Slow Rides For Unfit People - Rutland ROAD Ride Sun 9th Sept

jono986

mountain mick wrote:

jono986 wrote:

So how many of us fell off on this outing? I know of at least 5 that came off some more than once, I for one came a cropper on the north shore near the first cafe (thanks for the warning Paul but just a bit too late ) but all in all a bloody good day out thanks again to all who arranged this outing.
Now where's the Radox Oooo! my aching legs

Hi jono if you ever fancy meeting up for a ride then let me know but give it a week for my legs and shoulder's a rest

Hi Mick will have to meet up for some rides we're going to try and get to Gisburn within the next few weeks, will let you know about that when it's arranged.
I now know what Baz Luhrmann was on about now in his Sunscreen song Look after your knees, you'll miss them when there gone

jono986

maloo wrote:

donkeysled wrote:

stu, how those singlespeed legs feel today?

ha could hardly walk last night and this morning, slowly recovering though.

Maloo you deserve a medal for getting round on the single speed

mountain mick

Frostys wrote:

By any chance did anyone catch my stylish faceplant dismount on vid?

Sorry Dave but i did have the vid camera on and got Roo and James ( £5000 bike man ) coming down that rocky bit but turned the camera off after so missed you sorry mate

rottitera02

kangaroo wrote:

id like to say thank you to rottie, who even though he fell and hurt his ribs, and had to leave early, gave us his BBQ stuff, so that those left could have a great BBQ.
thanks rottie
ps ill bring your cutlery next time

and also a thankt to phoebian for leading down some of the trails

No probs Roo......we all do our bit on each ride to make it a good day, thats what makes it a cracking group to ride with.

Thank you to all who have wished me a speedy recovery, my ribs aren't as sore today but my arm and wrist are hurting and my legs are aching.....otherwise i ain't put off the riding at all....putting it down to experience and will certainly look forward to Long Mynd in june.

Just seen your post Dave....another statistic of the day !!!! hope you ok bud.

dan1502

Would anyone mind giving me a bit of technical help. I decided to give the bike a proper clean today and took the chain off, cleaned it and the mech and have replaced it using an sram power link. My question is how do you set the chain so that it's engaged correctly if that makes sense?

Once this is done I can watch the videos!

Cheers

Dan

rottitera02

dan1502 wrote:

Would anyone mind giving me a bit of technical help. I decided to give the bike a proper clean today and took the chain off, cleaned it and the mech and have replaced it using an sram power link. My question is how do you set the chain so that it's engaged correctly if that makes sense?

Once this is done I can watch the videos!

Cheers

Dan

Dan........When you say 'set the chain' are you reffering to adjustment so it rides each cog properly without trying to slip to another gear ?

sparrowlegs78

I'm going to have a good few hours looking at al the vids
Phoebian...you are nuts man ! lol.... gawd help you if you ever got on a motorbike, you have some cool skills
Caz xx

sparrowlegs78

I was taking my mind off the fun I was missing out on by riding this
http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e209/ ... n%20trail/

3 vid in the list...scuse wimpyness it's like riding on marbles as it's only opened yesterday
http://rartec.net/rartec/mediapoint/med ... fault.aspx

Caz xx

mountain mick

kevens64 wrote:

2 more vids.

http://www.vimeo.com/11780591

http://www.vimeo.com/11781465

And GPS stuff here >>>> http://connect.garmin.com/activity/33438352

Hi

Here's my version of that last descent back to the level crossing using the contour hd cam fitted to the bike frame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQoICSHB8qY

dan1502

Dan........When you say 'set the chain' are you reffering to adjustment so it rides each cog properly without trying to slip to another gear ?

No, simply positioning it right once in place. What gear it should be in and how far back the rear deralier should be pulled whilst keeping the chain tensioned at the top ...

rottitera02

dan1502 wrote:

Dan........When you say 'set the chain' are you reffering to adjustment so it rides each cog properly without trying to slip to another gear ?

No, simply positioning it right once in place. What gear it should be in and how far back the rear deralier should be pulled whilst keeping the chain tensioned at the top ...

