Coupla DX Issues: Advice Welcome

Don't worry about what it says in the warranty, I believe most people
have assembled the uni themselves. As far as tightening the bearing
caps, they do not need to be tight at all, just enough to hold them on.
Sometimes if you tighten them too much you can even feel the drag it
creates during wheel spinning. The wheel should be able to spin freely
and slowly come to a stop while held in the air. It shouldn't stop as
if brakes are suddenly being applied to it as it slows down. As far as
shoes go, any sort of shoe works really, its just personal preference,
Converse shoes usually work really well, but running shoes or even
hiking boots can work fine.

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Can't help you with the spokes/bearing stuff, I suck at it. 😄

However, with the seat thing, I know what you mean. My DX does that
too. I just tighten it as much as possible (without stripping the bolt)
and then if it falls hard and gets twisted again I just bang it back
into place with my hand. Probably not very good for the uni, but I
sometimes forget to take my axel wrench with me and it's such a bother
... Eh. I'm lazy.

As for the shoes? Converse Hi-Tops all the way. I still have scars on
my ankles from riding barefoot on my CX and smashing my ankles on the
cranks. Before it would heal it would just slice open again. Once I got
my Hi-Tops and started wearing them, it was like heaven. My ankles
healed right up and now I only have some nasty scars, no open wounds.

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Oh, and good luck by the way!!!

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i tighten my bearing caps until they drag the wheel noticably(short
process of tightening the bolts and spinning the wheel) then loosen
them 1/2 turn.
I have had them fall off while riding even w/ the locknuts. make sure
that the bearing caps don't rub the hub, mine did on my old frame and
it etched grooves into the hub. The seatpost clamp ... i seriously
doubt you will strip it out. I tightened mine so tight that it cracked,
but it didn't even begin to strip. tighten it until the seat doesn't
move, and don't worry about it. you probably want to get it exactly the
right height first and just not move it.

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With the bearing holders, I usually put some loctite (blue) on the bolts
to keep them from coming loose. As others have said, don't overtighten
them--you can mess up your bearings if you do, and the DX bearings
aren't the most available size in the world. Actually, now I think
about it, I think the DX has separate nuts for the bearing holders,
right? If they're nylock nuts (the ones that have a nylon insert to
keep them tight), you wouldn't need the loctite.

Spokes--well, they're a different story. I haven't touched the spokes
on my son's DX wheel since he got it almost a year ago, and the wheel's
stayed true. But if you're feeling a little paranoid about it, it's
usually only ten or fifteen bucks at a bike shop to have them checked.

Good luck. I also started to uni after a long hiatus (1977 to 1996).
It's a great sport--have fun!

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Very Helpful, Guys....thanks! Tj

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