With the Roaduno duly racked and working properly, the smart factor could be to proceed to experience it as is and get to understand 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 internal chainring:
You realize that scene in “Taxi Driver” with the gun salesman? That’s how I really feel after I’m digging out spare components for a mission:
[“Lookit that, that’s a beautiful little derailleur.”]
In keeping with Rivendell, the inventory freewheel “is nice for single speeds however doesn’t work nicely with chain tensioners,” so I figured I’d swap it for this one which makes use of a Shimano backside bracket software 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 obtained from Rivendell I had a couple of 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, akin 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 nicely 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 means after I begin swapping cockpits I wouldn’t must relocate it:
Putting in the entrance derailleur, I spotted that for the reason that center and enormous chainring had 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 choice:
Excitedly I headed out for a check experience:
Guess what? It skipped. So I attempted one other rear derailleur:
That skipped too. So did this one:
May it’s the freewheel? I dug out one other one, a Shimano. It skipped. I shortened the chain, figuring perhaps I wasn’t getting sufficient pressure out of the derailleur. I performed with restrict screws and the “B” screw on the Ultegra. In the end I received the very best outcomes with the Ultegra derailleur coupled with the chain lower as quick as I dared, and it labored completely on the massive 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 happening it needs to be one thing I’m overlooking, or establishing mistaken, or the derailleur’s bent or one thing, or in some way each my freewheels are worn (although they certain 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 undoubtedly me. I’m certain I’ll determine it out, however within the meantime be at liberty to inform me what I’m doing mistaken.
