Questions tagged [replacement]
Replacing parts, compatibility with existing or new equipment, finding suitable substitutes for old OEM parts, and so forth.
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How do I replace or repair these v-brake posts?
I have an old Schwinn Frontier (unknown year). I attempted to re-grease the front brake arms because they weren't returning to position. Unfortunately, when I reinstalled them, I over-torqued the ...
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Replace hub rear wheel Giant Stance 1
Which HG rear hub is recommandable to replace a GIANT AM 29 wheelset, alloy 30mm inner with Satim spokes. This wheel is from a GIANT STANCE 1 Year 2022. The currently hub is a GIANT performance ...
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Can I use old QR-skewer on new wheel supplied with a too short skewer?
Can I use the old QR-skewer on new rear wheel supplied with a 3-4mm too short skewer? The O.L.D is supposedly the same (135mm) and axle seems to be of equal length as the old one when measured ...
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Upgrade battery of older Raleigh Dover
The battery on my Rayleigh dover pre 2019 has died. The battery part number is NKY306B2 8Ah.
Will a battery from the updated Dover Leeds model fit?
If possible, can I buy the battery and without the ...
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What are the pull ratio of different RDs/Shifters/Cassette/chain?
I'm not looking to upgrade my Alivio at the moment but my local bikeshops are all out of Alivio parts and I dont want to splurge on a full CUEs groupset. I know CUEs isnt compatible with Alivio but I'...
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Replacing e-bike suspension fork with rigid fork
I have a cheap 26"-wheel e-bike that has a heavy and clunky shock suspension fork.
I'd like to replace this with a rigid fork but don't know exactly what kind of fork I need.
This is the bike in ...
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Replace Zipp ZR1 driver body bearings only
Update II
I have added an answer to my question below, as suggested in the comments.
Update I
For reference, I disassembled the Zipp ZR1 rear hub and measured the bearings inside the driver body.
To ...
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Aftermarket Bearings for Zipp ZR1 Rear Hub
Update:
I found another, useful answer here. Important points when selecting bearings:
Dimensions: the obivous part, just find the standardized dimensions of your bearings.
Shield Types: less ...
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Can I substitute gears from different shimano cranksets?
I have Shimano FC-M523 crankset, those bigger gears (namely, Y1NW98010 - middle one and Y1PY98020 - biggest one) are almost wore out. I want to replace them, but AFAIK, they are no longe manufactured.
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How to troubleshoot finding a derallieur hanger?
does anyone know how to find a replacement derailleur hanger when you don't even know if the hanger is standard shape and the bike is long out of production?
Solutions requiring cutting a hanger to ...
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Tire replacement question for you bike bros [duplicate]
I bought an e-bike with 26 x 4.8 tires.
I cannot find replacements that are more for street use.
Will a 26 x 4.0 tire cause me problems?
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Find replacement hook for this pannier?
The hook on a pannier broke (because someone rode into it).
The rail seems rivetted to the bag and not detachable, so I'd like to replace the hook[s] and not the rail.
I see some replacement kits ...
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How to dismantle a RST 381L fork? [duplicate]
I have an old 1996 RST 381L fork and can’t get the elastomer rods to come out. I have tried break cleaner and gasoline but they don’t really move. I have replacement elastomers that I am trying to get ...
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Replaced bottom bracket, now crank is too far on the right
I have a problem with finding the right bottom bracket.
In my old Puch Pace bike the bottom bracket BB-CT90 was installed (made weird noises, no longer available)
Shimano Singapore VIA 68 SK
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Replacement derailleur for Schwinn
I got a Target-only Schwinn bike (made by Pacific), and while it's overall a surprisingly good bike, the front derailleur is not ideal. Given that it's a department store Schwinn, it's not made of the ...
