Gear selection in first shot is extreme
My first "Criptic" response ;-)
My first "Criptic" response ;-)
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- Thread starter k00karacha
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The question is how much slack is being generated and how quickly are you pedaling backwards. If you spin the pedals relatively quickly backwards it is normal for the chain to compress up top / flop around / seem like it is going to bounce off. And yes - it will always do this more in the smallest (highest numerically) gear because what you’re essentially doing is trying to use a chain to push the rear cassette into rotation. When you’re in the higher gear that chain - which is not designed to be used in compression - has less leverage on the freehub than it does when it is in a lower gear (larger diameter / lever arm). So you won’t notice as much (if any) slack forming on the top portion of the chain in the lower gears when you pedal backwards.
Totally normal. Unless it does this when you pedal backwards very slowly. In that case something’s gone amuk.
Also this does happen more on new stuff before it breaks in. Everything from the freehub to the pulleys to the chain are all greased up making things a tad stiffer. Like your friend says when that wears off you won’t notice it as much. But if you pedal backwards quickly this effect will always occur because chains aren’t meant to push things.
Team Joe Gibbs Suzuki is gone. Alex Martin just got a team Yamaha sponsorship. It's cycling bitches....
Got a nice little cash gift for christmas. Think I'm going to put a down payment on an Ibis Ripmo AF 
Rode from San Clem up to Main Divide last weekend! Mostly dirt! MONSTACROSS! 
It tasks me. It Heaps me.... Gregory Peck. Moby Dick Skully Steak,,,, Are You Good????
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After deliberating back and forth and going on test rides, I decided against the Ripmo AF. The 29's felt a little too big. 27.5's felt better to me. Ended up putting a down payment on an Ibis Mojo HD5.
Any recs on some flat pedals? I'm not gram counting so I really don't care about the weight. Just looking for a solid middle of the road pedal.
Any recs on some flat pedals? I'm not gram counting so I really don't care about the weight. Just looking for a solid middle of the road pedal.
I'm digging my crank bros stamp composites for under $50.
Not impressed w my 5ten shoes, though. Would rather ride cheap vans. This after switching to flats. Still have my old sidis. If you ride 5tens or vans and have to hike a bike, they have no traction.
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How often do you guys take your bikes to get “serviced” and what typically goes into that?
when I got my gravel bike the salesman said to bring it in after 10 rides to make sure nothing has shifted.
when I got my gravel bike the salesman said to bring it in after 10 rides to make sure nothing has shifted.