# Tech Help **URL:** https://community.escapecollective.com/c/tech/tech-help/10.md?page=1 [Latest](https://community.escapecollective.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.escapecollective.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.escapecollective.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Residue under handlebar tape](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/residue-under-handlebar-tape/5950)
**Author:** [@Mark\_P\_Sweatman](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Mark_P_Sweatman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/residue-under-handlebar-tape/5950 "2026-09-27T22:15:45Z")
Be gentle please… I’m a long time mountain biker who has relatively recently got into gravel… And it’s got to the stage where I needed to retape my bars. So I decided to take the old tape off and half the tape is still … --- ## [Magene PES spider clicking](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/magene-pes-spider-clicking/5931)
**Author:** [@George\_Wilson](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/George_Wilson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/magene-pes-spider-clicking/5931 "2026-09-24T02:00:44Z")
I’ve been using the Magene PES P515 power meter all year and loved it so far, but over the course of the last month I started to develop a clicking on my bike that slowly got worse as I tried to find the source of, until… --- ## [Locating Replacement T-Nut for S-Works Torch Sshoes](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/locating-replacement-t-nut-for-s-works-torch-sshoes/4738)
**Author:** [@Nathaniel\_Shils](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Nathaniel_Shils)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/locating-replacement-t-nut-for-s-works-torch-sshoes/4738 "2026-09-23T23:44:13Z")
I have a single stripped T-nut for a cleat bolt on an S-Works Torch road shoe (pic below). Looks like a replaceable part but I’m having trouble finding a replacement. Haven’t been able to locate anything on the Speciali… --- ## [Sour Purple Haze Build Problem](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/sour-purple-haze-build-problem/5928)
**Author:** [@Michael\_F](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Michael_F)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/sour-purple-haze-build-problem/5928 "2026-09-23T18:01:27Z")
Hello there, I recently purchased a Sour Purple Haze frame from a third party retailer. I had my eye on it for a while because i like the relatively high stack and short reach due to being long in the leg and short in t… --- ## [Squealing front brake after a short ride on dirt](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/squealing-front-brake-after-a-short-ride-on-dirt/5035)
**Author:** [@LAStu](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/LAStu)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/squealing-front-brake-after-a-short-ride-on-dirt/5035 "2026-09-23T16:54:56Z")
Hoping someone can help with a squealing brake issue I’ve been having. I have a Trek Checkpoint+ eGravel bike with SRAM Force E1 brakes. The rotors are 160mm SRAM Paceline X (which SRAM’s website says are for road use). … --- ## [Where in NE NC?](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/where-in-ne-nc/5858)
**Author:** [@DrTallRider](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/DrTallRider)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/where-in-ne-nc/5858 "2026-09-23T05:50:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from Marchesini bottom bracket help! Hi Stuart, I don’t have the answer on your maybe-Italian BB, even though my wife and I met at one of the Eroica vintage rides (pre-1985 bikes) generally. I… --- ## [QBP Contact for Warranty](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/qbp-contact-for-warranty/5940)
**Author:** [@LAStu](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/LAStu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/qbp-contact-for-warranty/5940 "2026-09-23T05:19:50Z")
Hi Wondering if anyone can help with a contact at QBP for a warranty issue please? I bought a new commuter - a Specialized Turbo Vado with an Enviolo internally geared hub a few weeks ago. The hub seems to have failed … --- ## [Noisy XTR Di2 on gravel bike - help needed](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/noisy-xtr-di2-on-gravel-bike-help-needed/5917)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Cross](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Daniel_Cross)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/noisy-xtr-di2-on-gravel-bike-help-needed/5917 "2026-09-21T18:10:54Z")
Hi all, I currently have a problem with my most recent bike build that is driving me nuts - maybe I am missing something, maybe I have made some rookie mistake, if anyone has an idea on what to do / try, it would be rea… --- ## [Silca immersion wax durability for gravel/mtb](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/silca-immersion-wax-durability-for-gravel-mtb/5891)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Antonik](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Tracy_Antonik)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/silca-immersion-wax-durability-for-gravel-mtb/5891 "2026-09-19T19:29:14Z")
How many miles or hours do you get from the wax? I finally got an actual gravel bike. I love the ability to mix pavement, gravel, and double and single track all on one ride. Though I’m only getting 7 or 8 hours, maybe 1… --- ## [Road shoe so.e delamination](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/road-shoe-so-e-delamination/5762)
**Author:** [@john\_broughton](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/john_broughton)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/road-shoe-so-e-delamination/5762 "2026-09-19T07:10:13Z")
So today I am racing in the weekly Waratahs Crits, enduro event so 90 minutes. I win the race after a sprint finish , roll back to the car and the sole of my shoe slides off :face\_with\_raised\_eyebrow:… WTF , if that h… --- ## [DT Swiss Freehub 11spd road to 12spd grx 1x](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/dt-swiss-freehub-11spd-road-to-12spd-grx-1x/4459)
