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I thought I would fit a new crank and try reassembling my Falcon with what parts I had left over in my spares box.
I may have to borrow wheels off another bike .
Any thoughts? Is that grease just for rust prevention before use, or is it intended to actually lube the chain?)
Two options, depending on what shifters you have?Removed handlebars, added bell, flipped stem, replaced bars with a bit more of an angle backwards. Must try it out . . .
. . . more upright means more comfort, but while the brakes are more easily reached from the hoods they seem harder to get to from the drops.
Two options, depending on what shifters you have?
1. Adjust the reach via screw adjustment or via Shims that can be fitted.
2. Gently roll back the bar tape and adjust the position of the shifters on the bar itself. Then refit tape if done gently enough.
The shifter arms curve away from the bars, towards the bottom especially. As you angle the bars backwards, those end bits get further away as your hands rest on a different part of the drops. The adjustment screws help in this regard, by pushing the top of each lever forwards which results in the bottom getting closer to the bars.Thank you very much! I shall look into those adjustment screws tomorrow. It's odd that I can't quite get enough of the levers, because I have big hands (size 8 1/2 or 9 in a surgical glove). It may be a perception thing, but I'd like to feel I had more control. What I need is the time to go for a long ride on it with a multi-tool for adjustments, and really get used to it. Even the lightness is quite distracting at the moment.