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Old 10-26-22, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
My new Émonda has a squally front brake. I guess I need to make an effort to “bed” the brakes.
After a couple months on the trainer, the first time I took the Canyon out on the actual road again, the brakes were not only 'hooty', but also didn't work for ****. I turned around ASAP and swapped bikes. I ended up sanding the pads and cleaning the rotors with isopropanol and all was well. The next time that happened, instead of sanding the pads etc. I did a series of sprint/brake repeats till the brakes stopped hooting and started stopping. It seems to happen if the bike has gone > 1 month without being ridden, or if it's ridden on the trainer.
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Old 10-26-22, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
My new Émonda has a squally front brake. I guess I need to make an effort to “bed” the brakes.




Do these still have life?



I went ahead and put the new ones on, opened up the piston, but now i’m back to constant brake rub with the new ones.
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Old 10-26-22, 03:51 PM
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I measured my chain and it’s slightly above 0.75% so I am putting a new one on.

Google says 0.75% is time for 10s but for 11s or 12s I should aim to change at 0.5%.

I was not aware of this, anyone care to comment??
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Sweet. Did you drive through Custer State Park and/or Wind Cave National Park? Saw lots of bison when I toured through both in the same day in 2015. How about Needles Highway? Rode by Crazy Horse on the Mickelson Trail. Rushmore was crazy crowded. I nearly lost an eye to a selfie stick. Didn’t get to Badlands though.
We did both Custer and Wind Cave - both beautiful. We also did the easy peasy Wind Cave tour - we weren't sure how the little girl would cope, so we went with the shortest/easiest.

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Gorgeous pics. I’ve driven through SD and regret not taking time to see some of the sights.
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There is a ton of stuff to see in the Black Hills area: Rushmore, Badlands, Devils Tower, Deadwood, etc, etc, etc. Can easily spend a week or so in the area.
I'd been out to the Black Hills as a kid and, frankly, this trip just made me resentful towards my dad. As a child, we'd seen Rushmore briefly and from a distance, Crazy Horse was more brief and more distant. We went to Deadwood, which didn't interest me. And the Reptile Gardens, which was okay. Absolutely nothing else memorable.

This trip, upon first sight of the Badlands, I got upset, thinking "why the hell didn't he bring us here?!" I mean, we went to friggin' Wall Drug, literally a 10 minute drive north of there, but skipped the Badlands? Felt so cheated.
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Old 10-26-22, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
I measured my chain and it’s slightly above 0.75% so I am putting a new one on.

Google says 0.75% is time for 10s but for 11s or 12s I should aim to change at 0.5%.

I was not aware of this, anyone care to comment??

I just talked about this last week! try and keep up.











But what you just posted is how I choose to live my life.
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Old 10-26-22, 04:24 PM
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Maybe tomorrow after my group ride.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
I just talked about this last week! try and keep up.











But what you just posted is how I choose to live my life.
My short term memory must be failing. I don’t quite understand why there is a different threshold between a 10s and 11s chain. Might be a conspiracy by big chain.
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Originally Posted by datlas
My short term memory must be failing. I don’t quite understand why there is a different threshold between a 10s and 11s chain. Might be a conspiracy by big chain.
11 spd has to cover more area. Less spacing between cogs, I’m just guessing.
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Old 10-26-22, 04:45 PM
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Nice pics Low cel.

man what a change today. Was unseasonably warm this morning, like the last 4 days. Started raining during the night. Wet dreary all day. temps are falling. It's like instant Fall. Leaves are hurtling themselves to the ground. My maple trees were green 3 days ago and are practicly flaming with color now.
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Old 10-26-22, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
My short term memory must be failing. I don’t quite understand why there is a different threshold between a 10s and 11s chain. Might be a conspiracy by big chain.
Going to 11 has consequences.
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Old 10-26-22, 05:38 PM
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My short term memory must be failing. I don’t quite understand why there is a different threshold between a 10s and 11s chain. Might be a conspiracy by big chain.
Delicate, thin little coggies.
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Old 10-26-22, 05:57 PM
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wife picked this up for me to cover up my top tube bag mistake.
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My wife and my brother race to complete it every day. I get called in sometimes when wife gets stymied. All agree the word list is ridiculous.
My mother does that one... what kills me is the word list combined with a feeling of "gotta get 'em all" which makes it a frustrating time suck. Wordle is in-and-out.
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I've never measured a chain. I've never even picked up a chain checker. The chain on my bike has been on for over a year, so 6-7K miles. The cassette has to be at least twice that and the rings were on the used crank I bought a year+ ago. My mtb has the original drivetrain from 2018 and it looks pretty bad.

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wife picked this up for me to cover up my top tube bag mistake.
That's awesome!
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I started wondering about the 10 vrs 11 speed spacing. .3 mm different. But now apparently I am going 11 speed on the trainer machine.....? I remember seeing an add for a Rival long cage derailluer and a force 22 right shifter...... I am easily influenced apparently
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Originally Posted by big john
I've never measured a chain. I've never even picked up a chain checker. The chain on my bike has been on for over a year, so 6-7K miles. The cassette has to be at least twice that and the rings were on the used crank I bought a year+ ago. My mtb has the original drivetrain from 2018 and it looks pretty bad.

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Doug's chains are jinxed.
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Originally Posted by ls01
I started wondering about the 10 vrs 11 speed spacing. .3 mm different. But now apparently I am going 11 speed on the trainer machine.....? I remember seeing an add for a Rival long cage derailluer and a force 22 right shifter...... I am easily influenced apparently
I couldn't find a suitable 10s crank so I ended up with an 11s. The spacing and thickness of the rings have a small difference but it shifts and it goes.

I haven't tried to put the 10s rings on it yet.
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Doug's chains are jinxed.
Back when I used 7 speed stuff I remember having a roller fall off and just the pin was there. This happened more than once.
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Back when I used 7 speed stuff I remember having a roller fall off and just the pin was there. This happened more than once.
I had that a lot back in the 80s but I rode through snow, rain, etc. and ran the chains until they were as loose as could be. My LBS blamed it on salt water at the time because the rollers would be galled and then would crack.
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The Black Hills is one of my favorite destinations.
Agree.
I had a very strange encounter at the devils tower, and have no desire to return.
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Originally Posted by big john
I've never measured a chain. I've never even picked up a chain checker. The chain on my bike has been on for over a year, so 6-7K miles. The cassette has to be at least twice that and the rings were on the used crank I bought a year+ ago. My mtb has the original drivetrain from 2018 and it looks pretty bad.

I'm Mr. Maintenance.
I have a chain checker but I don't know why. I guess I wanted to be one of the cool kids.
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Old 10-26-22, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I had that a lot back in the 80s but I rode through snow, rain, etc. and ran the chains until they were as loose as could be. My LBS blamed it on salt water at the time because the rollers would be galled and then would crack.
In my case it was just neglect.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
I have a chain checker but I don't know why. I guess I wanted to be one of the cool kids.
I'm not against them. If I had one I would try it on my chains, out of curiosity if nothing else.
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I have a chain checker but I don't know why. I guess I wanted to be one of the cool kids.
Same here. My chain starts giving telltale signs while riding before the chain checker shows anything.
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