Ok now nobody laugh, I left a post a few days ago referring to gear shifting problems and dodgy noises. I was directed to Sheldon Brown's fantastic website and spent a looooooong time going over everything. For literally the last two days I've been going over the entire bike with a tooth comb. Many many many derailer adjustments, lots of bike grease, cable repositioning, chain shortening etc etc etc. Late this afternoon I gave up and put my bike back together and cycled down to the pub where I got talking to another cyclist. I told him about my troubles.
'Havn't you ever heard of trimming?' He said.
'Trimming?'
'You have very old school gears', then he went on to explain and give me a full demonstration!
Ooopps!
The only good side is that I've learnt alot about the various bits n pieces on my bike and how they all work! Now I just have to master Trimming!
'Havn't you ever heard of trimming?' He said.
'Trimming?'
'You have very old school gears', then he went on to explain and give me a full demonstration!
Ooopps!
The only good side is that I've learnt alot about the various bits n pieces on my bike and how they all work! Now I just have to master Trimming!