Ok....if you have a normal deurailier i.e....the spring tension pulls the deurailier towards the smallest cog....(which i suspect you have then the chain will have to be put on the smallest cog)...the deuraileur when free will automatically line up with this cog when there is no chain fitted....at which point you then fit the cable back on making sure any play in cable is taken out......i'm presuming at this point that you haven't moved the position of the high and low adj screws on deuraileur body when you clean it all....when youv'e fitted cable you can then put chain back on.

You will then have to adjust the tension on the cable with barrel adjuster (found where cable enters deurailier body) to get the gears to change properly without slipping.

I have given you a link below that descibes this process....look under INDEX SHIFTING.

I hope this is ok for you bud, this link is an informative guide to the complete process of sorting the rear deurailier out......any probs give me a shout....i will be on the forum 2night.

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=64

maloo

Dan , this is the best way

rottitera02

maloo wrote:

Dan , this is the best way

Lazy Bast**d.........':D'

dan1502

Yes, that would be far simpler but judging by the expression on your face up the hills I think gears are worth a bit of complexity!

I haven't adjsuted anything. I just want the chain position to be right. Does it matter which ring the front deurailier is on? Am I right in that I put it on the smallest ring such the deurailier is just left at it's resting position and the top of the chain has no slack?

kangaroo

if youve not adjusted anything, just put the chain back on and turn the pedals as though riding. the chain will then put itself on to the correct rings

CanalRider

maloo wrote:

Dan , this is the best way

Refer to image above

+1 for doing the ride on the single speed. I think I used every gear I had.

maloo

Is it the same chain ? As long as its the same length all I do is stick it on any of the rings give it a few spins and hey presto.

rottitera02

dan1502 wrote:

Yes, that would be far simpler but judging by the expression on your face up the hills I think gears are worth a bit of complexity!

I haven't adjsuted anything. Does it matter which ring the front deurailier is on?

when fitting chain on put it on the middle chainring at front....if you have to adj the cable tension with barrel adjuster then put chain on largest front chainring.

When riding, if using the smallest front chainring the rear largest 4-5 cogs should be used only,.....if using largest front chainring only the smallest 4-5 cogs should be used......only when using front middle chainring can you use all of the rear gears.

kevens64

Frostys wrote:

donkeysled wrote:

oh, hope u mend soon rotti,

Do you fancy pre riding the Chilterns route once I finalise Mark?

Any chance me and Tammy could tag along too? Might not be able to make it for the group ride on the actual day due to work commitments.

I didn't get any cam footage of your faceplant on the rocks, sorry.

kevens64

mountain mick wrote:

kevens64 wrote:

2 more vids.

http://www.vimeo.com/11780591

http://www.vimeo.com/11781465

And GPS stuff here >>>> http://connect.garmin.com/activity/33438352

Hi

Here's my version of that last descent back to the level crossing using the contour hd cam fitted to the bike frame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQoICSHB8qY

Hello Mick, good vid. Nice cam you got there.

How yer legs feeling today?

Kev

phoebian

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

I'm going to have a good few hours looking at al the vids
Phoebian...you are nuts man ! lol.... gawd help you if you ever got on a motorbike, you have some cool skills
Caz xx

My parents don't approve of the speed. But I just find it fun going as fast as I can lol

kevens64

rottitera02 wrote:

kangaroo wrote:

id like to say thank you to rottie, who even though he fell and hurt his ribs, and had to leave early, gave us his BBQ stuff, so that those left could have a great BBQ.
thanks rottie
ps ill bring your cutlery next time

and also a thankt to phoebian for leading down some of the trails

No probs Roo......we all do our bit on each ride to make it a good day, thats what makes it a cracking group to ride with.

Thank you to all who have wished me a speedy recovery, my ribs aren't as sore today but my arm and wrist are hurting and my legs are aching.....otherwise i ain't put off the riding at all....putting it down to experience and will certainly look forward to Long Mynd in june.

Just seen your post Dave....another statistic of the day !!!! hope you ok bud.

Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better, Rotti. It was good to meet up with you. Glad you not been put off riding. Hope to see you at the Long Mynd.

Kev

dan1502

kangaroo wrote:

if youve not adjusted anything, just put the chain back on and turn the pedals as though riding. the chain will then put itself on to the correct rings

I might be overcomplicating it or not explaining myself properly or just being stupid or all three!

