What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
- Thread starter Minlak
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Aussie_Ryder
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Well done mate that's a huge effort! Great time. Did you have a time you wanted to finish in?
I am doing the Falls Creek 3 peaks in March and my goal is to finish in the 12 hour time slot. Sub 9 I can only dream.
Love the tarmac!
Cheers! Must say the general interaction between cars and bikes was excellent. I had no issues whatsoever at any stage, and that was one of my worries.
Thanks! I entered the day the event opened in April from memory and at the time said 9-10 hours as I really wasn't sure. I did that to force myself to train more (although I have been riding with this event in mind all year). In the last few weeks I felt I may be able to get under 9, but at the back of my mind I still had worries about even finishing.
The longest ride I had done until yesterday was 135km. (but that included some of the climbs from the event)
I would say that riding hills is more important that distance. I have been riding as many hills as I can (130000m of climbing so far this year) although I am also over 10000km, and I think that helped massively. I'm not that strong on the flat sections but I think I am pretty quick up hill. The event timings back that up.
I also ride a lot on my own and I think that helped as for about 100k of the ride yesterday I was on my own on, and some of that was on the flatter and long uphill drags.
Good luck with the training!!
Boom King
downloaded a pic of moorey's bruised arse
Apparently, 12 is the new 11.Thought I would try out the 1x11 Kool Aide.
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TheAzza
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1x11 for life.
mitchy_
Llama calmer
your life, or the life of the cassette?
i have a conundrum as to whether to order black or coloured parts for the new build. :noidea:
TheAzza
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My life and order black.
kl3ggy
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Upgraded the rear cassette to a Wide Range, 11-40t.
Headed to the local for a late afternoon ride. For the first time ever I made it up the fire trail all the way without getting off. Pretty chuffed with myself! :llama:
The climb isn't very long, nor is it very steep, but it was those little pinch climbs that got me. I was nearly dead, huffing and puffing at the top, but I made it. Next goal is to do it quicker and at least twice in a ride.
Headed to the local for a late afternoon ride. For the first time ever I made it up the fire trail all the way without getting off. Pretty chuffed with myself! :llama:
The climb isn't very long, nor is it very steep, but it was those little pinch climbs that got me. I was nearly dead, huffing and puffing at the top, but I made it. Next goal is to do it quicker and at least twice in a ride.
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Z
Zaf
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Been noticing the sun is coming up earlier again. Gonna have to get my early rides on again soon before it gets too hot.
stirk
Burner
If you need three hands your doing it wrong!
If the task is so troublesome because of tension placed on the chain by the derailleur and the chain running over the cassette you could always do it with the rear wheel off the bike.
Or, if you really have trouble with it, run a zip tie or bit of string through the chain to hold it together. I've done that before to deal with a seized up quick link.
Elbo
pesky scooter kids git off ma lawn
When I'm putting a new chain on, I always measure the length on the bike, break the chain where I need to, then drop the chain off the chainring so when I put the pin or quick link through I don't have to fight the rear derailleur trying to join the two ends.