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If making the do-up tight as possible is a solution, but hard to get undone, think about getting a piece of plastic plumbing tubing about six inches in length that will fit over the lever. Carry it in whatever bag you use with your other repair kit.
And yes, I have had one or two problems, the most memorable on my old Fuji Touring that was steel framed and broke the right-hand drop-out on the rear when blown over before the start of a 400km event. It made the event through to the end without me really knowing, except some strange gear shifting issues. I welded it back together, not perfectly, but well enough to have lasted a decade since. A few little issues rose, one of them requiring the horizontal drop-out slot (almost unheard of these days) to be bent back carefully to have parallel status again the one of the left.
So, if your bike has fallen over for some reason, have the parallel nature of the drop-outs been checked?
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So I think I figured out the chain skipping problem on the ritchey . Primov (probably spelt wrong) guessed right with the stuck link.
Re waxed the chain tonight, and when I put the chain back on I noticed it was doing the dance on all the cogs. I took the chain back off and broke the links in more no more chain dance pedaling back wards.
Re waxed the chain tonight, and when I put the chain back on I noticed it was doing the dance on all the cogs. I took the chain back off and broke the links in more no more chain dance pedaling back wards.
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As luck would have it, there is an on/off switch on the headlight, that I had forgotten about. Works fine now,.
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Could be the smoothness or lack of on the drop-out on one side or the other. Could even be an angle problem on one side -- as in a slope that isn't part of the flat. And then again, there might be a circular depression where the retainers engage which actually allow tightness unless there is perfect line-up. And look on both sides each of the drop-outs to find the problem.
If making the do-up tight as possible is a solution, but hard to get undone, think about getting a piece of plastic plumbing tubing about six inches in length that will fit over the lever. Carry it in whatever bag you use with your other repair kit.
And yes, I have had one or two problems, the most memorable on my old Fuji Touring that was steel framed and broke the right-hand drop-out on the rear when blown over before the start of a 400km event. It made the event through to the end without me really knowing, except some strange gear shifting issues. I welded it back together, not perfectly, but well enough to have lasted a decade since. A few little issues rose, one of them requiring the horizontal drop-out slot (almost unheard of these days) to be bent back carefully to have parallel status again the one of the left.
So, if your bike has fallen over for some reason, have the parallel nature of the drop-outs been checked?
If making the do-up tight as possible is a solution, but hard to get undone, think about getting a piece of plastic plumbing tubing about six inches in length that will fit over the lever. Carry it in whatever bag you use with your other repair kit.
And yes, I have had one or two problems, the most memorable on my old Fuji Touring that was steel framed and broke the right-hand drop-out on the rear when blown over before the start of a 400km event. It made the event through to the end without me really knowing, except some strange gear shifting issues. I welded it back together, not perfectly, but well enough to have lasted a decade since. A few little issues rose, one of them requiring the horizontal drop-out slot (almost unheard of these days) to be bent back carefully to have parallel status again the one of the left.
So, if your bike has fallen over for some reason, have the parallel nature of the drop-outs been checked?
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I almost never have any issue with Look Delta pedals, but Keos are different. They don't seem to be weighted on the back side as heavily so when you push off they often spin rather than hanging in the right orientation for the front of the cleat to catch them, like the Deltas.
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The Superbowl champion Rams look amazingly incompetent.
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Since I use pedal extenders I need pedals with wrench flats. None of the higher end pedals have wrench flats anymore.
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Now you have indicated the bike in question is Ti, it might be worth checking the bits of the QR that have slots machined into them and face on to the drop outs. If they are worn, which is highly likely as alloy or steel facing on to Ti, new ones or whole QR might be a solution.
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830 grams - yikes !
Is that a Maxxis MTB tire - or Metzler motorcycle tire ? lol
A pair of MTB tires I typically ran BITD weigh less than one Maxxis 2.8
just dug out some old 26" MTB tires - including a Kenda Klimax Lite 1.95 @ 345g per tire ...
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Is that a Maxxis MTB tire - or Metzler motorcycle tire ? lol
A pair of MTB tires I typically ran BITD weigh less than one Maxxis 2.8
just dug out some old 26" MTB tires - including a Kenda Klimax Lite 1.95 @ 345g per tire ...
just sayin
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Finally got around to making a map of my actual tour route up to the point where I broke my seat post collar bolt.
Ride with GPS | Bike Route Planner and Cycling Navigation App
That odd "loopage" around the Bellfonte/Bald Eagle area represents some shopping. etc., mileage I did after going to the park office to register, riding to the primitive camping area, which is miles from the park office and then heading into town for groceries, all before my rest day the next day. Odometer read 502 miles at time of bolt breakage. The discrepancy can be explained by, among other things, the mileage I put in during my day off, which included a ride back to the main part of Bald Eagle State Park for a shower and lunch down by the beach while I charged the phone and external battery.
Ride with GPS | Bike Route Planner and Cycling Navigation App
That odd "loopage" around the Bellfonte/Bald Eagle area represents some shopping. etc., mileage I did after going to the park office to register, riding to the primitive camping area, which is miles from the park office and then heading into town for groceries, all before my rest day the next day. Odometer read 502 miles at time of bolt breakage. The discrepancy can be explained by, among other things, the mileage I put in during my day off, which included a ride back to the main part of Bald Eagle State Park for a shower and lunch down by the beach while I charged the phone and external battery.
If not - interested in how this ride compared to any previous similar rides etc ... bike, supplies and equipment ... etc
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Hadn’t had one of these days in a long time.
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Interesting. The favourite bikes for Machka and me are our Ti Hasa road bikes. Mine is coming up to 15,000km (I think about 9,000 miles) and also with Al wheels on each. Considering they were bought as just frames and built up by me from those, they have been beaut bikes. Originally meant for long-distance Audax rides, and I think several 400km ones are on the list of what they have done. Another 400 was planned for the weekend that was coming up when the workplace accident happened 4-1/2 years ago.
Now you have indicated the bike in question is Ti, it might be worth checking the bits of the QR that have slots machined into them and face on to the drop outs. If they are worn, which is highly likely as alloy or steel facing on to Ti, new ones or whole QR might be a solution.
Now you have indicated the bike in question is Ti, it might be worth checking the bits of the QR that have slots machined into them and face on to the drop outs. If they are worn, which is highly likely as alloy or steel facing on to Ti, new ones or whole QR might be a solution.
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The tires are heavy, I could put smaller, lighter tires on but these things are amazing. I've gone through piles of sharp rocks and the bike just cruises through. Descending a rough sandstone hill which was a nightmare on my old hardtail 26er is nothing for this set-up.
The tires downhill racers and pro enduro racers use are in the range of 1200 grams. I'm sure the body armor, full face helmet e-bike warriors I see are running downhill tires.
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That same car after a major rebuild and update carried out in the 1970s.
It spent the offseason on the show circuit.
It spent the offseason on the show circuit.
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Rowan's mention of slots or machined surface on a QR do not apply in your case (if the bike has thru axles)
the threads on your thru axles and/or the dropouts on the commuter bike might just be a tad 'loose' ... might be more common on thru axles with a 1.5 thread pitch (compared to a 1.0 thread pitch) ?
thru axle obviously has merit - but threads in the dropouts ... I dunno ...