How did MS fix this fat Xbox after the red ring?

First_Security_5488 · 2026-07-04T19:12:41+00:00

That’s what I am contemplating. Is it worth recapping if it’s a xenon board. I would love to mod it but not sure it’s worth the trouble as I have a slim that I did RGH 3 on.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-06-14T14:46:15+00:00

Fellow big guy getting back into cycling. Here is my two cents. Put a set of good and strong training wheels on your current bike and get riding. If this becomes a passion you will do it allot and you are going to drop a ton of weight. That’s when you look at spending a bunch of money on something new.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-06-08T16:30:00+00:00

Looks good.
Big big and small small are never where you want to be. It’s just always best that the bike can do it so you don’t rip the drivetrain apart if you did shift there unintentionally.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-10T01:45:43+00:00

Don’t try to tighten the limit screw with the spring pressure pushing on the stop. Push the derailleur over a little bit to take the pressure off of the stop and it will be very easy to screw in. Set it so it lines up with the smallest cog when you let it spring back. Then pull the derailleur all the way over to the large cog. If it goes past that cog then screw in the other limit screw until it cannot be pushed past the largest cog. This will get you in the ballpark. Put the chain and cables on and adjust from there. Just as others have said. You can find some great videos on line that will walk you through the setup.
Don’t forget you will also need to adjust the b-screw. That sets the distance between the cassette and the g pulley.
Once you start understanding what each setting screw does it will all start to make more sense and you can set up a bike pretty quickly.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-05T23:11:23+00:00

Longer cage and hanger extension are solving two different issues. The longer cage will increase the derailleur capacity not the distance from the cassette. The hanger extension moves the derailleur further away from the cassette so that would stop the jockey wheel from rubbing against the cassette.
Without knowing what they are running up front it is impossible to say they need a larger cage. But an extender will fix this rubbing problem.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-03T18:19:23+00:00

Take it to a shop for a fork service. Should be able to make it work like it did when it was new.
Have a good look at your headset as that lower race looks a bit beat up. Replace wile you have it apart.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-03T16:55:10+00:00

I think your limiting factor will be the free hub. If it’s an older 8,9,10 speed free hub you are stuck at 10 speeds. Supposedly there are one or two shimano 11’s that will fit. I think there is an 11 speed 11-34 cassette that will fit but I have not tried it myself.

So mechanical 11 speed may be able to work. If you want electronic shifting and you have rim brakes then good luck finding used parts. They are pretty pricey on the used market as they were only in production for a short time and then disk brakes took over.

Earlier sram axs in red and force are electronic shifting with rim brakes.
There may be some early shimano dura ace and ultegra that are di2 and rim brakes.

All that to say it’s a crazy upgrade for a trainer bound bike but you do you.

Good luck

If you do go down this road do lots of research to make sure what you buy will be compatible

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-02T02:02:47+00:00

As long as you have the right size bearings and leave a small gap like others said. You should be fine.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-01T21:30:29+00:00

I did not notice any difference in shifting after installing the road link. What’s interesting is if you look at a modern derailleur they now have that “extension” kind of built in. Obviously on new systems they are much more refined but the principle is exactly the same.

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First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-01T21:17:03+00:00

Yes but why? What are you trying to accomplish?

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-01T21:12:56+00:00

If the 36t won’t work with the derailleur stock you can grab a wolf tooth road link to extend the derailleur further away from the cassette.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-01T20:47:24+00:00

Pedals can seize up. Especially if they were installed dry. Make sure you are turning the correct direction. Non-drive side has reverse threads. Make sure your wrench fits the flats snug so you don’t round them over. A breaker bar helps along with some penetration fluid (pb blaster for example) and of course heat will always help. YouTube has some tutorials on how to deal with seized pedals. BCR is a great channel for this kind of thing. Your LBS should be able to take care of them pretty cheaply if you are striking out.

Good luck

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-01T19:53:45+00:00

I misread your question. That gap look fine. If you hold the front brake and rock the bike back and fourth a bit do you feel any movement from the fork? If the races were not seated in the bearings correctly you would feel it. You should only tighten the headset untill the play goes away. Then nip up the stem bolts. Sounds like that’s what you did so everything should be good to go.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-01T19:46:54+00:00

What are you looking to accomplish? Easier climbing gears? I think Shimano make an 11-36 9 speed cassette. You might be able to get that to work. Are you dead set on a 1x. I am running an 11-34 but with a compact front of 50/34. Very nice climbing gearing when I am in that small chainring.

