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Post by charliefarlie on Jul 2, 2018 22:14:59 GMT
Jase you could see if me old barrer tyre will fit  ?? |
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Post by Rambler on Jul 4, 2018 15:42:09 GMT
You're just too strong Jamie 
Out of interest, how many speeds is the rear derailleur?
7 at the back. 3 at the front... Allows for silly slow uphill or super fast downhill.😁😁 |
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Post by three5 on Jul 4, 2018 19:52:01 GMT
You're just too strong Jamie
Out of interest, how many speeds is the rear derailleur?
7 at the back. 3 at the front... Allows for silly slow uphill or super fast downhill.😁😁 When you said you'd snapped a chain I thought "I bet he has 9 or 10 speeds at the rear". I'm supprised you broke a 7 speed chain as they are generally regarded as being the most robust. Probably right with my first diagnosis Jamie - too much power! ( it's not a problem that I have these days ). |
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Post by Rambler on Jul 4, 2018 20:16:26 GMT
7 at the back. 3 at the front... Allows for silly slow uphill or super fast downhill.😁😁 When you said you'd snapped a chain I thought "I bet he has 9 or 10 speeds at the rear". I'm supprised you broke a 7 speed chain as they are generally regarded as being the most robust. Probably right with my first diagnosis Jamie - too much power! ( it's not a problem that I have these days ). Yep... 😂I am a bit mad on it sometimes when i get off road. To my embarrassment I've just counted, 10 at the rear...3 at the font 30 gears... With Shimano deore xt deraliur thingy. 😁 |
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Post by jasehutch on Jul 4, 2018 20:27:18 GMT
Have you ever broken  a chain Charlie ? |
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Post by three5 on Jul 4, 2018 20:30:57 GMT
Have you ever broken a chain Charlie ? I did when I were a lad - broke the cistern arm as well |
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Post by three5 on Jul 4, 2018 20:47:57 GMT
When you said you'd snapped a chain I thought "I bet he has 9 or 10 speeds at the rear". I'm supprised you broke a 7 speed chain as they are generally regarded as being the most robust. Probably right with my first diagnosis Jamie - too much power! ( it's not a problem that I have these days ). Yep... 😂I am a bit mad on it sometimes when i get off road. To my embarrassment I've just counted, 10 at the rear...3 at the font 30 gears... With Shimano deore xt deraliur thingy. 😁 Sounds like a nice bike, but I've never risked more than 8 gears on the rear of a mountain bike. I bet I've pushed mine up more hills than you though!!!!! I had a fairly unforgettable experience that marked me for life when I was about 12. My brother and I had a very old tandem which we were honking up a very steep hill one Sunday afternoon. For once I was on the back when the rear chain broke and whacked me across the behind. It still brings tears to my eyes when I remember it! The tandem only had three gears. The chainwheel was about 42T with a 13-24-36 combination at the rear. Needless to say, the rear derailleur was a bit unusual, it had two cables running from the downtube to the change arm which slid along a track mounted on the chainstay. The whole bl00dy thing weighed a ton and ran on 26 x 2.25" tyres. We must have done thousands of miles on it. |
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Post by charliefarlie on Jul 5, 2018 5:24:21 GMT
Have you ever broken a chain Charlie ? Nah mate . In the several years and 2.5 miles of my cycling I’ve not bust a chain.. |
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Post by Mb2t on Jul 5, 2018 19:30:51 GMT
Yep... 😂I am a bit mad on it sometimes when i get off road. To my embarrassment I've just counted, 10 at the rear...3 at the font 30 gears... With Shimano deore xt deraliur thingy. 😁 Sounds like a nice bike, but I've never risked more than 8 gears on the rear of a mountain bike. I bet I've pushed mine up more hills than you though!!!!! I had a fairly unforgettable experience that marked me for life when I was about 12. My brother and I had a very old tandem which we were honking up a very steep hill one Sunday afternoon. For once I was on the back when the rear chain broke and whacked me across the behind. It still brings tears to my eyes when I remember it! The tandem only had three gears. The chainwheel was about 42T with a 13-24-36 combination at the rear. Needless to say, the rear derailleur was a bit unusual, it had two cables running from the downtube to the change arm which slid along a track mounted on the chainstay. The whole bl00dy thing weighed a ton and ran on 26 x 2.25" tyres. We must have done thousands of miles on it. I have 26" X 2.00" on my tandem... with 9 gears at the back. but I do not think we will do anything crazy, so chain (i hope) is quite safe. I did not select the 10 gears at the back for the above reason, although the chain is the same... Power is not everything... momentum though... |
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a chain Charlie ? 