**Author:** [@Oscar\_Hutchings](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Oscar_Hutchings)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/dt-swiss-freehub-11spd-road-to-12spd-grx-1x/4459 "2026-09-18T22:46:42Z")
I am getting my head in a spin about DT Swiss freehubs. For GRX 1x12 do I need microspline or microspline road freehub? What’s the difference? 2 sets of wheels with DT Swiss 240 hubs: 1 is exp, 1 is non exp New pivot v… --- ## [Less noisy hubs](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/less-noisy-hubs/5912)
**Author:** [@Miguel\_Jorge](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Miguel_Jorge)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/less-noisy-hubs/5912 "2026-09-18T14:00:18Z")
I have Vision Metron RS 45s on my road bike. I bought them because they were hooked, 23mm internal rim width and pretty light. I did not realize they would be so loud! I’m considering selling them if I can find somet… --- ## [Suspension seal lubricants applied externally?](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/suspension-seal-lubricants-applied-externally/5913)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Burghardt](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Peter_Burghardt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/suspension-seal-lubricants-applied-externally/5913 "2026-09-17T19:44:17Z")
Slick Honey/Slickoleum/SRAM Butter: Is there any value in using them on shocks and fork stanchions(and dropper posts) between rebuilds, or are they just a dirt magnet? I’m imagining wiping the surfaces clean, applying t… --- ## [New Bike Day - What’re these? - Scott Addict 2026](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/new-bike-day-what-re-these-scott-addict-2026/4817)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Goulet](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Dave_Goulet)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/new-bike-day-what-re-these-scott-addict-2026/4817 "2026-09-15T22:50:43Z")
Hey all, just got my new 2026 Scott Addict 10. Once upon a time (long ago) I was a shop tech at a bike shop, long before disc brakes and electronics were the norm. I have some confidence in my abilities to finish the ass… --- ## [4iiii PRECISION 3+ PRO Dual-Sided Power Meter - THE WORST](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/4iiii-precision-3-pro-dual-sided-power-meter-the-worst/5877)
**Author:** [@kyle\_artz](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/kyle_artz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/4iiii-precision-3-pro-dual-sided-power-meter-the-worst/5877 "2026-09-14T15:37:18Z")
Anyone here gone through hell with this p/m? I have been back-and-forth with 4iiii over the past year. They have replaced the crankset twice now. Issues remain - inability to link left and right sides with the 4iiii app,… --- ## [Indexing Alignment Tips](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/indexing-alignment-tips/5674)
**Author:** [@Simon\_Lockwood](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Simon_Lockwood)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/indexing-alignment-tips/5674 "2026-09-14T15:20:38Z")
I have ultegra r8170 12s Di2 and use the etube app to index. Just wondered if people have any tips for precise alignment? Are there any tools? My eyes aren’t great and the listening approach seems a bit subjective. Thank… --- ## [Mtn bike suspension issue](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/mtn-bike-suspension-issue/5665)
**Author:** [@dana\_martensen](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/dana_martensen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/mtn-bike-suspension-issue/5665 "2026-09-06T19:20:45Z")
I am having a problem adjusting my rear shock due to a clearance issue. I can not get my fingers far enough into the space to do any adjustment without removing the lower shock mount. Does anyone know of a tool ( could b… --- ## [Marchesini bottom bracket help!](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/marchesini-bottom-bracket-help/5854)
**Author:** [@Stuart\_Proctor](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Stuart_Proctor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/marchesini-bottom-bracket-help/5854 "2026-09-03T20:53:48Z")
Escapees, I need your help on this bottom bracket. I think it is Italian but I want to make sure before causing irreparable damage to the bike. The non-drive side of the bottom bracket took multip… --- ## [Replacing SRAM D1 caliper bolts](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/replacing-sram-d1-caliper-bolts/5863)
**Author:** [@John\_Barkyoumb](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/John_Barkyoumb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/replacing-sram-d1-caliper-bolts/5863 "2026-09-03T01:15:29Z")
Does anyone have a good recommendation for replacement mounting bolts for SRAM Rival D1 calipers? Would want to stay with T25 button head, but get something less shallow for better tool engagement. I was thinking of th… --- ## [Best Chain Lube for a bike that is stored outside?](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/best-chain-lube-for-a-bike-that-is-stored-outside/5861)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Meyer](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Joe_Meyer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/best-chain-lube-for-a-bike-that-is-stored-outside/5861 "2026-09-03T00:52:48Z")
I have personally converted to waxing, but my daughter just went off to college and of course the bike racks are exposed to the elements. What is the best method of keeping a drivetrain functional if it gets rained on m… --- ## [Help me understand my headset spacers (splined spacers?)](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/help-me-understand-my-headset-spacers-splined-spacers/5850)