What I've done now is put rear on smallest cog then take off front then whilst pulled top such that there's no slack and positioned around front smallest cog maintaing tension at top thereby letting the rear deurailier spring back as far as possible. Hopefully this is right but if not, please let me know.

It's changing gear fine so no adjustment should be necessary.

donkeysled

dan, have a look at this

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/w ... bike-23582

really good info, although i would always set high/low adjusters with the chain on but the cables loose. i would put the bike up on a stand and turn the pedals with your right hand whilst moving the mechs in and out with your left hand ( look out your finger tips)!
this way you can make sure the chain goes to the top and bottom gears but no further ( ie into the wheel or off into the frame) . once this is set, turn the barrel adjuster on the gear levers out a couple of turns from fully in then tighten the cable. this gives you fine tuning adjustment. new cables will need a half turn outwards maybe after a couple of rides to compensate for cable stretch.

remember, once high/low adjustments have been made they shouldn't need touching again, small adjustments to gears if they are rattling ( not sitting on the sprocket correctly) normally only need a small 1/4, 1/2 turn of the barrel adjuster ( either way) on the gear lever whilst you are riding.

long winded, but hope this helps

mark d

Frostys

kevens64 wrote:

Frostys wrote:

donkeysled wrote:

oh, hope u mend soon rotti,

Do you fancy pre riding the Chilterns route once I finalise Mark?

Any chance me and Tammy could tag along too? Might not be able to make it for the group ride on the actual day due to work commitments.

I didn't get any cam footage of your faceplant on the rocks, sorry.

No worries it was only for the families amusement anyway.... As for riding out in the Chilterns I'm out pretty much every weekend and a couple or three nights during the week always glad of a bit of company... check your PM ;o)

Frostys

Do you ride out in the chilterns at the weekend?

sparrowlegs78

phoebian wrote:

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

I'm going to have a good few hours looking at al the vids
Phoebian...you are nuts man ! lol.... gawd help you if you ever got on a motorbike, you have some cool skills
Caz xx

My parents don't approve of the speed. But I just find it fun going as fast as I can lol

My parents don't like the speeds I go on the mtorbike, hence th new hobby of mountain biking, but little do they know what I ride down
Caz xx

mountain mick

kevens64 wrote:

mountain mick wrote:

kevens64 wrote:

2 more vids.

http://www.vimeo.com/11780591

http://www.vimeo.com/11781465

And GPS stuff here >>>> http://connect.garmin.com/activity/33438352

Hi

Here's my version of that last descent back to the level crossing using the contour hd cam fitted to the bike frame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQoICSHB8qY

Hello Mick, good vid. Nice cam you got there.

How yer legs feeling today?

Kev

Legs ok my knees are still ache plus shoulders ache but other than that not too bad.

Just going through the rest off my video's went abit mad filming

Mick

dan1502

donkeysled wrote:

dan, have a look at this

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/w ... bike-23582

really good info, although i would always set high/low adjusters with the chain on but the cables loose. i would put the bike up on a stand and turn the pedals with your right hand whilst moving the mechs in and out with your left hand ( look out your finger tips)!
this way you can make sure the chain goes to the top and bottom gears but no further ( ie into the wheel or off into the frame) . once this is set, turn the barrel adjuster on the gear levers out a couple of turns from fully in then tighten the cable. this gives you fine tuning adjustment. new cables will need a half turn outwards maybe after a couple of rides to compensate for cable stretch.

remember, once high/low adjustments have been made they shouldn't need touching again, small adjustments to gears if they are rattling ( not sitting on the sprocket correctly) normally only need a small 1/4, 1/2 turn of the barrel adjuster ( either way) on the gear lever whilst you are riding.

long winded, but hope this helps

mark d

This is answering a question I didn't ask but will be helpful as I think the cable has probably stretched a bit as the chain did get jammed against the frame a couple of times and was rattling. I've only done three proper rides on the bike and there were minor problems on the second and a bit worse this time so that makes sense.

donkeysled

frosty i was thinking about that also, have been map reading! , kevs64 more the merrier'
lets put our heads together to give these guys and girls a proper taste of our neck of the woods!.........no hills in the south they say.. pah!