Whatever happened to Squirrel?
Heās out there somewhere, livin free, surely riding the most perfectly curated matchy bike in the northwest, possibly the continent.
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Seattle, posts a lot to Strava
Anyone use a helmet with those magnetic eye shields? Are those a nice feature to have, and can they block frontal wind noise?
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Id love to know too.
I was intrigued by the robocop lookin abus but its so expensive over here
I have a Procen air in the box that I need to actually try out. Will report back on the wind noise
I had a helmet with a retractable visor that didnāt block shit. I donāt know how raindrops got up under the visor and into my eyes but they did!
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Chicago rain is sneaky af
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First time dealing with a bent replaceable derailleur hanger, Iām considering a few thingsā
- remove it and bend/hammer it back straight?
- leave it on the frame and use an hanger alignment tool to bend it back?
- buy a replacement hanger?
Mainly wondering if these aluminum replaceable hangers are too delicate to bend back. It might be a pain trying to find the exact hanger, since itās a MY2000 frame
What he said. Replaceable means replace it
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lol my original white Air Attack was the non-visor version
I got a later teal Giro aero helmet with one, but my glasses at the time didnāt fit underneath the visor and lost track of it
Heās been wrenching at the bike shop that Tyler Gillies started after leaving G&O
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I restraightened an OPEN UP one but its just there as a spare spare. Now that i am all friction it probably doesnāt matter, as long as Iām not shifting into the spokes.
Mine is shifting into the spikes now! Time for replacement then
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I offered to ātune upā my friendās bike. Itās a late 80s/early 90s Diamondback and itās 100% original and looks like it has been stored outside its entire life. I honestly donāt know how sheās been riding it in its current condition. I should probably assume that Iāll be delving deep into my parts bin to get it back into rideable condition. I think I have a pair of mismatched 26" wheels I can donate to the project. Iām not sure what my question is, I just donāt want to get half way into fixing it and then have to wait days for parts.
Now that I think about it, maybe I should just build up the anonymous 26er frame I have thatās too small for me, the Diamondback is too big for her, the saddle is slampt(and totally covered with ducktape).
Sheās a very dear friend and it pains me to see her on such a busted bike. Any bike she ends up with will be stored outside but in a well covered, semi-secure location. I gotta stop myself from building up some overwrought nerd bike for her and just fix up the bike she already has.
What would tarck do?
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I would first try lube on cables/housing and chain and see what happens. That was always the first step at the bikeshop and a lot of times these old mtbs amazingly come right back to life.
But if sheās a super good friend sus out whether she would like a surprise new bike. If sheās not attached to the old one maybe giving her a good one would make her happy.
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Itās def gonna need new cables and housings, I saw lots of rusty wires sticking out of the shift housings.
Brake pads actually look ok(itās Chicago after all), I think I can sand them and safe them.
I think Iāll see about removing two of the three chainrings.
Iāll buy a chain and cables. I didnāt get a good look at the gear cluster yesterday so I donāt know what to get. Itās 7 speed, maybe a freewheel.