Originally Posted by
sillygolem
I took it on a ride. First impressions:
It took me forever to figure out why the bike wouldn't shift into first. It turns out the claw is slightly wider than the axle, so if it isn't tilted right when the axle is screwed down the derailleur and 1st cog are too close together to let the chain climb onto the teeth. I haven't been able to get the rear derailleur adjusted to both shift into first and go into fifth where it's marked on the indexed shifter. Shifting is OK. The gearing is wide enough that 15th is a little higher than 3rd on my 3-speed but 1st is low enough to crawl up very steep hills.
The stem and bars are painted to match the allow rims. This paint ends right at the height mark on the stem.
I'll have more info and pictures once I take it on a real ride.
My bike won't shift easily on the 1st gear. It usually shifts under no load, but when i need my 1st gear, it's usually when I pushing really hard..lol.
Do you have the Huffy Blackwater? I recall you got a really good deal. Post pics...
I received the new ventura ASA saddle. This saddle seems much better than the stock, and the bike looks so much nicer and rides even better now.
