#Bike Derailleurs

[deweydecimalchickens]

The face of a woman who can stop Googling "how to pick a bike lock with a pen".

#This is why I buy combination locks #My dyspraxic ass LOSES THINGS A LOT #I hate working on my bikes #Every problem slightly mitigated reveals five more #The bike in question #Is currently upside down in my kitchen #With one wheel on #Tyres and tubes replaced #Mudguard added #Awaiting a new derailleur and chain #Switching out the handlebars and brake levers next

[davidnajewiczphotography]

Some bike stuff today... vintage campagnolo derailleur, Bicycle Heaven Museum - Pittsburgh Pa

#biking #bicycle #derailleur #vintage bike #original photography #photographers on tumblr #lensblr #luxlit

[lightgaswaterelectricityrent]

I had a dream that had more symbolism in it than a book with a lot of symbolism in it. I can't think of one right now. The Bible

#yesterday I was riding my bike and the chain fell off. in the dream the entire derailleur fell off and no one would come pick me up #and where was I when this happened. well let's just say I was being disappointed by another person in a very surprising way #and needed to leave #also there was a fire. at a location that has also been another source of great disappointment in my life

[ymiruv]

High End If you need a derailleur This one will do the trick It’s pink and it’s classy And it looks just like a… salmon. Greg Noble The Pedllaing Poet 20 November 2022 #bike #bicycle #cycling #derailleur #joke #funny #isitjustme #poem #poetry #thepedallingpoet https://www.instagram.com/p/ClKmSBwyryz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bike #bicycle #cycling #derailleur #joke #funny #isitjustme #poem #poetry #thepedallingpoet

[whumpster-fire]

Leading Thieves Say Millennials and Zoomers "Ruining the Crime Industry"

A variety of criminals have spoken out over the past few weeks, saying that crime just doesn't pay like it used to because Millennials and Gen-Z-ers are so broke, they have nothing of value to steal.

Stephen "Fingers" Gilligan, Pickpocket: Pickpocketing has been on the decline in America for a while, but it's getting ridiculous now. Nobody carries cash anymore, and even cards aren't paying out. The other day I stole a wallet with five debit cards, and all but one of them declined. The last one had just enough to buy a Sierra Mist from a vending machine. That was my second best score all week. The best was a $40 Olive Garden gift card and a crumpled, discolored $5 bill that I had to use archeological techniques to retrieve without it disintegrating in my hand.

Burt Crustman, Mugger: Man, nobody walks through dark alleys at night since the pandemic hit, and when they do? Jackshit. The only valuable anyone under 40's got on them these days is their phone. Admittedly lotsa people have $3000 phones, but you know what the market for fencing iPhones is like? It's shit! Everybody's buying new phones because their phone's the only nice thing they can afford!

Monty Derailleur, Bike Thief: Well the bike theft business would be going good, if people ever used the bikes they bought. The sales are high, but the fact of the matter is, the bike lanes around here are shitty or nonexistent, there's no room to take them on the bus, and there's no bike racks so everybody knows it's gonna get stolen.

Jerry Rigby, Car Thief: I don't know what you're talking about, Grand Theft Auto is booming. There's $75,000 pickups, $60,000 SUVs, $100,000 Teslas, and most people can't even afford to buy a used car legally so fencing's never been easier. The reason it's hard for those of us in the business is twofold. First, too many people living out of their cars. Second, the competition. You see a nice car parked somewhere, you gotta be on it like that, or the fucking illegal towing rackets will beat you to it. It's nearly impossible to make a living as an independent car thief.

Dwayne Pipe, Burglar: The only reason to be breaking and entering in the post-Pandemic years if to use somebody's shower. I swear to god, half the time when I break into a place, the only furniture is a mattress on the floor and a mid-sized computer monitor as a TV, and those are only good for scrap because with planned obsolescence the way it is, they have a life expectancy of about 6 weeks after theft. To be honest with you, I'm running a loss on most jobs. The only reason I haven't gone straight is because all the legal jobs pay jackshit too. That, and I really like replacing people's family photos with pictures of Nicholas Cage.