**Author:** [@JumboShrimp\_15](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/JumboShrimp_15)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/help-me-understand-my-headset-spacers-splined-spacers/5850 "2026-09-02T23:48:36Z")
I have a CAAD10 from 2015 that I bought used. I want to adjust the stem height on the steerer tube by changing the order of spacers/stem, before committing to cutting the steerer tube shorter. I haven’t come across this… --- ## [Bonded threaded insert for bottle cage bolt failed, options?](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/bonded-threaded-insert-for-bottle-cage-bolt-failed-options/5847)
**Author:** [@Max\_Lein](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Max_Lein)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/bonded-threaded-insert-for-bottle-cage-bolt-failed-options/5847 "2026-09-01T17:02:24Z")
I am a happy owner of a 3T Strada for 5 years now. When I cleaned and checked my bike recently, I undid all bottle cages to clean them properly and make sure to apply fresh grease. (I have had bottle cage bolts fuse/anod… --- ## [PRO Vibe Aero Alloy Handlebar torque values](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/pro-vibe-aero-alloy-handlebar-torque-values/5845)
**Author:** [@Dmitrii\_Frolov](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Dmitrii_Frolov)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/pro-vibe-aero-alloy-handlebar-torque-values/5845 "2026-08-31T14:50:07Z")
Hello everyone. Does anyone know the torque values for Shimano PRO Vibe Aero Alloy Handlebar PRO Vibe Aero Alloy Handlebar ? I couldn’t not find this information on their website and in their pdf catalogs but I heard th… --- ## [Crux Headset Compression Ring](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/crux-headset-compression-ring/1812)
**Author:** [@McCookie](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/McCookie)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/crux-headset-compression-ring/1812 "2026-08-31T00:57:35Z")
Important tech discussion - copied from Escape Collective Discord I’ve tried to snip out the important bits from a discussion that has been going for 18 months, as more members discovered their Crux and Aethos headsets … --- ## [Set up and hydraulic disk brake maintain tips for the home mechanic](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/set-up-and-hydraulic-disk-brake-maintain-tips-for-the-home-mechanic/5833)
**Author:** [@Philip\_Hackstock](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Philip_Hackstock)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/set-up-and-hydraulic-disk-brake-maintain-tips-for-the-home-mechanic/5833 "2026-08-28T20:46:31Z")
Hi everyone, I am in the process of setting up my first road bike with hydraulic disk brakes. I’d consider myself a somewhat competent home mechanic but I have very little experience with hydraulic disk brakes. Many year… --- ## [Gravel Bike Fit - long legs and short body](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/gravel-bike-fit-long-legs-and-short-body/5836)
**Author:** [@Alister\_Taylor](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Alister_Taylor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 7:03am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/gravel-bike-fit-long-legs-and-short-body/5836 "2026-08-26T07:03:02Z")
“Asking for a friend”… well, my wife. Britta has proportionally long legs and a short upper body. It’s been a few years since she’s ridden anything other than her Dutch bike for commuting, but time is coming up that she… --- ## [Replacement pawls for defunct wheel brand?](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/replacement-pawls-for-defunct-wheel-brand/5829)
**Author:** [@AME](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/AME)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/replacement-pawls-for-defunct-wheel-brand/5829 "2026-08-25T17:51:04Z")
I have a set of wheels from https://altocycling.com/. I need new pawls for the rear hub but they have gone silent- initially after being acquired by https://bacchettabikes.com/ who apparently no longer owns or maintains… --- ## [105 R7170 levers with GRX 820 caliper bad braking](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/105-r7170-levers-with-grx-820-caliper-bad-braking/5827)
**Author:** [@Stochastic](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Stochastic)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/105-r7170-levers-with-grx-820-caliper-bad-braking/5827 "2026-08-25T13:17:48Z")
I have three drop bar bikes, all set up with 105 R7170 Di2 hydraulic levers. Two of the three (road and all-road) also have the matching 105 calipers, and the braking is great. My Tarmac has been going for 2.5 years with… --- ## [Cannondale M800 Beast of the East Restomod](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/cannondale-m800-beast-of-the-east-restomod/5828)
**Author:** [@JC1979](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/JC1979)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/cannondale-m800-beast-of-the-east-restomod/5828 "2026-08-25T10:15:06Z")
I have acquired a cosmetically rather rough but mechanically very sound Cannondale M800 (except for the fork, which is now just a heavy rigid, and the chain and cassette). Serial number confirms it’s a 1993 model. He… --- ## [DT Swiss hub bearing replacement](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/dt-swiss-hub-bearing-replacement/5817)
**Author:** [@MattC](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/MattC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 1:57am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/dt-swiss-hub-bearing-replacement/5817 "2026-08-24T01:57:23Z")
Between my wife and I, we have several road/gravel wheel sets with DT Swiss hubs (two 350 centerlock, one 240 (old) rim, two 240 EXP centerlock). One of the EXP rear hubs needs the bearings replaced and I’m trying to wei… [Previous page](https://community.escapecollective.com/c/tech/tech-help/10.md) [Next page](https://community.escapecollective.com/c/tech/tech-help/10.md?page=2)