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On Topic: I'm an idiot
Swapped rear wheels on my Ekar-equipped Watia.
New wheelset has a 42, old one has a 40. Something seemed off, like I need a longer chain. Hmm... Ordered chain. Put original wheelset back on, went for a ride. Shifting sucked. Awful. Got like three gears with lots of rowing back and forth. Ready to give up on 13 speed, 1X Ekar. Then watched this installation/setup video. Lockout button? *** is a lockout button? My Nuovo Record rear derailleur didn't have a lockout button... Yea, the RD was in lockout mode. Not sure how that happened. Unlocked it. Won't have time to validate resolution for a couple of days...but.... edit: Also questioning whether I actually need a longer chain! (Yea, maybe in lockout mode... )
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I'm an idiot too.
Was going to start a thread yesterday. I rode my flat pedal bike to work yesterday. When I went to put air in the rear tire I gashed my hand open barely brushing the pins on my drive side pedal when I pulled the pump off. Bad enough I had to put a band aid on it and then by the time I rode to work I needed to replace the band aid. Last night I filed some of the pins. They are almost too sharp and grippy anyway. But they were quite hard to dull. |
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OMG this. I refuse to use them. I’ll constantly be cutting my shins when not actually riding.
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Here is my idiot move of the week. Pulled tire off in the house yesterday and did not realize sealant was in the tire as I walked it to the trash can. Nice trail of sealant showing my walk to the trash can. Wife not happy
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OK, so what are we locking out with said button?
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Whenever I install a chain I always get it on the wrong side going through the pulleys so it rubs against the tab on cage. Last time I thought I checked when installing but still got it wrong.
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I'm guessing its either disabling the clutch, or locking the cage in a forward position to make removing the rear wheel easier. With a 1x clutched RD it can be a bit of a pain to get the wheel in otherwise.
BenB, for commuting check out the shimano flat pedals, they have a nice rubber pad on them instead of pins and work great for casual riding. |
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When the Rapha rental fleet was made up of Open bikes with Ekar, people would often have terrible shifting … because someone had pulled the rear wheel and neglected to push the button in. @C40_guy, remember there's a difference between ignorance and stupidity, though of course it's possible for both to obtain simultaneously. |
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God shifting seems to have been locked out.
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I bought a used set of campy Neutrons that came with some 23mm Gatorskin wire bead tires. I will bow in submission to whoever got those on in the first place, but I wanted them off. I started by using tire levers and after a few close calls on the razor sharp bladed spokes, I started thinking about what I'd say in the ER while holding my severed fingers in my good hand. I got out my heavy gage wire cutters, the ones I use on 4/0 wire, and cut the tires into pieces until I could pry up the wire beads and cut them. Dodged a bullet there.
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I by no means am bashing disc brakes and wireless shifting. I do love it and do have it on several bikes. With that said, the bicycle used to be a simple machine and the advances have brought on an additional and many new issues to be solved when they occur and while a pleasure to ride can raise our anxiety level at times.
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If I may, allow me to shake my fist at your cloud.
It's not you, but the relentless addition of unneeded features!!! Well, OK, maybe it's a bit of you as well.
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This thread has a lot of potential to grow into a multi-page one...
Last edited by bil; 10-24-2024 at 10:44 AM. |
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There's always a way to make yourself an idiot for a day when you get involved with a bike.
But at least less so than a car or a house or a boat. |
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Unless the bike is on the roof of your car when you pull into the garage at your house.
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