Jay: Ah... but you possess the key quality of a true Jedi mechanic... You are FEARLESS!!!
I had a true Jedi mechanic once tell me: Never let the bicycle see you sweat, Make your adjustments swift, purposeful and with conviction, Failure is only temporary, be persistent, And most important... NEVER USE SH*TTY TOOLS... May the force be with you. BB On Saturday, February 2, 2013 9:22:16 AM UTC-5, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: > > A couple months ago I bent my rear derailler. Brought it to the LBS > and was told I "could" bend it back, but would most likely need a new > one - this being Israel, $80 for low end Shimano. I bent it back, LBS > adjusted it the best they could and sent me off with a warning > DON'T USE THE SMALLEST COG OR THE CHAIN WILL FALL OFF AND GET STUCK!!! > > So, I ordered an LX derailler for like $30 on the web (Jenson USA) but > by the time it showed up I had gotten used to indexed shifting again > and avoiding the smallest cog. It's an 11, who needs an 11? > > Fast forward until last week. Rain every day. Moved to a new office 55 > minutes away and the chain fell off and got stuck, in pouring rain, > twice. So I figured this weekend it was time to install the new > derailler. Expect I never did it before. No problem, I thought - I > have an internet connection and am fairly competent at following > instructions. > > Long story short, 3 hours later I got the d%&&$ed thing on the bike > and adjusted the limit screws, cable tension, chain length and > everything else I could find. In friction mode it shifts sort of OK, > not great. Hopefully good enough to get to work tomorrow and to the > LBS at the end of the day, hat in hand. > > Haaaarrumph. > > Jay > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
