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02-02-22, 06:07 PM
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02-02-22, 06:08 PM
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Elevation gain on the water would worry me. Unless you're sailing up a river.
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02-02-22, 06:10 PM
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But WRT chain length, how's the RD look in small/small and big/big, especially the latter?
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02-02-22, 06:12 PM
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02-02-22, 06:14 PM
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02-02-22, 06:15 PM
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02-02-22, 06:30 PM
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I haven't ridden the Rose Bowl loop in a while, but it has been mentioned quite a bit by friends. The city has generally been pretty quick to fill holes on the east side, but it needs a full re-pave, for sure. I did the go-fast Tues/Thurs group ride a few times last summer. On one occasion, a rider hit an open pothole, flatted, and barely avoided crashing in the middle of the group.
For years our club (SFVBC) goes through there on rides going east and my friends circle the Rose Bowl on our way to get pizza on windy Tuesdays. On the club hammerfest rides, it's tough on the east side. My bike bounces off the ground and I have to back off a bit.
02-02-22, 06:33 PM
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02-02-22, 06:34 PM
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There is a serious cyclist in the group. He is not me.
02-02-22, 06:34 PM
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Could be worn chainring or cassette.
02-02-22, 06:36 PM
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02-02-22, 06:42 PM
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If all weren’t brand new, that’s what I would have thought too - it’s almost like 1 bad link it skips every 3 or 4 rotations on the crank- and really only hard power
02-02-22, 06:49 PM
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Check your master link. I had a bad one on a new chain, on the Litespeed. Not sure what happened. It worked fine with the Frankengruppo, but when I took it off, and rebuilt the whole thing with 7410 DA, I put the chain on and the dang master link was stiff, and I couldn't fix it. I ended up using the chain I took off the Ritchey back in 2019 (and kept), which wasn't work and works like a charm.
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02-02-22, 06:51 PM
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Check your master link. I had a bad one on a new chain, on the Litespeed. Not sure what happened. It worked fine with the Frankengruppo, but when I took it off, and rebuilt the whole thing with 7410 DA, I put the chain on and the dang master link was stiff, and I couldn't fix it. I ended up using the chain I took off the Ritchey back in 2019 (and kept), which wasn't work and works like a charm.
02-02-22, 06:53 PM
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Hey Eric and Big John….
It’s getting closer to our trip west and I started looking at possible rides. If I want to go to Mt Wilson from Pasadena, Google maps has me taking a trail. Are the trails there typically paved? I will be riding a road bike with 25’s.
It’s getting closer to our trip west and I started looking at possible rides. If I want to go to Mt Wilson from Pasadena, Google maps has me taking a trail. Are the trails there typically paved? I will be riding a road bike with 25’s.
02-02-22, 06:54 PM
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Drum roll please!
Was notified before leaving work , my ecm is on the pourch! Arrived home and installed that puppy and fired her up. There was a few minutes of lifter clatter. But preliminary results are encouraging. Brought it up to operating temp. Added coolant till full. Short test drive. All looks good. No warning lights on dash. Programing is good.
Feels so good to have that stress off my shoulders.
Was notified before leaving work , my ecm is on the pourch! Arrived home and installed that puppy and fired her up. There was a few minutes of lifter clatter. But preliminary results are encouraging. Brought it up to operating temp. Added coolant till full. Short test drive. All looks good. No warning lights on dash. Programing is good.
Feels so good to have that stress off my shoulders.
I'm going to short pit one and long pit another so that shiz doesn't happen again.
I also fought with my insurance company and a medical provider at lunch on a billing issue. I told both of them what the problem was but THEY had to talk to each other to fix it. They actually did and that's one problem off my lengthy list. Lots of stupid people in this world.
My ass is draggin' and I won't slow down until mid March.
02-02-22, 07:02 PM
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When it feels like it leaves the cassette, is it still driving you forward?
02-02-22, 07:03 PM
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Check your master link. I had a bad one on a new chain, on the Litespeed. Not sure what happened. It worked fine with the Frankengruppo, but when I took it off, and rebuilt the whole thing with 7410 DA, I put the chain on and the dang master link was stiff, and I couldn't fix it. I ended up using the chain I took off the Ritchey back in 2019 (and kept), which wasn't work and works like a charm.
02-02-22, 07:07 PM
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It doesn't have a B screw like Shimano but the screw it has is adjusted to give a 5-7 mm gap between the big cog and the pulley when in the small ring/big cog.
After I made these adjustments it shifts better but still probably needs a cassette.
02-02-22, 07:10 PM
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02-02-22, 07:14 PM
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02-02-22, 07:20 PM
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02-02-22, 07:23 PM
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The last part of the climb.
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02-02-22, 07:26 PM
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