105 hoods on the shift have gone a bit baggy after being removed a couple of times.

replace or fix ??

  • Timmy@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    Did you make sure all the little molded in lugs are seated? I haven’t experienced saggy hoods like that, but have had it look rough when I didn’t get them engaged with the plastic housing properly. If they are just stretched out beyond repair then I’d replace because it would annoy me a bunch otherwise

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      1 year ago

      i think they are just stretched after a cable replacement. the lugs dont seem to want to line up to get pressed it. i guess i’m getting new ones !

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        1 year ago

        Did you need to remove them entirely? The few times I’ve done that, they seemed to be irreparably stretched - probably because of my cack-handed nature.

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          1 year ago

          i think it’s my mechanic.

          I have 2 mechanics for work i cant do myself. One is expensive, booked out, always upsells new components but does great work. The other ‘gets the job done’ somehow, when I need the bike the next day.

          I used the latter for a recent cable problem, and he’s probably wrenched them a bit.

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            1 year ago

            My sympathies - I do most of my own bike repairs but fully understand the good vs fast predicament when it comes to mechanics.