Kaleidopete
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actually it works great now that it;s extended that extra inch +
What have you done to your bike today?
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Mr.Moto
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serviceguy
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Full disclosure, just updating the front chainring narrows the range of the available gear ratios. It may work just fine, but you'd want to minimize the loss with a wider range cassette. If @Kaleidopete wants to retain the big chainring up front for the road then he's probably better keeping it the way it is, especially since he's happy with it.
serviceguy
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Karate Monkey
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Filed under "Whoopsy": Changed the chain/chainring setup on single speed to suit two different ratios, and thought it was kinda creaky, but chalked it up to the old[er] chain with a new chainring. Turns out, after riding it 3-4 times over the last month, it got REALLY bad--I was wondering if the frame cracked, bad. It turns out that I had put the chainrings on, mocked it up with the rear wheel/chain, checking that everything was a good fit without adjustments, then didn't actually tighten the chainring bolts. 3/4 were loose, but attached, the 4th was doing all the work. Go steel, woo.
Yanked off the rubber 'protector' on the chainstay while I was in there, and covered the ~3" long section that the chain actually can hit with some Tressostar, for the classiness.
Yanked off the rubber 'protector' on the chainstay while I was in there, and covered the ~3" long section that the chain actually can hit with some Tressostar, for the classiness.
serviceguy
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Ran my oneup switch like that for a year on my Knolly, no damage other than my nerves...helps that I don’t ride much!
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Hey, that's me!
Maybe I have a future in parts testing? Or crash test dummy?
To keep with thread theme, got some new wheels... and sent the little blue bike out to Leadville via FedEx today.
Trying some different bars and grips. A couple of months ago I developed some neuropathy in my feet, hands, and one shin after a couple of days of doing really brutal digging in rocky soil in my yard. Still not 100% clear what the deal is, or if that's what triggered it, but I've been experimenting on my bikes to try to reduce hand fatigue/numbness while trying to get things squared away medically.
On the trail bike I've now tried the original RaceFace Aeffect bars, older Renthal fatbars, PNW range bars, and now OneUp bars with 35mm rise. It seemed worth trying bars with different backsweeps to see if that had an effect. I was hopeful that the PNW bars would be a step in the right direction but I actually didn't get along with those particularly well. I'm not sure if it was the greater backsweep shifting my weight slightly further back, but the bike felt very reluctant to change directions and, if anything, I had more hand soreness. The OneUp bars, through some combination of stiffness, rise, backsweep and placebo effect, feel much more direct and I'm no longer struggling to avoid running wide in every turn. Night and day difference. The jury is still out on any hand pain/numbness however...that will take more riding and I'll continue to experiment with grips (along with body position, core strength etc).
If anyone wants the PNW range bars and corresponding stem, get in touch. I'll probably list those for sale shortly. I'm sure they'll work really well for some people.
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Rotate the angle of the brake levers up its quick and easy to do and has worked wonders for myself. Also regular bmx style push on grips just have a tad more comfort over lock ons .
I've definitely played around with this a bit, just gradually moving them up. I'd say they're in a pretty average position now. Not sure I'll ever understand how some people ride with them nearly horizontal.
Rotated up makes it feel "behind the bars".
I curl my fingers around the grip, not my palm so the bar doesn't run through the lifeline where there is no natural padding. I run straighter bars to help this. My hands were bad until I changed to this style. Strong core helps to not lean on the bars. (My current large core does not)
Most likely you injured or stresses your neck, resulting in distal neuropathy. Light stretch, heat, massage. If it continues, get checked.
I'm sure you'll find what's right for you. GL!
serviceguy
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I remember we started this discussion but it ended mainly due to my usual assattery...I actually rotate them down after coming down from a shallow bump and having my wrist almost coming apart due to the wrist being almost lower than the grip. It was painful and made me think...uhm, maybe @Patrick has a point there...thankfully no permanent injury then than to my ego, next bump I was as good as new (so to speak).
Are you saying that a large core is not strong? I mean, all these years of special diet to build the perfect bulge for nothing?!?!? Damn!
FWIW, the size of your belly / midsection is not a direct correlation to core strength
I also run an ergon type grip for a little extra support, but this stops dropping the wrists when I need to. Which isn't often.
JDurk
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Correct, I have the abs of the Soloflex man under this layer of fat.