Soldato
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When your chain/chainring look like this it's time to change them!
Chain 'stretch' happens due to this happening to the pins.
Chain 'stretch' happens due to this happening to the pins.
[DOD]Asprilla;23983771 said:Just for you
When your chain/chainring look like this it's time to change them!
[DOD]Asprilla;23983771 said:Just for you:
More. Bloody. Snow.
Nice looking wheels, gotta love Royce hubs, the Rolls of the hub world along with Chris King!
Here come the questions!
What truing stand do you use? Do you recommend it? Do you use a dishing tool or just use the frame / fork?
[Damien];23984712 said:Tell me about it...
This is the first bit of snow I've had to ride in since swapping my 32mm Marathon Plus for 25mm Durano Plus and holy crap that was a scary ride in. Those tyres are squirrelly as hell. I was also getting some weird chain slippage that felt like a loose locknut or a dodgy freehub (so no traction then it'd catch, then no traction again). I can't reproduce it off the bike now I'm at work though so I'll have to keep a close eye on that one.
That sounds really similar to something i mentioned a few pages back. Is it immediately after you back pedal for a second that you lose traction and then it catches again?
I went and spoke to my lbs on my lunch the other day, and they reckoned it was probably due to the freehub getting gunked up. Which would make sense given i've rode the bike all winter and it's all farm roads round here, so pretty mucky. Even though i clean it after every ride, my bike isn't feeling particularly smooth to ride any more.
Anyway, mine's going in for a full service next tuesday (front and rear hubs and bottom bracket stripped down and re-greased, new gear cables, new chain, general tune up etc) so i'll see what they say once they've taken a look at it and let you know.
More. Bloody. Snow.
went from 100psi tires to 145psi.. my bum hates me now
[Damien];23985100 said:Why? Are you on super skinny tyres or something? I'm pushing 90kg and even I only need 120psi in my 25mm rear.
145psi! Why?
No wonder your tyres explode!
Higher pressure ≠ faster!
23mm, this is the max rating of the tires so i keep it at that.