tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post3274345211390977846..comments2024-01-19T02:23:51.665-06:00Comments on Journal Wunelle: A Bicycle Built for Six Billionwstachourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-42218939976795479762008-06-13T01:36:00.000-05:002008-06-13T01:36:00.000-05:00Thanks for the good info. Next time I'm out for a...Thanks for the good info. Next time I'm out for a ride, I'll just ride over to the shop and let them fiddle with it, tho it's good to know generally how to approach the problem.wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-80845986660964657732008-06-12T23:34:00.000-05:002008-06-12T23:34:00.000-05:00[bike geek]I am guessing the components are Shiman...[bike geek]<BR/><BR/>I am guessing the components are Shimano. It has been a while since I rode Shimano, but I think it is easy to fix that skipping problem without a return to the shop. It would be preferrable if you could get the bike up on a stand, but you can probably make due with someone holding the rear wheel off the ground. <BR/><BR/>What you do is shift through the gears, while turning the crank, until you replicate the skipping problem. Once you do, note which direction the chain is trying to skip towards. Now look at the rear derailleur where the cable goes into the housing. The cable should run through a tube like metal piece that screws into the derailleur body. That is the adjustment. Turn that slowly in the opposite direction of the skipping. For example, if the chain is trying to skip to a smaller cog, turn the adjusting mechanism counterclockwise. Do this while continuing to turn the crank. It should start to run better with only a small adjustment.<BR/><BR/>[/bike geek]Malaise Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00507704570358674840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-75731730840534334942008-06-12T23:14:00.000-05:002008-06-12T23:14:00.000-05:00[bike geek]The rule of thumb on gear combinations ...[bike geek]<BR/><BR/>The rule of thumb on gear combinations is to avoid the front-rear combinations of large-large and small-small. As you guessed, the extreme angles make them less than smooth and, frankly, you can find a similar size gear elsewhere. But, I have to say that if the chain is hopping in and out of gears, it needs to be adjusted. It won't get better after a break in period.<BR/><BR/>[/bike geek]Malaise Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00507704570358674840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-85456140156154304432008-06-12T13:30:00.000-05:002008-06-12T13:30:00.000-05:00I love that Breezer! Having enclosed gearing and ...I love that Breezer! Having enclosed gearing and a hub generator seem excellent upgrades.<BR/><BR/>I'm still trying to sort out my index shifting. Everything is done with thumb and forefinger, but I notice that not all gear combinations want to stay put, especially with the chain at an angle. In some combinations the bike hunts itself up and down gears, back and forth. But I'm planning to ride for a while before seeking adjustment--everything is so new and needs to be run in, I expect.wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-26000365927694329682008-06-12T11:39:00.000-05:002008-06-12T11:39:00.000-05:00I have a Specialized! It loves to sit in my garage...I have a Specialized! It loves to sit in my garage and stare out the window.GreenCanaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16853115389272100845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-11602522355995131952008-06-12T09:38:00.000-05:002008-06-12T09:38:00.000-05:00I've been an avid bike commuter now for the last s...I've been an avid bike commuter now for the last six years or so. I started out with a generic Gary Fisher which has evolved into a grandpa bike with fenders, rear rack, and now a collapsible saddlebag which I wish I had gotten a lot sooner. You can just throw stuff in it - no strapping things on, and a bag of groceries fits it perfectly.<BR/><BR/>This is the <A HREF="http://breezerbikes.com/bike_details.cfm?bikeType=town&frame=d&bike=uptown" REL="nofollow">commuter bike</A> I lust after. It's got eight speeds, you can shift at a stand still, and the rear gears are all encased. It also has a generator built into the front wheel hub to power the lights. Maybe when I get my Bush incentive check ;-).<BR/><BR/>Paul J.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882783628765318355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-86580042093847711152008-06-12T06:27:00.000-05:002008-06-12T06:27:00.000-05:00Excellent. I was a runner in high school, but neve...Excellent. I was a runner in high school, but never had a passion for it. I turned to cycling in college and have never looked back. I have fallen out of it the last few years because of time constraints, but everytime I go out in the garage and see my bikes, I tell myself to start up again.<BR/><BR/>An excellent choice in bikes. Specialized is a good name. And for a getting around town bike, you have made the right choice. Practicality is the key. Just don't be surprised if you end up enjoying cycling so much that you end up eventually getting something more impractical, but way cooler. You can never have too many bikes.Malaise Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00507704570358674840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-547723974302294182008-06-12T01:30:00.000-05:002008-06-12T01:30:00.000-05:00Nice ride. I have a few years old Gary Fisher tha...Nice ride. I have a few years old Gary Fisher that I like but it's not as nice as yours. My buddy Eric is the bike nerd in our group. I tried his bike with disk brakes a few years back and launched myself over the handlebars. I was so used to the Flinstones approach of my bike that once I was on a bike with decent brakes, I didn't know what to do.dbackdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700991588554336491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-51565516021354386402008-06-12T00:45:00.000-05:002008-06-12T00:45:00.000-05:00Well, the defiant unfashionability of my helmet is...Well, the defiant unfashionability of my helmet is not the most striking aspect of the figure I cut on my bike. Just be thankful I'm not attired in little short-thingies.<BR/><BR/>But the slightly larger tires give a much better ride, enough that I wonder if I'd miss the front fork. The rear shock just seems to suck up energy, at least the "sprung" bikes I sampled some years ago.<BR/><BR/>I guess I don't expect my gas savings to amount to much, but a good 30-60 minutes of elevated heart rate each day seems like a good thing.wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-17381950311220819782008-06-11T22:16:00.000-05:002008-06-11T22:16:00.000-05:00good luck and enjoy the ride...and with the price ...good luck and enjoy the ride...and with the price of fuel, think of all the money you save by not driving to a gym ;)Fusionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478465297213819613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-12888937700297937782008-06-11T20:49:00.000-05:002008-06-11T20:49:00.000-05:00Nice-looking ride. Welcome to the old-fart's club...Nice-looking ride. Welcome to the old-fart's club!<BR/><BR/>I 'upgraded' to a commuter-style bike last year, and I like it quite a bit. It has shock-absorbers in the seat post as well as the forks, and a nice big wide-load seat with plenty of padding - the sorts of things that would make a racer cringe.<BR/><BR/>I do think I might need to get me some fenders, though. There is still a bit of room at the bottom of the cool scale for me to move to.<BR/><BR/>Shoot, once you start wearing a helmet you have no claim on cool anymore anyway.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860812772132171202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-78796422043977453052008-06-11T19:05:00.000-05:002008-06-11T19:05:00.000-05:00Go you! Seriously, biking can get really addictive...Go you! Seriously, biking can get really addictive, and you're lucky to live in a town small enough to be reasonably bike-friendly. I only live three-odd miles away from work, but the car traffic here - while not particularly dense - is so hostile that riding to work would be a Bad Idea. Boo hiss.<BR/><BR/>Though I daresay that a rowing machine is far more motonously evil than a NordicTrack ...Dzesikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04152238257528930570noreply@blogger.com