Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 22206977)

Hey, what is the favored way to create slack in a FD cable for adjustment? Right now, I'm shifting to the large ring, jamming an object between the chain and the cage, and popping the lever. Seems somewhat inelegant and I often don't get the slack I need. I have a 4th hand tool, but it breaks cable strands. Any other techniques?

Originally Posted by ls01 (Post 22207079)

If it's for the low position set up. Here's what I do.
Shift to the small ring. And lowest gear in back. (biggest cog) Use the limit screw to adjust the derailure to make contact with the chain. (I know it's counterintuitive) loosen the fixing bolt.. pull the slack out of the cable. Tighten the fixing bolt. Now loosen the limit screw to take the slack out of the cable and move the derailuer off the chain. Now you have a zero position with no slack.

Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 22207177)

To shorten its effective length.

Originally Posted by DougRNS (Post 22208024)

Not every question deserves an answer.

Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 22208062)

correct airline.

I leave for the majors in Sept.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22207523)

wut happened to all the pilots? Passenger traffic is still well below 2019.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22208112)

Whew, epic ride home! The forecast said 30% chance of rain, but before I left the office I looked at the radar and said, "wut" at the approaching hurricane.

Serious riding home and I just beat it. Well, it started raining the last mile, but I didn't get noticeably more wet than I already was from sweat.

Five more minutes and I would have been hammered.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22208112)

Whew, epic ride home! The forecast said 30% chance of rain, but before I left the office I looked at the radar and said, "wut" at the approaching hurricane.

Serious riding home and I just beat it. Well, it started raining the last mile, but I didn't get noticeably more wet than I already was from sweat.

Five more minutes and I would have been hammered.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 22208083)

Barrel adjuster.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 22208119)

KOMoidh.

Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 22208128)

You make it Chicago?

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 22208107)

The TSA processed 12,813 more passengers yesterday than they did on August 29th 2019.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22208106)

Plural?

Originally Posted by DougRNS (Post 22208131)

Aug 29, 2019 was a Thursday. Is that an apples to apples comparison? Asking for a former neighbor.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 22208130)

Yup. Here now. Bugs are fuggin' loud.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 22208107)

The TSA processed 12,813 more passengers yesterday than they did on August 29th 2019.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 22208119)

KOMoidh.

Originally Posted by DougRNS (Post 22208131)

Aug 29, 2019 was a Thursday. Is that an apples to apples comparison? Asking for a former neighbor.

Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 22208137)

I didn’t know Chicago had bugs. What kind of Bugs?

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22206723)

Just filled up the van in case Ida boosts our gas prices all the way over here. Now gotta go get Mom's car and top it off...

Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 22208122)

I generally bottom it out before setting the pinch bolt.

Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 22208139)

Oh something interesting happened today. Set off to do a straight no frills century. Left my house road 50 miles In one direction and then turned around. When I got back to my house I was only at 94 miles. Rode another 4 in my neighborhood but ended up just getting frustrated.

Did the world decrease in circumference today?

Originally Posted by DougRNS (Post 22208131)

Aug 29, 2019 was a Thursday. Is that an apples to apples comparison? Asking for a former neighbor.