emily_in_nc
07-03-2006, 05:56 PM
Need some advice from the wrench-inclined!
I am pretty much a novice when it comes to bike maintenance. I know how to pump up a tire, change a saddle for a more comfy one, take pedals off and on, and clean and lube my chain, and that's about it. I've never even changed a tire without help (let's just say my husband spoils me). :eek: Please don't laugh!
Anyway, I just bought my dream mountain bike (used off ebay), a Titus Racer X, and it arrived today in a huge UPS bike box (Yippeeeee!! :D ) When I unpacked it, the front Rock Shox fork was off completely, along with the stem, and there was a ziplog baggie of spacers and other round little screwy parts of various sizes. The headset is still on the head tube.
What I am wondering, is putting the fork back through the head tube and reassembling all the little spacer and round rings and stem something I can figure out how to do myself? Even my husband has never done this before. Or should I just put all the parts back in the box and have the LBS reassemble it?
[Note: I do plan to take the bike to the LBS immediately for servicing; the seller suggested that the front shock should be overhauled and the rear shock tuned for my weight, but I'd love to be able to put the bike together beforehand for ease of transport and so that I can check the standover and so forth.]
Thanks for any help you can provide. If anyone knows a helpful web link showing how to do this (with pictures!), that would be great too!
Thanks from a wrenching newbie... :o
Emily
I am pretty much a novice when it comes to bike maintenance. I know how to pump up a tire, change a saddle for a more comfy one, take pedals off and on, and clean and lube my chain, and that's about it. I've never even changed a tire without help (let's just say my husband spoils me). :eek: Please don't laugh!
Anyway, I just bought my dream mountain bike (used off ebay), a Titus Racer X, and it arrived today in a huge UPS bike box (Yippeeeee!! :D ) When I unpacked it, the front Rock Shox fork was off completely, along with the stem, and there was a ziplog baggie of spacers and other round little screwy parts of various sizes. The headset is still on the head tube.
What I am wondering, is putting the fork back through the head tube and reassembling all the little spacer and round rings and stem something I can figure out how to do myself? Even my husband has never done this before. Or should I just put all the parts back in the box and have the LBS reassemble it?
[Note: I do plan to take the bike to the LBS immediately for servicing; the seller suggested that the front shock should be overhauled and the rear shock tuned for my weight, but I'd love to be able to put the bike together beforehand for ease of transport and so that I can check the standover and so forth.]
Thanks for any help you can provide. If anyone knows a helpful web link showing how to do this (with pictures!), that would be great too!
Thanks from a wrenching newbie... :o
Emily