KillRamsey
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- Location
- Hood River, OR
- Name
- Kyle
14.4 miles of that is serious!
The second image shows one spot with a sharp turn to the left. Miss the turn, and you're plunging 500 feet into the canyon.
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Thanks Jock. The bolt seemed to pull right out of the mounting hole. I really should get a new frame, as this one is a hodge-podge of parts that were never meant to be together. I just hate to spend more $$$, as I've been picking up some tools for my workshop recently.The bolt that secured the derailleur broke?
Nicely done on the field repair.
Cheers, Jock
Thanks Jock. The bolt seemed to pull right out of the mounting hole. I really should get a new frame, as this one is a hodge-podge of parts that were never meant to be together. I just hate to spend more $$$, as I've been picking up some tools for my workshop recently.
Dang, your bike troubles seem to be even worse. There is a hanger bolted onto my derailleur - it's what you see hooked around the tree branch stub in the photo. The frame I'm using was never meant to have gears or disc brakes - I did a lot of garage engineering to make it work. I've had a lot of fun with this Frankenstein bike, and gotten a lot of great miles from it, but I've also had my share of maintenance issues. If I can find a proper fat bike frame without having to outlay tons of $$$, I'll likely swap over my wheels, brakes, gears, etc.Is (was) there really a normal reailleur hanger tab, or was it directly bolted to the frame?
I adopted a 2009 Specialized Stumpy recently, looked rough but seemed sound. Rode it to drop my daughter off at school, and BANG the derailluer actually went far enough in towards the wheel in lowest gear to be grabbed by the spokes, which yanked it up, around, and over, and cracked it in half (it was a fancy stock old XTR, with a carbon fiber cage that snapped pretty easily). I found that the derailleur hanger tab was to blame - it was ent slightly inwards, so the derailleur was angled in, and in low gear could juuuust go far enough to get snagged. I gently bent it straight with an adjustable wrench, replaced the $300-ish XTR der. with a $39 Deore, and now it shifts perfectly.
Wif also just ripped the old chain ring off her beloved Pugeot UO-8 from the 70's. 3 of the bolts came off under her torque going uphill, the chain then taco'd the poor thing around to an bolong shape. So I have some $hit to replace.
Enjoy Tony. There are no off road rides in my area so my bikes are all road machines, albeit all with straight bars these days but that machine looks niceHere it is next to the new arrival, a 2019 Trek Stache 5. It is not as tricked out or quite as light as the Stache 9.7 I had yesterday, but it was also less than 1/2 the price, too. I test rode it on the streets near the bike shop, and it felt great. It's also around 10 pounds lighter than Beastie, and will be even lighter once I convert the tires to tubeless. Looking forward to getting out in the woods with it.
LOL, yep. Before she left for work today. my wife said "You do know why he loaned you that bike, right?". When I told the shop owner that, he laughed and said "Tell her she's right. I've sold a lot of bikes to people who have borrowed that bike". I was pretty sore from all the hill climbing yesterday and gave myself a rest day today, but I'm going back out tomorrow morning.Ohhhh you were DONE FOR when you threw a leg over that loaner bike. The difference is just so great that no mere mortal could resist an upgrade. Like letting your indoor cat outside, just ONCE... now they know what they're missing.