I've had my Atlantis about 10 months and love it. I ride it nearly every day, usually on my 30 mile round-trip commute to and from work.
When I first rode the bike, the low stop setting on the front derailleur was not set correctly. It took throwing the chain off onto the chain stay with minor jamming a few times before I realized what was happening and the paint on the chain stay was taken off in a swath of about 1/2 inch. I haven't done anything to it other than to keep checking (duh!) but now after a few weeks of bad timing and riding in rain, I can see rust on the surface. There isn't a lot of room between the crank, chain stay and frame in this vicinity and I'm thinking that to really get at the rust I would need to remove the crank. I don't mind giving this a shot, but will need to get a crank puller and since I'm planning to tour on the bike in a month, I don't want to get in a position where I'm getting tools, doing something new and become pressed to get everything back and road tested with a deadline looming. What is the best way to contain the rust? Can it be done without removing the crank (at least for now)? BTW, it seems to me that the high / low stop settings are very sensitive as I had the chain and cassette replaced recently at my LBS. I wound up throwing the chain several times on my first ride after getting the bike back, roughing up my nice polished crank. This time it was the high setting that I needed to adjust. It seems to be set correctly now but is this a configuration problem--I have a Campy triple on the front and Shimano XT long cage on the rear? I recall reading somewhere (Sheldon Brown?) that these screws should not be loose--they are loose but not excessively so and they seem to stay once set correctly? Is blue lock-tite a recommended solution? Thanks for your advice. Joe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