Brittlyghn McKannyck, Shoplifter: Shoplifting these days is a hobby, not a career. Half the time the stores are too understaffed to even stock the shelves, and if they're not, everything's locked up. I had to get a guy to unlock a magnetic tag on a box of Crispix the other day. If I didn't live with my parents, there's absolutely no way shoplifting full time would be viable.

Norman Gore, Master Hacker and Identity Thief: Scamming people out of their financial info or cracking passwords has never been easier, but the scores just aren't worth it. I keep getting into bank accounts that pending overdraft fees. It's pathetic. I have to leave the lights off so my hacker den's only lit by the monitors, and type on three or four keyboards at once to hack enough people to make ends meet.

Jack Gazebo, Digital Pirate: Oh my fucking God, people, stop paying for streaming! Learn to torrent! I'm telling you, man, this generation just doesn't have the technological literacy to pirate media.

Captain Tom Stillcutt, Analog Pirate: Let me tell ye something, matey, it be a sad day for piracy. No more galleons laden low with gold doubloons, rum, and exotic spices, nay, it be all scurvy container ships full o' mass produced plastic now. Me last prize was a forty foot container loaded full of over a hundred thousand Funko Pops, en route from the East Indies. The worst part of it was as the cap'n I gets a double share o' the booty, whether I want it or not. I've been makin' one walk the plank every day, and my cabin's still full of the blasted things. Shiver my timbers, I hate these damned Zoomers! At least the ones in me crew are happy.

Geraldo Cardamom IV, Gentleman Thief: The economy's just horrible for heists these days. Art heists? Jewelry theft? All the rich idiots are blowing their money on crypto, NFTs, and custom furniture from hipster woodworking YouTubers. Nobody just has a gallery in their house with priceless antiques in glass cases below a conveniently placed skylight, or millions of dollars in cash and gold bullion in vaults behind secret doors with seven different elaborate locking mechanisms anymore. Nobody secures their valuables with networks of criss crossing laser motion sensors. The only guys with that kind of money are assholes like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, and they don't have the sense of style for that. They just hire a bunch of assholes with guns.

Carmen San Diego, Legend: You must be joking, right? The reason I retired is because the infrastructure in this country is so dilapidated it's impossible to move it without it disintegrating. My last heist was "stealing" the World's Largest Pothole in Lansing, Michigan. I lifted the entire six lane wide, fifteen foot deep pothole out of the ground, disassembled it, and shipped it across the country to a warehouse in Las Vegas, then filled in the hole with pristine asphalt so it looked like it was never there. Nobody investigated. Nobody came after me. The city threw a parade in my honor. It didn't even take a month before my record holding pothole was dethroned by one in Cleveland, leaving me with nothing but a bunch of dirt, crumbling asphalt, and broken dreams. That's when I realized it was time to call it quits. Well, maybe the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid, but it already looks stupid enough in the middle of Tennessee that the only way stealing it would be funny is if I put it in the original Memphis.

#shitpost #the wide world of crime

[wittyworm]

bike chain removal and cleaning before reinstall and derailleur adjustment yaaaaay

[fresh-bag-of-ham]

watching murdoch mysteries is like ok murdoch is in a bike race. he just invented the world's first derailleur. oh shit the guy who was winning just died. is this episode going to be about blood doping in 1900?? god i hope it's about blood doping. i hope they invent blood types. oh no wait they already seem to know know about blood types. oh yeah they already invented blood types in the vampire hemophilia episode. maybe they invent rh factor this time. oh no wait there it is! they only know about three blood types! yep the pathologist just invented the fourth blood type and pinned the killer who swapped the blood doping bottles. now murdoch is using his derailleur to downshift gears and catch up to the murderer on his fixie in a low speed uphill bike chase. fin. attempts to kiss dr ogden: 5. interruptions: 5. actual kisses: 0.

#murdoch mysteries

[yourblues]

I met you in a dream

yuuka x silver / twisted wonderland.

It would be odd, if the student from another world showed her ideal world. Living in peace and wonder, the knight crossed upon it.

Book 7 Chapter 3 spoilers?!!!

note: this will be a two part story, i’ll finish it in a month or so, i’m coming back to my boarding school and will be free once and for all in 24th june. i’ll merge it after i finish the second part.

a/n: I wrote Yuu as Yuuka from the manga, though you're free to interpret them as anyone you’d like. but main traits and aspects from Yuu play a part here, like a judo athlete, hotheaded etc etc.

