Xbiking hated my original rack, but now I need some wheel building color feedback for the hoops. Right now I am thinking either matte Gold with black spoke nipples/spokes, and matte gold novatec hubs, or matte Grey or black with gold spoke nipples and said gold novatec hubs.

Anybody had luck with finding a compatible replacement freehub body for a shimano 105 FH- 1056 hub?

Link for the hub:
https://si.shimano.com/en/pdfs/ev/FH-1056-8-1295/EV-FH-1056-8-1295A.pdf

Hi. New to bike building. Actually I’m just rebuilding a bike using the original parts for the first time. Just new handlebars and and shifters and saddle eventually. Some other things need replacing though like the bottom bracket for example. I want to make sure I get the right size bottom bracket. There are so many numbers to consider while window shopping for square taper bottom brackets online. I definitely do not understand. I might find a bottom bracket with matching size numbers online, but it will often be accompanied with other size options that aren’t engraved on my original bottom bracket. I don’t know what I’m supposed to measure. I feel like this is probably something that is really easy to get right, but I’m not getting it unfortunately. Hoping to get some help please and thank you. Here are some pictures of my original bottom bracket.

I tried mounting clip-on aero bars on my Prime Primavera Aero Carbon handlebar, but there doesn’t seem to be enough clamping space. I reached out to Prime Bike Components, but their email address doesn’t work.

Has anyone successfully mounted clip-on aero bars on this handlebar? Is there a trick or compatible adapter that would make it work?

Hi, I'm having trouble replacing my mn26 front fork. The steering tube is 25.4 but it is 28.6. The 25.5 is rare and bespoke. I think a new fork with the new correct full bearing set may work but I need cheering on!? By someone knows what they're doing!

Kevin Manley

I have a 73mm bottom bracket on an old Kona Sutra. This bottom bracket has been a pain in the ass since I built the bike. The chainstays are super wide and the chainring has had issues clearing the frame

So I've had a 73 x 127mm square taper bottom bracket that sorta solved the problem, but square taper bottom brackets are shit and I want to rebuild this bike with some nicer components.

I tried to fit a standard BSA BB with Shimano hollowtech Crankset but the spindle length is too short, the chainring clears but the crank arm does not. With spacers the spindle won't insert far enough to install on both sides.

What the heck are my options??

I’m still very new to bike building, so this should be a good one for me. Shifters and brakes still work great, but definitely needs new handle bars. It has newer Kedra tires, but I want to replace them, so any recommendations would be much appreciated!

I’m looking at adding a rigid fork on my rockhopper to set it up more for touring. The issue I have is the fork in a thru axle and the wheels are quick release. Besides getting a new front wheel what are my options? Is there a conversion kit for those specialized ally wheels?

Just bought this wheelset for a good price because of a missing end cap on the front wheel.

Any ideas on where to find them? No luck via 3t website