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…Strive, Strive Once more – Bike Snob NYC


Since characterizing fireplace vehicles as “undercover villains,” the livable streets motion continues to win over the hearts and minds of the general public:

By subsequent 12 months you may absolutely count on a tweet about how if Hochul hadn’t paused congestion pricing 9/11 would by no means have occurred within the first place. See, it’s the explanation for completely every thing lately–as well as, in fact, to your delayed practice:

Certainly. Over the previous week I personally was topic to 2 critical transit delays. One was as a result of a passenger on the practice forward of ours had had a stroke and wanted medical consideration, and the opposite was as a result of somebody was struck by a practice. Actually neither of this stuff would have occurred if solely congestion pricing had been carried out, and I solely hope emergency responders didn’t arrive in a big truck.

Hey, I’m not sticking up for Hochul, all I’m saying is that issues aren’t so easy. Hochul made your practice late… Migrants are consuming your cats… Local weather change is inflicting an epidemic of dwelling runs… We’re a deeply addled nation, however fortuitously now we have social media to supply us vital perspective and to calm us down:

Anyway, additional to yesterday’s submit, instantly after typing it into the pc I went again to work on the Roaduno. The very first thing I did was change the chain, as a result of why not? Questioning if perhaps some further width would assist, I attempted this child which I obtained awhile again in a care package deal from Basic Cycle:

I additionally tried a distinct derailleur:

It skipped.

Subsequent I attempted a brand-new derailleur, in case my previous ones had been bent or one thing, in addition to a 17-tooth Shimano freewheel to see if an additional tooth may assist. Right here’s the way it appeared within the massive ring:

And right here’s the way it appeared within the small ring:

Fairly good, proper?

It skipped.

Up ’til now, I’d had the most effective luck with the 8-speed chain and the Ultegra short-cage derailleur. So I went again to that. I additionally left the 17-tooth freewheel on there, because it appeared to me the extra enamel the higher:

It skipped:

Widespread sense would dictate that the factor to do now’s merely return to a one-speed setup, since not solely is it foolproof however I’d been vastly having fun with it that method. Nonetheless, if there’s one factor I lack it’s frequent sense. Additionally, I actually need that climbing gear!

I’ve since checked with Rivendell, who verify that Shimano freewheels do work on this utility, so I’m fairly sure now that the issue is I’m utilizing a cog that’s extra worn than I feel it’s. In order quickly as I get my palms on a brand new one I’ll set up it. Odds are that’ll care for it, but when for some purpose it doesn’t then I’m blaming Hochul. It’s the cheap factor to do.