The last few days were exhausting with topics ranging from shift tuning, hydraulic brake service to suspension fork maintenace.
This fork from a Trek 6500 and is a Manitou Axle Elite, a value oriented fork. Don't worry I got it back together. Anyone who has a fork on their bike would be smart to have their fork regularly overhauled and seals changed.
As a little side project I decided to take a look inside a very popular wheel set, the Bontrager Select. This is the model of wheel on many Treks and Lemonds. I replaced the poor quality factory grease with some quality gunk and adjusted the hubs for free spinning with no axle play. A little maintenance will keep this wheelset on the road as long as many other higher quality wheels.
The final practical exam was to assemble a bike that would be sent this weekend to a local shop for sale. I squeaked by with 91%, loosing marks for being over time (first finished in the class though) and having rub on the front rotor. The trick with hydraulics is to allow them to self centre by loosening the mounting bolts and then torque them down once they are centred.
A very nice bike - The Devinci Desperado SL2
My reward, a smapler pack from Wellington County Brewery.
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