What gear do you leave the bike in when you get home?

[hopless500]

I usually drop it down to a lower gear so that it's easier to get started the next time I set off. Just one of those things I do without thinking too much about it.

Same here.

 

[jefmcg]

First derailleur lasted over 10K miles before it had to be replaced due to unrelated failure so I'll carry on.

Yeah, but 10K miles is nothing for a derailleur. I'm not sure why you mentioned it.

How many people have had a spring failure in a derailleur? How old was it?

 

[BrynCP]

Yeah, but 10K miles is nothing for a derailleur. I'm not sure why you mentioned it.

How many people have had a spring failure in a derailleur? How old was it?

Sorry, in future I will seek your permission to post something.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I generally am in a higher gear, as I have to come down a bit of a descent to get to my house, but then my driveway is quite steep going up to the garage.

 

[jefmcg]

Sorry, in future I will seek your permission to post something.

Or you could explain the relevance, if you prefer.

I don't do it, and my derailleur has 30,000km on it. So everyone should follow me!

 

[BrynCP]

Or you could explain the relevance, if you prefer.

I don't do it, and my derailleur has 30,000km on it. So everyone should follow me!

It was just a statement of fact, a contribution to the thread.

The point was self explanatory: I was happy with the life of my derailleur (as in it was working fine until chain failure caused it to be ripped off), so I would carry on with my habit. I didn't imply, instruct or anything else that anybody should follow me or treat it as advice.

I really don't know why you're questioning my intention.

 

[Lee-M]

A nice easy one for starting off the next morning .
I don't think you need to worry about spring tensions . Materials used to make springs are more than capable of keeping their springiness .

 

[Vantage]

36T chainring and 34T sprocket coz that's the gear I use to get home coz I'm a proper granny like wuss.
I can't say I've ever heard of a derailleur failing due to spring tension weakening. The bearings in my opinion are likely to go before that even becomes a slight possibility.

 

[nickyboy]

Whatever gear I last used, but I always make sure that the electronic parking brake is engaged

Unlike cross chaining, cross threading is always good

 

[subaqua]

Yeah, but 10K miles is nothing for a derailleur. I'm not sure why you mentioned it.

How many people have had a spring failure in a derailleur? How old was it?

I have . The hook end stretched and kept slipping off. I took it apart to try and fix but it was past fixing. About 30k miles . Replaced with new and within 3 months had broken the bottom bracket on the frame so it's now sat in the spares box

 

[jefmcg]

I have . The hook end stretched and kept slipping off. I took it apart to try and fix but it was past fixing. About 30k miles . Replaced with new and within 3 months had broken the bottom bracket on the frame so it's now sat in the spares box

Data! Thanks.

 

[subaqua]

Data! Thanks.

Shimano Deore 9 speed fitted to the btwin riverside 7

Had 2 cassettes , 1 crankset and several chains if that's helpful in the data collection .

Got left in whatever gear it was in when I stopped as does the new Radon TCS disc 9

 

[Dan B]

Makes a note never to allow Nickyboy to do anything to any of my bikes involving nuts and bolts.

It does sound like he'd screw it up

 

[si_c]

It does sound like he'd screw it up

Don't say that. He might just have angry bolts.

 

[Dan B]

angry bolts.

Chill, M8