sackville d
Veteran
- Location
- Todmorden
Some background info first. About a month ago I had a slightly embarrassing slow mo tummble which bent my mech hanger.I know it bent the hanger because later on the once perfectly aligned deraileur threw the chain off the big sprocket at the back and the chain became super jammed between the back of the cassette and the spockes of my BRAND NEW RS80 C24s.......Damn n blast it!
Eventually got the chain free and limped home somewhat crest fallen.Note was made to self"Must buy new hanger"
Hanger was purchased and fitted yesterday and so I went for a ride today.
Everything was fine apart from an intermitant tick n click from the back.I tried to tune things by the road side but decided a closer inspection at home was the best course of action so pressed on.
I went up Rochdale Road from Ripponden and stopped at the layby at the top for nibbles and drinks and thats when it happened.The KMC Missing Link (which had been damaged 4 weeks ago...unbeknownst to me) decided it didn`t want to cooperate any more and the two parts went their own ways,neatly dumping my chain on the road
"Well I never" I exclaimed,on top of a big hill 8 miles from home,"I`d better try and fix that"
So little tool in hand I set to
.Within 5 minutes the damaged parts were removed and a nice free moving link was established.The bike was now running better and quieter than it had all dayThat was pretty satisfiying but the best part was that within no time I had two people stop and offer help,chain tools and Missing Links.Thanks chaps,your generosity was most heartening
And no,they didn`t stand by giving a critique of my roadside repair skills.Shame really,the skills were up to the job.
Eventually got the chain free and limped home somewhat crest fallen.Note was made to self"Must buy new hanger"
Hanger was purchased and fitted yesterday and so I went for a ride today.
Everything was fine apart from an intermitant tick n click from the back.I tried to tune things by the road side but decided a closer inspection at home was the best course of action so pressed on.
I went up Rochdale Road from Ripponden and stopped at the layby at the top for nibbles and drinks and thats when it happened.The KMC Missing Link (which had been damaged 4 weeks ago...unbeknownst to me) decided it didn`t want to cooperate any more and the two parts went their own ways,neatly dumping my chain on the road
"Well I never" I exclaimed,on top of a big hill 8 miles from home,"I`d better try and fix that"
So little tool in hand I set to
And no,they didn`t stand by giving a critique of my roadside repair skills.Shame really,the skills were up to the job.