Gemmill 43148 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 At the risk of sounding like CT with daft questions, I have a mountain bike in a box. I transported it back from America almost 10 years ago, and have never had it out the box since. I got it boxed in the shop cos I didn't know how to do it. How easy is it gonna be to put this thing back together again? I had a bit of a look last night and it looked a bit difficult so I put it back in the box. I'm gonna get a Haynes book on looking after a bike tonight and am hoping that that will guide me through getting this thing sorted. Are there any tips or things I should definitely do before trying it out? Fuck knows why I'm even typing this shit out for a load of sarcasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Take it to Whiptail Cycles in Tynemouth - they're spot on in there . Retreat to your automated hammock . Pick up the bike when they've assembled it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7066 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Fuck knows why I'm even typing this shit out for a load of sarcasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6884 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Tyres will be perished after 10 years I'd imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4521 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Gemmil Saturday LTB is the best advice you tight get, however there plenty of you tube videos showing you how to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41483 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Get the Roomba to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 32057 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 At the risk of sounding like CT with daft questions, I have a mountain bike in a box. I transported it back from America almost 10 years ago, and have never had it out the box since. I got it boxed in the shop cos I didn't know how to do it. How easy is it gonna be to put this thing back together again? I had a bit of a look last night and it looked a bit difficult so I put it back in the box. I'm gonna get a Haynes book on looking after a bike tonight and am hoping that that will guide me through getting this thing sorted. Are there any tips or things I should definitely do before trying it out? Fuck knows why I'm even typing this shit out for a load of sarcasm. Hmmmn, a tricky one this. Why don't you try-aha-ha-ha-ha-ha, no sorry I can't keep up the serious pretence. (Take it to Halfords etc, I would). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Tha' sh' blows . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Make sure you have all the right parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 32057 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Give it to the Fish for his birthday, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43148 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Classically useless bunch of cunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Edward Spakkahands . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43148 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Got my Haynes book now. Mountains are shitting themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Edward Spakkahands . Thought Halfords would have been the obvious option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43148 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Better going somewhere like Whiptail or Evans I'm told. Although the kid I spoke to in Halfords was helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41483 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 No Gemmill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4281 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 If it's a basic bike without any suspension or disc brakes then you should easily be able to assemble it - though I'd put new tubes in and as someone else said probably new tyres. Anything "fancy" and I'd take it to a decent shop. Is that shop still there at South Gosforth near the metro station? - if so I'd recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4521 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 If it's a basic bike We're talking about Gemmil, this won't be no normal bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6884 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 That's a double negative spazbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43148 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 It's not a flash bike. It's a Giant mountain bike but one of their basic ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3738 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Ffs man up and build shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43148 Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 We all have our different skill sets. Yours is comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4521 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I'm too lazy for anything technical bike related......like fixing a puncture. If anything goes wrong with mine it's straight in www.ridecycles.co.uk on Scotchy Road. They'd put it up for you for 20 quid I guarantee. Going out at 8pm tonight, but between 10 and 7, I'm doing what I call the geordie/mackem route, its 85 mile but its a goodun, Newburn-Newcastle-Howdon-Jarrow-South Shields-Sunderland-Chester Le Street-Stanley-Consett-Slaley-Hexham-Wylam-Newburn. If anyone feels fit enough, you're welcome to join us, we'll be having beer at Wylam though mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43148 Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 Bike is built arseholes. Cheers for all the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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