With the Roaduno duly racked and operating properly, the smart factor could be to proceed to journey it as is and get to realize it while plotting my subsequent transfer:
Alas, I’m not smart, and this morning I made a decision I used to be going to go forward and unlock that inside chainring:
You already know that scene in “Taxi Driver” with the gun salesman? That’s how I really feel once I’m digging out spare components for a undertaking:
[“Lookit that, that’s a beautiful little derailleur.”]
Based on Rivendell, the inventory freewheel “is nice for single speeds however doesn’t work properly with chain tensioners,” so I figured I’d swap it for this one which makes use of a Shimano backside bracket instrument to put in:
I additionally had what I figured could be an ideal entrance derailleur:
And between The Basic Cycle twenty first Century Friction Shifter Shootout and a field of treats I’d acquired from Rivendell I had a few thousand rear derailleurs to select from, which I finally narrowed down to those:
For a shifter I figured I’d use a Silver2:
And naturally I’d want different odds and ends, corresponding to a brand new chain and a cable information for the underside of the underside bracket shell:
Additionally in my field of treats was a 44-tooth chainring, so I figured whereas I used to be at it I would as properly not solely unlock the little ring however shoot for the moon and go for a 3×1 with an “overdrive” gear:
After putting in the chainring, I eliminated the little nipple pastie from the shifter boss:
Then I mounted the Silver2 within the downtube shifter place, since I figured that manner once I begin swapping cockpits I wouldn’t need to relocate it:
Putting in the entrance derailleur, I noticed that because the center and huge chainring have been so shut in dimension it must sit fairly excessive as much as clear that center ring:
So I modified my thoughts and reverted to the unique setup:
For the tensioner I made a decision to make use of the Ultegra, since capability wasn’t going to be a priority and it appeared just like the tidiest possibility:
Excitedly I headed out for a take a look at journey:
Guess what? It skipped. So I attempted one other rear derailleur:
That skipped too. So did this one:
Might or not it’s the freewheel? I dug out one other one, a Shimano. It skipped. I shortened the chain, figuring possibly I wasn’t getting sufficient rigidity out of the derailleur. I performed with restrict screws and the “B” screw on the Ultegra. Finally I obtained the perfect outcomes with the Ultegra derailleur coupled with the chain minimize as quick as I dared, and it labored completely on the large ring…however within the little ring it nonetheless skipped. Right here’s the way it appears in that place:
That looks as if it ought to work to me however maybe I’m lacking one thing apparent. No matter’s occurring it needs to be one thing I’m overlooking, or organising fallacious, or the derailleur’s bent or one thing, or someway each my freewheels are worn (although they positive don’t look it), as a result of Rivendell have been driving them this fashion for awhile now with no issues, as have loads of different folks:
No, it’s positively me. I’m positive I’ll determine it out, however within the meantime be at liberty to inform me what I’m doing fallacious.
