Front forks - removing "lawyers' lips"

I have upgraded my front forks to ITM carbons; so far great, they cut out a
lot of road vibration. However they are a real pain when it comes to
removing and refitting the front wheel. I do this quite a lot as I have an
internal bike rack for my car. I therefore want to know the best way to
remove these abominations. By best I mean no unnecessary damage to self or
bike, no loss of function and ideally no cosmetic difference.

Hope you can help.
Julia

JBB wrote:
I have upgraded my front forks to ITM carbons; so far great, they cut
out a
lot of road vibration. However they are a real pain when it comes to
removing and refitting the front wheel. I do this quite a lot as I
have an
internal bike rack for my car. I therefore want to know the best way
to
remove these abominations. By best I mean no unnecessary damage to
self or
bike, no loss of function and ideally no cosmetic difference.

Hope you can help.
Julia

Hi there.

You can simply file them off, a lot of people do this so they can
effect quicker wheel changes when racing.

If you're not racing though, it does strike me as a lot of trouble to
go to just to save 5 seconds when you're putting the bike up on the the
roof of your car...

Cheers, Andy

www.stirling-tri.co.uk

JBB wrote:
I have upgraded my front forks to ITM carbons; so far great, they cut
out a
lot of road vibration. However they are a real pain when it comes to
removing and refitting the front wheel. I do this quite a lot as I
have an
internal bike rack for my car. I therefore want to know the best way
to
remove these abominations. By best I mean no unnecessary damage to
self or
bike, no loss of function and ideally no cosmetic difference.

Obviously it can't be done without loss of function as they will no
longer be there to perform their er... function. The best way to lose
them is probably to file them down by hand until they are flush with
the rest of the dropout. A dab of paint should cover up the evidence
and restore the cosmetic beauty of your dropouts. Apart from the
obvious safety issue be aware you may be voiding any manufacturer's
warranty.

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Dave...

wrote:
JBB wrote:
I have upgraded my front forks to ITM carbons; so far great, they
cut out a lot of road vibration. However they are a real pain when
it comes to removing and refitting the front wheel. I do this quite
a lot as I have an internal bike rack for my car. I therefore want
to know the best way to remove these abominations. By best I mean no
unnecessary damage to self or bike, no loss of function and ideally
no cosmetic difference.

You can simply file them off, a lot of people do this so they can
effect quicker wheel changes when racing.

If you're not racing though, it does strike me as a lot of trouble to
go to just to save 5 seconds when you're putting the bike up on the
the roof of your car...

It's more than 5 seconds if you forget how many twiddles of the QR are
required to get it just right, and fitting a wheel with LLs is never very
pleasant anyway. The filing job is very easy, especially with aluminium
drop outs. Not a lot of trouble at all.

I did my ITM Snyper with an ordinary file. No cosmetic damage is visable
when looking at the bike normally.

~PB

dkahn400 wrote:

be aware you may be voiding any manufacturer's
warranty.

That's true but you're unlikely to need it.

~PB

JBB wrote:

I have upgraded my front forks to ITM carbons; so far great, they cut out a
lot of road vibration. However they are a real pain when it comes to
removing and refitting the front wheel. I do this quite a lot as I have an
internal bike rack for my car. I therefore want to know the best way to
remove these abominations. By best I mean no unnecessary damage to self or
bike, no loss of function and ideally no cosmetic difference.

Hope you can help.
Julia

for me a 5" angle grinder with a worn (ie small diameter) cutoff wheel
(mis-used as a flat grinding disk) gives best control
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Marten Gerritsen

INFOapestaartjeM-GINEERINGpuntNL
www.m-gineering.nl

er at risk of showing my ignorance, what are lawyers lips?

pk

"pk" wrote in message
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er at risk of showing my ignorance, what are lawyers lips?

What they use to form a seal while sucking the blood from you.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_i-l.html#lawyer

cheers,
clive

Clive George wrote:
"pk" wrote in message
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er at risk of showing my ignorance, what are lawyers lips?

What they use to form a seal while sucking the blood from you.


I did think of suggesting that myself.

Another:

What yellow and looks good on an estate agent?
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Ta for the link btw

pk

"Pete Biggs" wrote in message
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wrote:
JBB wrote:
I have upgraded my front forks to ITM carbons; so far great, they
cut out a lot of road vibration. However they are a real pain when
it comes to removing and refitting the front wheel. I do this quite
a lot as I have an internal bike rack for my car. I therefore want
to know the best way to remove these abominations. By best I mean no
unnecessary damage to self or bike, no loss of function and ideally
no cosmetic difference.

You can simply file them off, a lot of people do this so they can
effect quicker wheel changes when racing.

If you're not racing though, it does strike me as a lot of trouble to
go to just to save 5 seconds when you're putting the bike up on the
the roof of your car...

It's more than 5 seconds if you forget how many twiddles of the QR are
required to get it just right, and fitting a wheel with LLs is never very
pleasant anyway. The filing job is very easy, especially with aluminium
drop outs. Not a lot of trouble at all.

I did my ITM Snyper with an ordinary file. No cosmetic damage is visable
when looking at the bike normally.

~PB

I haven't washed the slurry off since Saturday's Mince Pie and Mulled wine
run yet (don't ask) so I'll check what the dropouts are made of tomorrow - I
think they're carbon..... What sort of file or could I do it with a Dremel?

Julia