Value Village Saddle

While wandering around Value Village for something else. Saw this in a bin in their sports section. Pretty much new and never used it seems for the princely sum of $3.99 Canadian.

 It does take a bit of work and you don't find anything all the time in places like Value Village or Goodwill stores. But if you do keep checking you will see something.

Rusty Bolts

Had a couple of rusty brake mounting bolts. Got the same treatement as the caliper part... drill with wire brush.


Just beginning on the first bolt.



Part way through the first.



Part way through and you can see the difference between the two.

Rusteeze

Needed to clean up part of a mechanical disc brake. Specifically the wheel side of the caliper where the threaded plate is.

Cordless drill with wire wheel.

You can see the rust from use. This will eventually sieze up and become unusable. Especially since it moves rarely compared to the non wheel side of the caliper.

And the result of a few minutes work can bee seen here.

Cheap Clear Lense Glasses

3 years ago working at base gym was about to leave at the ed of my shift. Noticed the wind had picked up and was snowing. Realizing I had forgotten my riding glasses at home. Checked the lost and found.. found these. There for Racquet Ball but they worked well. And still do.

Drilling Plastic

Got a new seatube mounted chain guide from Superstar Components. Of course unlike some I'm not expecting Superstar to be Kreskin and devine that I want to keep my bashguard on. So it was off to the shop for mod with a Dremel and file.


First cut off the now superflous nub where the rear nut and bolt where.

First mounting without the outer plate.




Next was to take the outer part and cut what in the pic is the upper plastic... if it was mounted the thin piece would be over the chain ring. Careful Dremel use and smoothing with the file...
And the final result is a guide that will work with my Kooka bashguard.