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Forum: Touring

09-16-14, 03:06 PM

Replies: 44

Touring with drop bars and bar end shifters

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Posted By IntoTheSunset

Thanks, rhm! I took it into the shop and had the...

Thanks, rhm! I took it into the shop and had the barrel adjustment made by someone who knows what they're doing. However, your point is interesting and I'm going to cut and paste it into my notes...

Forum: Touring

09-15-14, 06:21 PM

Replies: 44

Touring with drop bars and bar end shifters

Views: 7,804

Posted By IntoTheSunset

Thanks, fietsbob. As it turns out, it appears...

Thanks, fietsbob. As it turns out, it appears that I don't have to get into the workings. The manager of Joe Bike, Portland, Oregon, who sold me the bike, said that the first thing to try would be to...

Forum: Touring

09-15-14, 06:08 PM

Replies: 44

Touring with drop bars and bar end shifters

Views: 7,804

Posted By IntoTheSunset

Thanks, seeker333. I firmly gripped the...

Thanks, seeker333. I firmly gripped the shifter--not at the "delicate" end, i.e., the lever itself, but at the "works" end where it meets the handlebars--and slowly, slowly rotated it into a more...

Forum: Touring

09-15-14, 03:33 PM

Replies: 44

Touring with drop bars and bar end shifters

Views: 7,804

Posted By IntoTheSunset

I'm looking for more responses to ch3's question...

I'm looking for more responses to ch3's question about whether bar-end shifters will take the hit if the bike falls. My Surly Trucker tipped over this morning, and the front bar-end shifter is now...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

10-01-12, 12:05 AM

Replies: 16

Cannot fit rear wheel into dropouts after tire/tube change

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Posted By IntoTheSunset

Last night I, too, was unable to fit my rear...

Last night I, too, was unable to fit my rear wheel back into its drop-outs. It turned out that when I had removed the wheel and had completely unscrewed the drive-side nut, dropping the spring coil...

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