goo_mason
Champion barbed-wire hurdler
- Location
- Leith, Edinburgh
Becca,
I agree with what many others have said; the front derailleur needs adjusting as the limit of movement is too much, so it's overshooting where it should pull to and pulling the chain past the small ring and off. It's quite a simple thing to fix (usually just adjusting a screw or a barrel adjuster on the cable by the shifter on your handlebars) - so get the bike shop to show you after they've done it.
Sore backside ? That's normal and your body adjusts after a while. Mine was very sore when I started in 2006, but soon got better. Then when I put a new saddle on 1 and a half years ago, I had to go through the soreness again whilst the saddle softened and my backside adjusted to the new shape.
Good on you for cycle commuting - in no time at all you'll be zipping to and from work and enjoying every second, then you'll start looking for longer routes for an exciuse to be able to stay on the bike that bit more...
I agree with what many others have said; the front derailleur needs adjusting as the limit of movement is too much, so it's overshooting where it should pull to and pulling the chain past the small ring and off. It's quite a simple thing to fix (usually just adjusting a screw or a barrel adjuster on the cable by the shifter on your handlebars) - so get the bike shop to show you after they've done it.
Sore backside ? That's normal and your body adjusts after a while. Mine was very sore when I started in 2006, but soon got better. Then when I put a new saddle on 1 and a half years ago, I had to go through the soreness again whilst the saddle softened and my backside adjusted to the new shape.
Good on you for cycle commuting - in no time at all you'll be zipping to and from work and enjoying every second, then you'll start looking for longer routes for an exciuse to be able to stay on the bike that bit more...