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footfootfoot · 10-04-2020, 09:44 AM

Don't attempt a century. wow.

@Griff - bummer about the derailleur. It seems that in the 80s and 90s sticks used to pop up all the time and destroy derailleurs. The new paradigm of groomed trails seems to make that more of a rarity.

Griff · 10-04-2020, 11:34 AM

Yeah, I was riding my home trail. Maybe I should be raking my forest.

I broke the chain I apparently tweaked in the previous ruckus this morning. Trailside repair was smooth though so the ride was not impacted.

footfootfoot · 10-05-2020, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Yeah, I was riding my home trail. Maybe I should be raking my forest.

I broke the chain I apparently tweaked in the previous ruckus this morning. Trailside repair was smooth though so the ride was not impacted.

If you like repairing bikes, then these happy ending breakdowns are part of the fun. Glad it worked out.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-06-2020, 04:11 AM

Can't the derailleur have a guard mounted, like a chain guard, to keep sticks from poking it?

footfootfoot · 10-06-2020, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Can't the derailleur have a guard mounted, like a chain guard, to keep sticks from poking it?

Sort of. Some bikes have them but it would add weight and for derailleurs with a lot of travel the guard would have to be huge or move with the derailleur and would be subject to catching the sticks itself. It's an imperfect world.
Could lead to a situation like this: (starts at 10:02)
https://omny.fm/shows/selected-shorts/love-prohibition

xoxoxoBruce · 10-07-2020, 03:45 AM

Needs an automatic transmission.

Griff · 10-07-2020, 06:16 AM

Internal with belt drive

Griff · 10-04-2020, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Don't attempt a century. wow.

I wouldn't do it on a single speed.

Pete and I've done a number of them, saying she can't would make it happen.

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10-04-2020, 11:34 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Yeah, I was riding my home trail. Maybe I should be raking my forest. I broke the chain I apparently tweaked in the previous ruckus this morning. Trailside repair was smooth though so the ride was not impacted. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-06-2020, 04:11 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Can't the derailleur have a guard mounted, like a chain guard, to keep sticks from poking it? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-07-2020, 03:45 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Needs an automatic transmission. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-07-2020, 06:16 AM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Internal with belt drive __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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