Servicing tools?

Need some advice guys....

Just picked up my new shiney Lapierre XControl 710 and need to get the necessary servicing tools........

Looking at CRC and the likes, its like a mine field trying to determine which one suits what:mad:

Anyhow the bike comes with Mavic Crossmax SLR Disc, so to enable me to remove service/replace the bearings what bloody tools do I need. Checked U-tube Rogue mechanic and the likes but it does not confirm the tools. Could do with some help here.

And the second item is the bottom bracket...being a Truvativ Noir 3.3 22X32X44 with a truvativ press fit bottom bracket.

Have to say the best fun is rebuilding the bike so I need your advice guys Please!

Oh by the way, the whole tube-less thing does not float my boat. The bike came with Race Kings and after a day loosing traction I went off and got Schwalbe Racing Ralphs and what a job it was to fit them. It took two of us to get them on the rim. Hate to think what will happen id the gunk does not work some day out on the trails on my own.......a long walk........ So what is the verdict on the ideal tire pressure to run at?? is 30PSI safe or can one go lower while running 26 X 2.25 UST?

Intersted in all your views :)

If the best fun is rebuilding the bike then you're doing something wrong.

As with any cartridge bearing hub you can get a suitably sized drift and just knock out the bearings, or you can gunther it with a screwdriver etc. I wouldn't worry about it yet - there's no point in buying every tool you could possibly need straight away - just pick them up as required.

Check here for some help on servicing:
http://www.parktool.com/repair/

Don't know much about most of that mumbo jumbo but I am sure Gerry will be along soon to sort you out.

Hang in there with the tubeless. How the tyres interact with the rims obviously differs with all the various combos, some combos are pretty bombproof (think 819's with wire Ignitors), others seem to be more troublesome. 30psi is fine, most UST you can run at 20psi if you want, but you may burp the tyre when things get gnarly. Having said that I've never burped in 3 years of UST and I routinely run at low pressures. During that time I've only had 1 puncture.

Practice your technique on the tyre, it should not take 2 people to mount, just make sure you have metal levers, albeit plastic coated to save your rims.

2 people to get a tyre on !!!! thats the **** ! was it Don and Morgan with their skinny arms and their manicured nails !! always use two spoons when taking off or putting on a tyre !
and as for tools..buy every concievable one , then when the bike breaks down get the biggest ,heaviest one and bate the **** out of the bike with it !! that'll learn it !
I hope this helps..
If I was you i'd bring it to a reputable Bike Shop or a qualified mechanic and pay him to show you !!
Getting a good mechanic to show you is the only game in Town if you are going to start fiddling with your bike ( this is real advice) but be warned..they are very few and very far between..
Richie

I've been attending Fergals training camp "Top Gun", I'm on week two and all he has us doing is kissing our biceps.

Also watch out for Byrners 'real' advice, more often than not it's a ruse.

There are lots of specific tools available for removing and installing bearings but they are usually very expensive.. so unless you are servicing your bike regularly or service other peoples bikes then its not really worth buying them.. for instance my bearing puller costs well over €100 and that's a relatively cheap one..! But I use it quite a lot and service other peoples bikes too so its a very handy and useful piece of kit for me.. bear in mind it does not work with every bearing size so do your research before buying one..



http://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=1912

You can also buy bike specific bearing presses aswell but again they are usually hideously expensive and don't always work with every type of bearing.. so you may end up spending a wad of cash on something that turns out to be useless to you in the end..



http://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=1912

Bearing presses can be made very easily.. I made my own using M8 threaded rod some nuts and suitably sized washers - but I machine the drifts I need at home on my lathe..

Most cartridge bearings can be Ralfied out (hammer and screwdriver) with ease.. then, as Morgan suggested, use a proper sized drift or socket that matches the OD (outer diameter) of the bearing to press / tap in the new one.. you can even use the old bearing to press in the new one..

As for tubeless, stick with it.. its the only way to go.. seating some tyres can be an absolute bitch.. while some tyres will just fall onto the rim.. its trial and error sometimes.. but its definitely worth it..

I don't know what your question is about your press fit BB..!?!?

Shut up , Ladyboy !!

Note Gerrys point about using a drift that matches the outer diameter of the bearing, if you press any other part of the bearing you will wreck it.

patience my beauty, patience...
I will bring your guns from pea-shooters to cannons in a matter of weeks, or some of your money back..

if you get a puncture on your tubeless :
just bring a inner tube(s) with you on your spins (as you should always do) -put that in and inflate it and away you go again
no worries

Cheers for all the advice lads, yea when I picked the bike up I asked the shop owner to provide the necessary tools from his sexed up parktool stand which was fully kitted out. But to my surprise he did not have a single tool to do the wheel bearings or BB??? Strange!

Anyhow in the past with my old hard tail, any time I went to various bike shops to get a job done the boyo would either send you off for an hour or day or run into the back and not permit you to enter ;(

As for the UST conversation, all very interesting...........the directions for fitting that came with the Schwalbe tire and the videos on U-Tube all stated that tire lever are a NO NO... So I broke my B***s using soapy water and lot of hand and wrist action trying to work them over the rim... was not easy. Well thats it tire leavers are ok I take it with a little TLC.. Magic.... Must run at 25PSI next time. Well cheers all for the advice........

Are you sure that was a youtube you were watching? :)