it but its a quick fix. Zip tie the grips, deluxe lock ons lol The other great tool is black electrical tape. I used it to hold my rear mech together. Well whatever keeps you riding is all good. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 added a bit of a steerer tube on top of my forks, so my stem clamps better ← (Y) Yikes ! How did you achieve that ? And did it work OK ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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