Fixed Gear Service - General Maintenance 

glad you enjoyed it bro🖖

@@waveywheelies sure bro.

Thank you!

Thanks bro🔥

Thanks again man! Appreciate the support🤙

Thanks bro👌

thanks! Some cranksets actually come with them, like omniums

thanks mate!

Thanks man👌

Hope they are useful👌

Yep... never seen it before on any other stem. Would be interesting to hear what thomson thinks, I'm sure they've seen it before

​@@waveywheelies I've heard its actually fairly common, believe it or not, Thompson will tell you their components should be replaced every 3 - 5 years!

Typical Thomson stuff

@@waveywheelies I wonder why you did replace it with another Thompson plate. I'd avoid Thompson stuff at all cost after having experienced this.

@@micahsienkowski6222 lol, so they are telling us not to buy their stuff.

Thank you! Appreciate it. You’d be glad to know I do have and use a torque wrench. It’s just a shame parts and frames can be ruined by a few extra nm’s, especially carbon

Thanks🤙

Thanks man! and that sounds good, I’ll have to give some of that stuff a go!

Thanks man! appreciate the support👊👌

☺️✌️ what do you ride?

@@waveywheelies i ride a steal conversion. Waiting to find a nice used steal track bike for first “nice” bike.

@@thorinbyrd1017 nice man! my first fixed gear was an old steel conversion too

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thanks bro!

Thanks! Im sure it doesn't matter a huge amount but I'll always do it in that direction. Mainly because it seems logical to me, park tool do it that way and also motorcycle chains have the same master link design and they are designed to also go that way. Im sure loads of people run them either way so who really knows the best way. Its all personal at the end of the day. I prefer to keep my chain clean and greased to get as much life out of it as I can, if I didn't clean out the grime and ground metal it would just wear out faster. Wax lube is good yeah, everyones got different opinions and do things differently, especially when it comes to chain lube. this is just my two cents

thank you!🤙

Ooh that’s interesting.. I wonder if it could be something do with over torquing? and thanks bro👊

@@waveywheelies i‘m pretty sure it’s caused by that. the stem is made from aluminum and the screws are some kind of steel. since steel is way harder and stronger than aluminum it’s easy to generate forces high enough to break aluminum. not a problem of this specific stem. it’s a problem of over torquing.

Cheers brotha!

Thanks man! Just generic finish line or similar dry lube. Theres a lot of lubes out there!

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Dam man that’s lucky!

Thank you!! It’s 53cm and I am 5’10”. I usually ride anything around 53-56cm

It’s actually just a bit of rust thankfully. It gets under the clear coat and spreads and squiggles like lightning, can actually be really interesting to look at

@@waveywheelies Yeah, it's pretty cool although you can't blame me really looks like a hairline fracture. gyazo.com/cddb312c2ce510223cddb9a6fdb0255f

I don’t do it on silver cranks, because they are already raw I don’t mind. It’s just because the black anodising wears off quite quickly and starts to go silver on black cranks

@@waveywheelies Which will add patina to the cranks, and it will show the bike/crank has been ridden a lot - a desirable thing ;-) Great job with the saddle though! (saddles shouldn't look worn ;-) )

Good tips!

Yep, good idea!

1. Put the zip ties on your seat stays 2. Cut them to length so they touch the rim. Rotate them to adjust the distance to the rim. 3. True the wheel and listen to the sound of the zip tie hitting the rim. Done.

Mashsf world map!

I ride KMC and Izumi, both are good in my opinion

great tip on the pedal washer.

Yeah man, a pretty dam rare sight here in NZ though. If I can find a decent frame I definitely will🤙

Pretty certain it’s 2015, however they have brought out the black version a few times over the years I think

of course it's okay. it will probably feel completely different once you make it a fixed gear but i'm sure it could help you get used to ride of the bike

@@pinkyoshi alright thank you so much!

Thanks man! It’s the Sugino Messenger BB

@@waveywheelies thanks, do you happen to know what's the spindle length? 103 by any chance?

@@retardno002 Yeah man its 103, Its the RD2 one

@@waveywheelies thanks, I've learned quite recently about the special "SG75' taper required for this crankset to have a straight chainline. It used to work OK when I was riding SS but the fixed cog is closer to the center line so I'm ordering a 103 mm BB right away! Tried with 107 mm and was still getting a bit of rattle (about 3 mm offset).

@@retardno002 hmm interesting.. Ive been told that 75's are ISO taper and the RD2/Messenger cranks are JIS. Best to get a 75 BB if you have 75 cranks in my opinion. Do you have RD2's or 75's?

Try searching seatpost clamp bolts

With proper care and maintenance, Thompson parts and any other high end company will outlast their cheap/budget counterparts. Its like using park tool cone wrench vs Walmart cone wrench.

Maybe try a lower gear, or try on grass or gravel to get a feel

@@waveywheelies so i need to change my crankset ? Is that what you mean by lower the gear?? Cuz i have 50tt crankset and 16t sprocket

Simply speaking a chain checker is an indicator that shows you how worn/stretched your chain is. Technically it measures the distance between the rollers on the chain, as your chain wears the rollers wear. Basically you don't want the end of the chain checker to fall between the rollers, as you see in the video it touches the roller and stops. If the chain was more worn the tool would fall in-between the rollers and go all the way down. Also note that chain checkers usually have two sides, generally to different measurements to indicate the % off wear, so it might be 50% worn or 75% or 100% etc. If you ride a worn chain (stretched) you run the risk of wearing out the cog and chainring faster, mainly because when the rollers wear the chain won't match the chainring/cog teeth profile as nicely. Sorry if that's confusing, hope it helps!

Thanks! Check this video out ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-04PugEqjgXE.html

Truing stand is what the wheel goes in and a Spoke tool/wrench for tensioning the spokes

Got these ones from Dolan UK, not sure if they still sell them though..

Thanks! I agree, they last you a long time if you look after them!

All over the place, online, bike shops and some second hand marketplaces

They are BLB (brick lane bikes) 31.8 riser bars

second hand!

You can get chain specific ones, you can also use hot soapy water if you don't have anything else. Theres lots of stuff out there!

@@waveywheelies thank you

The wd-40 I sprayed on or the grease for the headset?

@@waveywheelies it looks like the same one you used for the seat post. What brand is it ?

thanks man! haha yeah I know, I do actually put grease in the seat tube, I guess I just don't always show it. I like to put grease on the post too just to make sure it covered because oh my do I hate seized seat posts😅

Hopefully soon man, the music is made by a friend of mine, not currently released anywhere. Will let you know when/if he releases it!

Yep a couple!

@@waveywheelies cool, gotta be a showcase on each of them eventually =)

Just buy an old regular bike an convert it, it’s not that expensive actually

I’ve used one once, didn’t ride it very long so don’t know too much about them sorry. Looks rad though

Thanks man, I was told by some that it was weaker than other single speed chains but idk, btw love your voice over videos, keep it up!

@@Hepealecsandre yeah I don't think its the strongest chain out there! and thanks man, I appreciate the feedback!

How are they overrated? they are stiffer, lighter and won't creak over time like your amazon stem. They are machined with way better tolerances too. once you get thomson post or stem you'll understand. And sure there are better options out there but you pay for what you get with thomson

@@plund8928 they crack all the time

@@plund8928 I've had multiple Thomson components and replaced them with cheaper and better parts.

@@pineapplej7310 they can snap because retards gorilla fist the bolts as hard as they can