The black ink once again approached Silver, luring him into a deeper sleep, its presence growing stronger.

But then, a glimmer of hope emerged—an aurora-colored light pierced through the darkness, leading him into another dream.

"To you, whom I will meet once upon a dream..."

"Meet Me In A Dream."

...

As the wind gently caressed his hair and birds chirped in the background, an unfamiliar vibrancy filled the air, radiating a joy rarely experienced by Night Raven College students.

And suddenly, he was falling through the sky.

Amidst the wind, he shielded his face with a hand, trying to capture the mesmerizing scenery before him—tall buildings with unique shapes, resembling modern fortresses, scattered across a bright landscape. Different areas stood out, like recreational facilities and more.

Lost in awe, Silver wondered whose dream he had entered, oblivious to the tree about to collide with him.

"Kh!" Rustling leaves filled the air as tree branches forcefully struck his body. The impact heightened his awareness of the surroundings.

No time to analyze further, he crashed into the bike below the tree, the resounding clash echoing through the air. The piercing ring of the bell filled the surroundings, marking the collision as the bike crumbled and its mechanisms suffered damage, especially the derailleurs 

Leaves and twigs clung to his clothes and hair, piquing curiosity to those around the park. The owner of the bike turned, surprised to find a strange man on top of their damaged bicycle.

"Wait! That's my bike!" 

"Ah, damn it!" Silver knew he had no time to spare. His liege was in danger, and he needed to return quickly. With resolute determination fueling his every stride, he swiftly turned away, casting a parting glance at the bewildered owner, before vanishing a world he perceives as a labyrinth, sprinting towards the imminent destiny that awaited him.

While brushing the leaves off his cascading silver-colored hair, his equally mesmerizing aurora eyes analyzed the situation, meticulously searching for any spot to hide his presence.

“Where,..? What is this! Whose dream could be set in such a world?!” Silver thought to himself, asking several questions that could not be answered until the host of the dream shows before him.

The unfamiliar sense of heat only sparked more questions, the skies which he always known to be filled with sharp buildings now seemed vibrant, trees themselves stood alone, distances. While the trees he knew stood closer to each other all this time.

Feeling himself rather safe, he put his baton back into his belt, and put himself into a composed mode.

“Graaah!” A figure behind Silver had leaped and reeled themselves into a kick that chopped Silver’s figure, causing shock and pain.

The person took the chance to trip one of his legs and crashed him to the ground.

“You! Take responsibility for the person whose bike you destroyed!” The voice seemed to be akin to a woman.

“Agh!” Immediately standing up, Silver takes a few steps back and puts himself into a guarding stance. The situation was utterly unexpected, as he was feeling oddly safe at the situation beforehand

Taking a good look, Silver finds himself before a person, with a bright bird trailing itself around them. Signaling it was the host of the dream he crossed upon.

His eyes widened, as if time had stopped.

There’s no way.

A person of such couldn’t have found her own ideal world in this wonderland.

Yet he’s also here, possibly having found his own way to discover the mysteries of this person.

Yuuka Hirasaka.

to be continued.

#twisted wonderland #silver #hirasaka yuka #silver x yuu #silver x reader

[titaniumelemental]

Today I put new wheels on my bike, “rotated” the tires (new tire in front, old tire gets shifted to the back), made the necessary derailleur adjustment, and put on new brake pads. I also want to replace cables and housing, but I’m still waiting for one of the parts for that to get delivered.

It felt good to do some mechanical work again, except now my hands and wrists are sore from using small muscles in weird ways.

#bike mechanics #cycling

[nickswartsell]

Last year a driver hit my partner while she was riding the bike she got from her dad when she was a teenager. The bike got dragged under the SUV for blocks as the driver sped away and it actually took weeks and the help of local bike shop Spun (fantastic people) to help us get it back.

Let's skip over how incredibly shitty it is to hit a cyclist and then speed away with their bike under your SUV for a second. (My partner is fine, by the way -- luckily she was to the side of the vehicle when it rushed away with her bike).

