Chain Wrap Redefined
08-08-16, 07:18 PM
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Chain Wrap Redefined
My neighbor across the street had a Mongoose "MTB" stolen from his front yard so he replaces it with a similar model from Walmart. As he climbed the last hill up to our yards, he shifts to granny and hears a horrible sound.....
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This happened because Walmart does not adjust the limit screws in the assembling process. Or anything else for that matter.
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[/IMG]This happened because Walmart does not adjust the limit screws in the assembling process. Or anything else for that matter.
08-08-16, 08:41 PM
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It's a wonder that WM doesn't make the purchaser sign a liability waiver when they purchase a bicycle from their stores. Seems they'd be an easy target without one.
08-08-16, 08:46 PM
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My wife and I were riding this evening and saw an older bike sitting outside someone's garage that still had the dork disc. She asked me what the purpose of those ugly things was.
08-08-16, 10:44 PM
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I recently saw a similarly ugly picture. Unfortunately, it was my favorite custom tandem.
A month ago my wife and I were 33 miles from home climbing a nice gravel hill. There was a regular clicking noise coming from the chain. Foolishly, we assumed it was just gravel being thrown up. Actually, it was the chain failing. As it opened up, it took the derailleur and derailleur hanger with it. We came to an abrupt stop as the derailleur hanger got bent into the cassette. Fun times. In the dark, I got to remove the rear shifter cable and derailleur, bend the hanger enough so that it was off the cassette, and try to give us a one-speed that would work in spite of the vertical drop-outs. It was a slow ride home in too low a gear with lots of resistance from the poor rear wheel bearing (chain was way too tight, but there was nothing to be done about it).
Fortunately, the builder wasn't overly busy and they felt they owed me a favor after I got bumped to the back of the line for some work over the Fall/Winter. Less than a week and a half after the incident, we had our tandem back on the road with a few new bits. I could have had it sooner but I didn't feel like hopping the train to Seattle and back. The shop's motto is "Why buy a bike when you can buy an entire shop." I certainly felt like I owned the place with the way they treated me.
A month ago my wife and I were 33 miles from home climbing a nice gravel hill. There was a regular clicking noise coming from the chain. Foolishly, we assumed it was just gravel being thrown up. Actually, it was the chain failing. As it opened up, it took the derailleur and derailleur hanger with it. We came to an abrupt stop as the derailleur hanger got bent into the cassette. Fun times. In the dark, I got to remove the rear shifter cable and derailleur, bend the hanger enough so that it was off the cassette, and try to give us a one-speed that would work in spite of the vertical drop-outs. It was a slow ride home in too low a gear with lots of resistance from the poor rear wheel bearing (chain was way too tight, but there was nothing to be done about it).
Fortunately, the builder wasn't overly busy and they felt they owed me a favor after I got bumped to the back of the line for some work over the Fall/Winter. Less than a week and a half after the incident, we had our tandem back on the road with a few new bits. I could have had it sooner but I didn't feel like hopping the train to Seattle and back. The shop's motto is "Why buy a bike when you can buy an entire shop." I certainly felt like I owned the place with the way they treated me.
08-09-16, 07:45 AM
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Every time I'm in Wally-world and see some one buying a bike I want to run over to them screaming "DON'T DO IT, DON'T BUY THAT POS, YOU'LL BE SORRY" For not much more they can buy the cheapest bike at a bike shop that will be properly adjusted, will work, and has somebody behind it if it goes bad.
On the other hand, I see it as another bike that will be donated to my shop.
On the other hand, I see it as another bike that will be donated to my shop.
08-09-16, 08:21 AM
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Every time I'm in Wally-world and see some one buying a bike I want to run over to them screaming "DON'T DO IT, DON'T BUY THAT POS, YOU'LL BE SORRY" For not much more they can buy the cheapest bike at a bike shop that will be properly adjusted, will work, and has somebody behind it if it goes bad.
On the other hand, I see it as another bike that will be donated to my shop.
On the other hand, I see it as another bike that will be donated to my shop.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
08-09-16, 01:01 PM
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I'm not sure they would take the bike back unless I could somehow reassemble the mess like I found it. Soooo, it's looking like a fresh Shimano Tourney RD and wheel truing.
