Today's Ride

[bikeworkshop]

JeeZ I spent hours trying to spot the bridges in those pics.
It was like one of those
"im not a robot" things, or "where's wally" if anyone remembers Books.

 

[CassidyAce]

I've been riding modern bikes almost exclusively this year so I decided to take the old Stumpy out for a blast today. It took a while to get used to it again but I had that old hand-in-glove feel back by the end. The 29er I've been trying out is undoubtedly more capable on the tame local trails — in almost every respect except generating enjoyment.

 

[PhillB]

The Kuwa is getting a lot of outings at the moment, at least when it its not raining. Cloudy day today, but a bit warmer (10C and not too windy)


I got a little video of a large herd of deer parting in front of me on the track - but don't seem to be able to upload it. Nevermind.


Got to the park relatively early (for a Sunday) which is preferable to trying to ride around it when the hordes descend around 10am

 

[dorset boy]

 

[dorset boy]

This path had been a stream for the last few days,now dry'ish !

 

[fennec]

Your sign sucks, im gonna steal it and put it in my garage

 

[dorset boy]

It makes you stop it makes you look and it makes you think,so it must be Art ?

 

[Hombre]

finally, after a bit more than one month without riding, managed to get out for a few kms.

 

[db95]

Very quick 15km, would've perhaps been longer but 1) my front light went missing and 2) I forgot that BBC only seem to show wind breeze and not gusts which ended up being around the 40mph mark. Basically just to a local park, loop around then back up the hill. First pic going and the second coming back.

Maybe not the place to ask but I'll give it a shot anyway - that hill I alluded to obviously meant using some lower gears, at whichpoint I noticed some rubbing and the realization that a crash last weekend not only damaged the front brake, but also the rear derailleur as the cage is clearly misaligned. Now I could mess around, bend it etc however in an oddly coincidental sequence of events I'd ordered a replacement brake and some zip ties from a certain car based retailer, who proceeded to send the brake and a Sora RD which is also 9 speed. Will this (Sora R3000GS) run with a regular Deore shifter (I think its an M530) or is there some pull ratio mismatch I'm unaware of?

 

[bikeworkshop]

Very quick 15km, would've perhaps been longer but 1) my front light went missing and 2) I forgot that BBC only seem to show wind breeze and not gusts which ended up being around the 40mph mark. Basically just to a local park, loop around then back up the hill. First pic going and the second coming back.

Maybe not the place to ask but I'll give it a shot anyway - that hill I alluded to obviously meant using some lower gears, at whichpoint I noticed some rubbing and the realization that a crash last weekend not only damaged the front brake, but also the rear derailleur as the cage is clearly misaligned. Now I could mess around, bend it etc however in an oddly coincidental sequence of events I'd ordered a replacement brake and some zip ties from a certain car based retailer, who proceeded to send the brake and a Sora RD which is also 9 speed. Will this (Sora R3000GS) run with a regular Deore shifter (I think its an M530) or is there some pull ratio mismatch I'm unaware of?

Watch out, the hanger could be misaligned - every week we get a bike in where the rear derailleur has caught the spokes and caused £100 damage!
Sora R3000 will work on Mtn 9, 34t max r sprocket.
The gs cage gives a total capacity of 43t (that's [big+big] -[small+small])