When we finally located it, there were telltale paint ripples along the tubes near the lugs, a sign the frame was bent and no longer safe to ride. An enormous bummer because as you can imagine, the bike had huge emotional significance for her.

I spent months tracking down the same frame, same size before finding its identical match. It was even a really reasonable price!

Her dad bought the Crescent brand frame new in the 1970s. The company started in America in the early 20th Century before moving to Sweden, where this bike was made. Crescent produced a range of bikes that looked pretty similar -- many of them this pumpkin orange color, but some of them white or a pale blue that looks pretty sweet. (Think Boo-Berry blue). Those bikes ranged in quality from department store tanks to ones like this -- beautiful lugwork, Reynolds 531 steel, really light and sturdy for a steel bike.

After finding the frame I built it up at our local co-op MoBo. I was able to find a sweet set of wheels with Campagnolo Chorus hubs and Mavic rims that just glide forever. The components are a bit of a mash-up: Shimano 600 derailleurs, Campy brakes, and a really sick Zeus crank from the era. It's got some unusual details -- the Nitto bars are extra-wide tandem bars with the brake hoods up high for extra stability on gravel and dirt. The high and wide riding position is really great if you're getting into chunky stuff, I think. I got all this stuff for next to nothing. A little donated time and money for pretty much everything you'd need to build a bike. Bless bike co-ops.

Speaking of chunky stuff -- the frame fits 33mm tires (!!). We started with the Kenda Kwicks pictured here but Challenge had a really deep sale on its Grifo clinchers so they're on there now. (All hail the classic Challenge Grifo, btw).

Finishing touches: Newbaum's bartape treated with amber shellac, tooled leather saddle and a matching-ish converted camera carrying case handlebar bag.

Eventually we'd like to cold-set the rear triangle to comfortably get a 135mm rear hub in there with a nice wide gear range. She's been chasing QOMs on Cincy's big hills on this thing because she's a maniac and a bigger cassette would make that easier. (She doesn't really need the help though she's crushing it). We might also eventually invest in a Velo Orange crankset with smaller chainrings. Gonna hold on to that Zeus crank though... These old frames are incredible and I really prefer this bike to mine ride quality wise. It feels effortless on pavement, dirt, gravel, etc. If I ever find one of those pale blue ones in my size made of Reynolds 531, I might have to sell my daily rider to build it up.

#vintage bicycle #gravel bike #bicycles #steel bicycles

[davidnajewiczphotography]

Bike stuff today - Before and after - complete rebuild of a 1973 Gitane (French) road bike. Belonged to my brother who used to race it in the 70′s, and ride all over Delaware Ohio. Had frame sandblasted and powder coated, slight period upgrades to derailleur and a modern seat - the original was awful. Replaced original Mavic tubular rims/tires with modern clinchers and 25mm tires. Lightweight steel frame is a delight to ride, but friction shifters are a PIA.

#gitane #vintage bicycle #french bicycle #classic bicycle #original photography #photographers on tumblr #bike stuff #bicycle #bike restoration #biking #bicycles

[hallejulyah]

Day 9: Mormanno-Lago Sirino

Had a screaming downhill section to Laino Borgo. Letting my rims cool down from braking gave me plenty of time to appreciate the view.

Coming out of the valley, I got on the ex ferrovie calabro lucane bike trail. The grade was perfect. I was having derailleur trouble, but it didn't matter because I stayed in my lowest gear all day anyway, gaining over 3000 ft in elevation. It is sad the railway closed, but it is an excellent bike path. I only saw one other person on it, even though I often saw road cyclists on the streets beneath the path. Not sure why anyone would prefer to bike on the roads, but I won't pretend to understand the spandex men.

I passed many of the old stations, in varying stages of decay.

There were incredible views and long tunnels. One tunnel was a spiral, like the Tehachapi loop in southern California, but underground.

The longest tunnel was about a mile long. The tunnels were a little spooky.

I decided to stop in Lago Sirino, to save the last piece of the bike path for the next day. It was a quiet vacation town with a free campground right at the lake. I rode straight to a bike shop, and had my derailleur fixed in no time. My cable housing was a little too short since my handlebar bag pushed it to the side, and no amount of adjusting I could do myself was going to fix it. After a birdbath in my tent, I ate dinner in the back of a restaurant, behind a large 50th birthday party. They had hired a magician and a karaoke guy, who's dance moves were reminiscent of the chicken dance.

