Cable snap

[Dirtyhip]

Bah! I snapped my rear cable to the derailleur.  

I know a very cute mechanic though. So thankful for my realities. He fixes things pronto. ❤️

[dinneR ★]

Single speed nation

or

[Dirtyhip]

6 minutes ago, dennis said:

Single speed nation

or

I like my knees. Too hilly, no thanks

also I carry a ton of things 

[JerrySTL ★]

Snapping a RD cable during a hilly ride is a PITA. In one case I was able to tie the cable to the water bottle holder.  Another time I had to jam a stick into the RD to have an easier gear.

[maddmaxx ★]

Where did it snap?

[Razors Edge ★]

My Di2 battery died once.  It was fun riding in the granny gear   No repair necessary - just a few minutes plugged in to the charger.

[Razors Edge ★]

2 hours ago, dennis said:

It is hard to understand what the thinking is behind a "Single speed or death" motto.  I like cool graphics, but odd phrases always rub me the wrong way

[Kzoo]

1 hour ago, maddmaxx said:

Where did it snap?

In the cable part.

[Razors Edge ★]

5 minutes ago, Kzoo said:

In the cable part.

What are the odds DH and Mick are having the same issues today??? On opposite side of the country, too!  It's a bad day to be a cable. No way DH call Verizon to fix this stuff since she has her man to handle it.

[Dirtyhip]

2 hours ago, JerrySTL said:

Snapping a RD cable during a hilly ride is a PITA. In one case I was able to tie the cable to the water bottle holder.  Another time I had to jam a stick into the RD to have an easier gear.

Yup. Had to stand up and hammer it out. Ouchie

[maddmaxx ★]

1 hour ago, Kzoo said:

In the cable part.

Srsly?  That's almost unheard of.

[MickinMD ★]

7 hours ago, Dirtyhip said:

I like my knees. Too hilly, no thanks

also I carry a ton of things 

Me too. When I haven't been riding for a while, I even like the granny gear on one particular hill.

[Kzoo]

3 hours ago, maddmaxx said:

Srsly?  That's almost unheard of.

Obviously not.  We have an epidemic here of all strains.

[Dirtyhip]

It snapped at the leaded end.  My husband took the shifter apart and fixed it.  Dude has skillz.

I'm operatonal again.  This is the original shifter from like 2009, I believe.  Not bad.  It has seen a lot of miles.  Lots of rain, and cold.  

[maddmaxx ★]

I do replace cables every few years if I keep a bike that long.  The only time I had problems with cables breaking were on the TT bikes where the brake levers and bars had some sharp curves and bad angles due to the internal routing.

[Dirtyhip]

6 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

I do replace cables every few years if I keep a bike that long.  The only time I had problems with cables breaking were on the TT bikes where the brake levers and bars had some sharp curves and bad angles due to the internal routing.

I guess we didn't get around to it.  No biggie.  It's repaired now. 

[Randomguy]

9 hours ago, Dirtyhip said:

I know a very cute mechanic though.

I think he is dreamy.  

[Randomguy]

6 hours ago, Razors Edge said:

It is hard to understand what the thinking is behind a "Single speed or death" motto.  I like cool graphics, but odd phrases always rub me the wrong way

I think fixed gear equals more death than SS's.

[Dirtyhip]

23 minutes ago, Randomguy said:

I think he is dreamy.  

HAHA

You make me laugh, man.

[Longjohn ★]

19 minutes ago, Randomguy said:

I think fixed gear equals more death than SS's.

I rode an MS 150 one time with a guy on a fixie. He survived the whole ride. I asked him afterwards how the ride was. He said of all of the bikes he owned this was the worst choice for a very hilly western Pa. ride that he could have made. He said never again. I gotta give him credit he stuck with it and didn’t sag.