go ahead, you old time bike mechanics, snicker... those of you that can do this stuff with one hand tied behind your back, in your sleep. It's not that I'm not mechanical, I just don't know bikes. But that is changing.
With a little supervision and guidance from my buddy Roger the Gadget Man, I did the following: Changed out the rear derailleur hanger, put on new chain rings on the front (titanium!!) changed the elevation of the front derailleur by a few mm's ( lowered) used a torque wrench on the BB when I put it all back together, and then he helped me with the derailleur adjustments so I did about 1/2 of those.
You gotta hand it to a guy who keeps Shimano specs for torque, clearance etc in a file folder in the garage. I liked the digital calipers, too. Now all I need is to put a new chain on, and I should be good to go.
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go ahead, you old time bike mechanics, snicker... those of you that can do this stuff with one hand tied behind your back, in your sleep. It's not
that
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I'm not mechanical, I just don't know bikes. But that is changing.
With a little supervision and guidance from my buddy Roger the Gadget Man,
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did the following: Changed out the rear derailleur hanger, put on new
chain
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rings on the front (titanium!!) changed the elevation of the front derailleur by a few mm's ( lowered) used a torque wrench on the BB when I put it all back together, and then he helped me with the derailleur adjustments so I did about 1/2 of those.
You gotta hand it to a guy who keeps Shimano specs for torque, clearance
etc
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in a file folder in the garage. I liked the digital calipers, too. Now all I need is to put a new chain on, and I should be good to go.
go ahead, you old time bike mechanics, snicker... those of you that can do this stuff with one hand tied behind your back, in your sleep. It's not that I'm not mechanical, I just don't know bikes. But that is changing.
Good job! It can be a little intimidating at first, to be sure.
-- -BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least)
go ahead, you old time bike mechanics, snicker... those of you that can do this stuff with one hand tied behind your back, in your sleep. It's not that I'm not mechanical, I just don't know bikes. But that is changing.
With a little supervision and guidance from my buddy Roger the Gadget Man, I did the following: Changed out the rear derailleur hanger, put on new chain rings on the front (titanium!!) changed the elevation of the front derailleur by a few mm's ( lowered) used a torque wrench on the BB when I put it all back together, and then he helped me with the derailleur adjustments so I did about 1/2 of those.
You gotta hand it to a guy who keeps Shimano specs for torque, clearance etc in a file folder in the garage. I liked the digital calipers, too. Now all I need is to put a new chain on, and I should be good to go.
Penny
Good feelin' ain't it? I get almost as much enjoyment from the wrenching as I do from the riding. Plus it's nice to know you you're not at the mercy of the LBS workload to get something fixed or replaced. Once you realize it isn't brain surgery, there's really nothing that you can't do on/to a bike if you have the right tools.
OK, but have you RIDDEN it yet? Congratulate yourself after :-)
around the culdesac. I'm "off the bike" for a week. That is, nothing but easy spinning a la bike trail. I have massive deep contusion in my quad leftover from Idaho, and it will head a whole lot better if I lay off for a week.
go ahead, you old time bike mechanics, snicker... those of you that can do this stuff with one hand tied behind your back, in your sleep. It's not that I'm not mechanical, I just don't know bikes. But that is changing.
With a little supervision and guidance from my buddy Roger the Gadget Man, I did the following: Changed out the rear derailleur hanger, put on new chain rings on the front (titanium!!) changed the elevation of the front derailleur by a few mm's ( lowered) used a torque wrench on the BB when I put it all back together, and then he helped me with the derailleur adjustments so I did about 1/2 of those.
You gotta hand it to a guy who keeps Shimano specs for torque, clearance etc in a file folder in the garage. I liked the digital calipers, too. Now all I need is to put a new chain on, and I should be good to go.
Penny
NEVER put a bike into an LBS. Fix it yourself. I believe that to progress with your bike you have to know how it's put together and how everything works, only then will you know how far to push your rig. Read *Everything* you can find about your problem and fix it yourself. A good place to start for newbies is the hayne's bike manual if you can find it. And theres a wealth of more specialised info on the net. Get wrenching, girl.
Had Ti chainrings for 8+ years and never a problem even after folding one (lost a chainring bolt) and then pounding it flat on a rock trailside. It lasted 4+ more years until I switched to an XTR crankset.
maybe its more of an issue with Ti cogset/chromoly chain
Had Ti chainrings for 8+ years and never a problem even after folding one (lost a chainring bolt) and then pounding it flat on a rock trailside. It lasted 4+ more years until I switched to an XTR crankset.
maybe its more of an issue with Ti cogset/chromoly chain
I've been running XTR cassettes with Ti cogs for years without problems.
go ahead, you old time bike mechanics, snicker... those of you that can do this stuff with one hand tied behind your back, in your sleep. It's not that I'm not mechanical, I just don't know bikes. But that is changing.
With a little supervision and guidance from my buddy Roger the Gadget Man, I did the following: Changed out the rear derailleur hanger, put on new chain rings on the front (titanium!!) changed the elevation of the front derailleur by a few mm's ( lowered) used a torque wrench on the BB when I put it all back together, and then he helped me with the derailleur adjustments so I did about 1/2 of those.
You gotta hand it to a guy who keeps Shimano specs for torque, clearance etc in a file folder in the garage. I liked the digital calipers, too. Now all I need is to put a new chain on, and I should be good to go.