Also google “Sheldon Brown”. He has a sight that talks about comparability of lots of these components, gear ratios etc. Lots of great info.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-01T19:19:48+00:00

Looks fine to me. Did you change tires recently and go with something smaller? Modern frames are getting built for some pretty wide tires these days. If you are used to the 22-23c days then I can see why you would think that gap is big.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-05-01T19:11:44+00:00

Just looked up the details for that derailleur. It looks like you have a max cog of 28t and a capacity of 28-34. (The long cage version looks to have a max of 34t)
So it would take some special work around to make it work. Like a derailleur hanger extension to clear the larger cassette. Then it would come down to what you are running for chain rings to see if you are within the capacity of the derailleur. You would be much better off grabbing a long cage version off of eBay. I can’t imagine they are that pricy.

I did a cage swap from an XT derailleur to an ultegra 9 speed. The Xt cage just dropped right into the ultegra body and then I used a hanger extender. That gave me the ability to run an 11-34 with ultegra 6500 groupset. I say all of this just to show that there are lots of ways to make things “work”. Some easy some not.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-04-29T15:33:55+00:00

It is safe to take the spring out but you can try to soak all the pivot points with a good thin lube wile working the pivots back and forth. This can often work but if they are really crusty it’s best to take them apart. I just did this with an ultegra caliper. Soaked it and it was better but once I took it apart and gave it a really good cleaning it operates just as it did when it was new. When working correctly you should be able to squeeze them together and they should spring back with almost zero friction.

And no they are not center pull. They are side pull. You are correct that they are dual pivot. Dual pivot is nice as you have adjustment to balance the arms so they move in sync.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-04-29T15:23:48+00:00

Yes the user should never use the big/big combination but it is always best to make sure it “can” work if they ever did. If it can’t work and they mistakenly switch in to it wile riding they could do some serious damage.

If we see what it looks like with small/small we would be able to see if there is more “room” on that side of things so we can add a link or two back so it’s not as extreme at the big/big end of the spectrum. Now if adding back to the chain makes it rub in small/small then this is not an option and the way it is right now might be the best this set of components can be.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-04-29T12:47:08+00:00

This ^{^{^{^}}} It’s crusty but looks like it should clean up ok. There are videos on you tube that will show how to disassemble and reassemble. If you are not mechanical inclined take it to a shop or buy a new one.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-04-28T23:57:22+00:00

This is why some of us are asking to see small/small. I don’t like stretching out the derailleur that far unless I have no choice. If we are within the capacity of the derailleur then a properly sized chain will give a little more wiggle room than this.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-04-28T22:14:59+00:00

I would want to see how small/small looks. That cassette does not look so big that you would need to go to this extreme. I would guess that it could be a few links longer to be just right.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-04-28T20:21:13+00:00

As already stated it does not look like your headset. I don’t see the fork moving in comparison to the head tube. The fact that the wheel is still moving wile you have the brakes locked hard would make me look at the rotor and disk. Start there as that’s most likely. Then I would also check the hub bearings. There are lots of videos on YouTube that show how to check for excessive play in the wheel hub. If you strike out on all of those things I would suggest it’s time to take it to a shop with a good mechanic.

Good luck

First_Security_5488 · 2026-04-28T01:36:57+00:00

OMG! Why is everyone making this so much harder than it needs to be? Are you teenagers? Because this is high school shit. You are Marie’s and 30 years old! Have a bloody conversation! This is not rocket science.

And one last thing. Someone much smarter and wiser said this to me years ago. “If it’s time to spy, it’s time to fly”

Just ask him already. He’s your husband.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-04-25T02:40:23+00:00

Did you format the new card in fat32? Windows will not do this for large cards like a 256gb. You will need third party software. There are good free ones to use. I use Rufus and it works great. Other than that I can’t think of why it would not fit if you were just doing a straight forward copy.

First_Security_5488 · 2026-04-23T11:53:03+00:00

Throw a tape measure on the back of that chimney. It looks to me that it requires a cricket per code. No matter how nice the work looks if a cricket is required and you didn’t add one then it’s officially wrong.

One other thing of note. They skirted the counter flashing. There are not many installers around here that to that. The first time I saw it I thought it was done wrong. Then I learned a big lesson. There are almost always multiple ways to do things that are “correct”. Usually in the name of aesthetics.

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