Originally Posted by thingsasian
One of our riders on a rental mountain bike gave up the ghost towards the end but the Tikit of course climbed effortlessly with its 8 speed gearing and high pressure Schwalbe tires (Celia has 3 marathons under her belt and that I supposed played a small part). I was pleasantly surprised the little no speed Carry Me too was able to conquer the long arduous climb albeit at a much slower pace.
Did you have any chain skip when you pushed the Carryme up the big hill? Sometimes the chain skips on my Carryme when I'm going up a big hill...I haven't exactly figured out what causes it, but I suspect that, when the chain is too loose, a sudden jerk from the cranks makes it jump. Sometimes my chain gets loose because I probably don't tighten the rear wheel enough (I haven't yet mastered the art of tightening the wheel bolts while holding the wheel in position...so when I get it right I stop fiddling, even if it should be a little tighter).
Also, did you climb out of saddle? I find that the Carryme's wheelbase is too short to pedal out of saddle on the flat (the balance just isn't right), but uphill I manage to climb out of saddle with no problems.
Just wondering what your experience was.