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Post by elstoof on Sept 22, 2021 11:46:59 GMT
It's possible that the indexing is misaligned, ie position 2 on the shifter is lined up with 1 on the cassette, 3 with 2, 4 with 3 etc etc, and the limit screws are acting as the stop when dropping to 1 - but it's bloody hard to diagnose without seeing and any advice will likely have you sitting in a pile of bike parts screaming curses at my very name.
Quickest temporary fix is to stop using gear 1
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2021 11:50:08 GMT
Indexing seems fine to be honest, every other gear is clicking through nicely. But yeah I just haven't been using it. It's hilly as fuck round here though so it would be nice to have it as an option.
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Post by mothercruncher on Sept 22, 2021 11:57:41 GMT
I mean, it’s like I’m spaffing STELLAR advice into a black hole here. The above underpins everything else and needs to be correct first. Check it Then you set the cable tension with the barrel adjuster. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2021 12:03:13 GMT
Yeah I've done that, they both look aligned to me. What I'm struggling with is I can either get the first gear to go in and the top gear be noisy, or the top gear to be quiet and the first gear to jump out. I think I just need to find the sweet spot with the tension to be honest but I'll be fucked if I can.
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Post by elstoof on Sept 22, 2021 12:06:38 GMT
have you got a single front ring or double?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2021 12:14:09 GMT
Single.
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Post by mothercruncher on Sept 22, 2021 12:26:05 GMT
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Post by elstoof on Sept 22, 2021 18:13:47 GMT
Velodrome is ace, who knew
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Post by gamecat on Sept 22, 2021 18:20:20 GMT
Yeah I've done that, they both look aligned to me. What I'm struggling with is I can either get the first gear to go in and the top gear be noisy, or the top gear to be quiet and the first gear to jump out. I think I just need to find the sweet spot with the tension to be honest but I'll be fucked if I can. Noisy top gear is usually b-screw needs fiddling with, this used to be some really stupid japanese screw for ages, now I think it's a 2mm hex, rubbish but better. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2021 9:41:50 GMT
Fuck me, definitely time to break out the winter clothes. It's fucking freezing up in the hills round here.
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Post by chug666 on Sept 29, 2021 9:55:36 GMT
It's been really windy here (near Winchester). Riding when it is windy sucks. Lovely so far today though.
I keep meaning to get on with winterising my road bike, the mudguards I bought are hanging up in the garage but while the weather holds I'd rather get the miles in.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2021 13:34:12 GMT
Just finished a 70k there which was pretty grim. The wind was cutting right into my soul by the end. Think I'm going to have to dig my balls out of my chest with a wire coat hanger.
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Post by elstoof on Sept 29, 2021 13:43:12 GMT
Just grovelled my way round 70k in the wind with 6kg strapped to my back. Luckily the suns out or I’d be miserable
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2021 13:44:54 GMT
I had 6.5kg strapped to my back.
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Post by elstoof on Sept 29, 2021 13:50:57 GMT
Ooh your hard
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2021 14:00:48 GMT
It was mainly snacks.
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Post by elstoof on Sept 29, 2021 14:15:16 GMT
I had to drop and collect some shoe stuff at a guy who works for me in St Albans, I normally drive if I’ve got a box of wood and leather to take up but it’s carnage out there still
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Post by marcp on Sept 29, 2021 14:18:09 GMT
Jesus. I managed 100k last week, and that was a bloody good one for me. Not managed jack shit this week, between last minute wedding fucking around and a few hospital/doctor's appointments. Feel crap for it as well.
Bike's fucked now though, moved through the rear gears just fine, but switching up through the front three needs me to yank push the selector them push again - I presume that's a tension thing?
It's a bog-standard thing, if I stick with it through winter I might splash on something properly decent for next summer.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2021 14:52:11 GMT
100k is good.
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Post by Vortex on Sept 29, 2021 14:53:51 GMT
Just finished a 70k there which was pretty grim. The wind was cutting right into my soul by the end. Think I'm going to have to dig my balls out of my chest with a wire coat hanger. I have some padded leggings, wind&water-resistant long sleeve jersey and gloves for these kind of things. Get some of that shizz if you don't have any, helps a lot. I still hope for a run or two out on the bike before mid-october, but the indoor cycing shit has certainly been ramping up again of late, so maybe not. I really am *such* a fair-weather cyclist. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2021 14:55:58 GMT
Yeah I've got some, I just didn't think it was needed yet.
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Post by elstoof on Sept 29, 2021 15:06:44 GMT
Start track accreditation on Monday, hopefully I can get all 4 stages done in time for winter
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Post by dndhm on Sept 29, 2021 15:37:46 GMT
Start track accreditation on Monday, hopefully I can get all 4 stages done in time for winter Nice! Do it quick before you have kids! I got accredited and then immediately my wife started pushing out babies and I moved out of London. I never raced, but the process of accreditation and the few open sessions I attended were great fun. |
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Post by elstoof on Sept 29, 2021 15:39:21 GMT
Too late for that, I’ve got 2 of them
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Post by dndhm on Sept 29, 2021 15:40:07 GMT
I'm so sorry.
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Post by Immaterial on Oct 3, 2021 22:15:25 GMT
The electrotank fears no headwind.
Downhill in the slop on a 26kg brick, though? I fear that.
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Post by mrpon on Oct 6, 2021 13:05:24 GMT
Is this the wrong thread to talk about Smart Bikes/Zwift etc..
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Post by Vortex on Oct 6, 2021 14:39:20 GMT
Think this is a safe space for it, fire away.
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Post by Vortex on Oct 6, 2021 14:39:46 GMT
Not much point having a separate indoor training thread I'd have thought.
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Post by elstoof on Oct 6, 2021 14:40:33 GMT
Plenty of folks in here ride the zwift
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