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For instance:
Before grabbing a fistful of cable housing and installing it;
Make sure you are using only brake cable housing (and not shifter cable housing by accident) for the brake cables/system.
This is a safety issue.
Brake mounting tip:
For safety, try to get at least 5 1/2 turns on the threaded, allen head mounting nut when you mount the brakes to the frame. If the threaded nut is too short, go to your local LBS and ask if they have a longer one that will enable you to get enough turns on it. I think I got 6 turns on the rear brake, and 8 on the front brake.My LBS had one. You might not even have to pay for it. They may just trade ya.
Handlebar mounting tip:
If you cannot get the handlebar through the stem clamp to mount it easily:Use a small bolt and a nut to open up the stem clamp just wide enough to slide in the bars so they don't get scratched on the way.
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the very first step is to have the bb shell faced & chased as well as headtube faced. while you're at it, have insides framesaved and headset installed. Just take the frame to a bike shop or bike co-op. you can do the rest.
Don't forget the most important thing! A nicknack that is either tied or twined on your bike somehow. Make it something meaningful. I got a mini wooden Sasquatch that I named Robert. Robert from Knot Only A Bear in Oregon made it for me. Said he was the smallest Sasquatch ever!
I could be mixing it up with another Riv., but I believe my first batch Hilsen was 132.5.
Any decent bike shop will have tools to spread it that small amount and realign dropouts. Cost me 40 bucks in nyc which is top of the market.
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In this case, it's 132.1, measured where the paint is scraped down to
bare metal. And on their description of the A Homer Hilsen
(http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/f-hilsen.htm), it clearly says:
Rear dropout spacing: 135mm.
At least for my frame, this is not accurate. It takes far more than
"a little oomph" for me to get both ends of the hub into the dropouts.
I'm pretty sure that if I do it ten times, I will damage the bike (I
don't mean the dropouts; I expect it to fall and get a scratch or dent
someplace else) and/or injure myself at least once. I'd rather not
grease the dropouts, but I may not have any choice. Perhaps I should
get a file and remove some of the metal from the dropouts?
Filing the drop outs is much more likely to hurt than help. Even a seasoned metal worker would have difficulty filing the same amount off each side.
If someone does not want to hear about other's experience or knowledge on an issue, best not to ask ina public forum.
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You know what's annoying? People trying to give me advice without
bothering to read what I've already written about the problem. I
asked for advice for how to solve a problem, and most of the responses
I got were simply useless claims that it wasn't a problem.
Don't forget the most important thing! A nicknack that is either tied or twined on your bike somehow. Make it something meaningful. I got a mini wooden Sasquatch that I named Robert. Robert from Knot Only A Bear in Oregon made it for me. Said he was the smallest Sasquatch ever!Picture proved that Robert made it.
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