Triathlon - Bike check two days before a triathlon

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kervindale
03-07-09, 02:07 AM
Our triathlon will be this sunday and it is now friday night. As I was test riding my bike tonight I noticed that the rear derailleur was shifting funny. It would shift but slip to another gear. So, I tried adjusting the barrel and it seems fine but not too confident about my work(Gear not slipping after adjustmen.) I callled the bike shop that would be conducting the race packet pick up and explained my situation and they said to bring it in and they will inspect it. Should I go with my insticnt and ride or have it checked just incase. Not sure about tinkering with the bike the day before race day. Need your opinion. Thank You in advance:(

durty
03-25-09, 08:09 AM
sometimes things just stretch or need adjustment. if it works after your adjustment I say just do the tri and save your money. Watch a tutorial about derailleur adjustment on bicycletutor.com or something. Trust me you can do your own bike work it's not that hard.

edit: i looked at the post date and realized my advice is a little too late for your specific tri, but I stand by it. Hope the tri went well.
-durty