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[Closed] I am a bike mechanic God.

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I have just finished the full strip down, repair and rebuild of some Campagnolo Ergo levers. And they are buttery smooth.
I deserve a drink 🙂


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 6:41 pm
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Was it easy to get the spare parts?


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 6:42 pm
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However, I have just noticed while getting my cross bike ready for Saturdays ride that I forgot to replace the bar tape that I took off in a hurry on Sunday 😳


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 6:43 pm
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There are a lot of places that still have parts. Looking at the components I think if you lube them and replace the springs once in a lifetime they'll last forever.
On the face of it they look bloody complicated, but it's really just a few springs that keep them all together.

I'm now thinking of upgrading them to 9 speed,if I can find the conversion cam.


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 6:47 pm
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Mercian Cycles in Derby carry some spares, and they have a guy who servivces Ergopowers quite regularly.


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 6:51 pm
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Sweet, use your omnipotence to sort out my bikes then!


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 6:51 pm
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RichPenny
Lay you bike upon thy screen and I will channel my most excelent powers.


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 7:13 pm
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Jesus, I thought for a second that Kaesae was back!


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 7:18 pm
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Right, I've done that.

You don't happen to know any LCD repair gods do you?


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 7:19 pm
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£50 then please.

Not your telly is it? mines gone to which is a bit spooky.


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 7:27 pm
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No, for some reason my netbook wouldn't take the weight of a mountain bike 🙁


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 7:30 pm
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😆


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 7:30 pm
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Ahh right, your on your own there then mate 😐


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 7:33 pm
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Back on the original topic, which levers did you have ? I have the bottom of the range ones (Mirage/Xenon?), and they're pants. Sortov plasticy, starting to kludge shifts, I was thinking of upgrading to Veloce (9spd)


 
Posted : 22/01/2010 8:34 pm

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