[tracksterman]

I wanted this monstercross project to run a wide range 11 speed MTB cassette and derailleur without relying on gadgets like tanpans and hanger extensions. The solution was a set of Microshift SB-M110 drop bar levers, specifically designed to work with exactly that drivetrain! The right/rear lever shifts very nicely, positive without being clunky. The paddles work in an opposite fashion to Shimano brifters, though, which took a few rides to get used to.

Unfortunately, Microshift have missed a trick by making the brake lever cable pull compatible with road rather than MTB calipers. I suspect many customers, like me, might be buying these levers so they can use a load of surplus MTB kit to make a heavy duty gravel-ish bike. I've got round this by buying an Avid BB7 road caliper for the front wheel, mounting it on an old MTB BB7 post mount adapter with a 185mm rotor. I'm running the rear MTB BB7 (which I've had for 17 years) with a long pull Cane Creek drop bar lever. It's all good, certainly better than the Spyres I was using last time I tried this.

I like the fact the gear cable exits the shifter externally rather than running under the bar tape. Just make it a bit longer: nice clean run you can easily slip a bar roll behind. Also, the integral barrel adjuster means you don't have to split the outer cable housing and insert a tension adjusting widget to dial out cable slack. Bonus.

If I was being picky I'd like both levers to have a bit more of a bulge on top, to hook my thumbs behind when I'm on the hoods on rough tracks. Overall, though, quite happy so far.

[oh-a-very-toxic-octopus]

My new forks arrived in this ludicrously enormous box. Even knowing what was inside, I lifted it like there had to be some weight there and thus almost hoisted it over my shoulder.

Alongside my arrived-as-standard set of Sektor Silvers. I've gone for a mild increase in travel, from 140mm to 150mm, and you can sort of see it in the stanchions.

The Revelations weigh under 2kg, which is absurd to me as someone more used to motorbike parts. Even the outgoing Sektors are noticeably heavier.

I was far too excited to photograph the fitting process extensively (even though I probably could have sold the photos to work 🥲👌) but:

I had not bought any replacement anythings, so I used my old bearings and had to prise the crown race (that circular washer-type piece that interfaces with the bottom bearing) from my old forks.

This was fiddly but not too hard — just make sure you spiral around lifting it by a few millimetres at a time so it doesn't distort or get lodged on the tube at an angle.

Fitting it on the new forks was more interesting. Jim has this cool old tool that slips over the steerer tube and applies pressure uniformly.

Unfortunately it's fucking old and doesn't fit modern bicycles. Everything's so much broader now.

So I went through our garage rubbish and found this piece of rubber lagging, god knows what from, and used that + mallet + patience to tap the race into place. Deployed the mallet to undo my brake caliper bolts, too.

Slotted everything roughly into place, marked the desired height on the steerer tube, took it all apart again and hacksawed the crap out of it. Filed it smooth and reinstalled with grease this time, then found a nice flat-headed bolt to use to help whack the star nut into place.

And then put it all back together. I thought I might need a custom bracket for my caliper, but once I ditched the old Shimano one, everything bolted on no problem. O to have such standard sizes in motorbiking.

Woeful pictures, but bike on arrival vs bike now:

It's a Diamondback Corax 1.0 with the Bosch CX Motor. Mods include Revelation RC Forks, Magura MT5 on the front and MT4 on the rear. Mavic Crossmax Elite 27.5 wheelset (running SUPER TACKY tyres, ofc). New stem/bars/grips/pedals.

Still has the old rear shock (Monarch R) derailleur, seat and dropper post system — which is stuck unlocked at the moment, so I need to fix that. The mechanism is fine; just gotta grease or replace the cable and perhaps the dinky stock lever I've struggled with forever. The derailleur is meh, but on an emtb, who gives a fuck.

I doubt I need to replace anything else, really.

But let's see if I can stick to that.

#mtb #emtb #ebiking #my garage projects #my mtb #diamondback #corax #bicycle upgrades #fixing things #very bad mechanic #cycling #mountain bike #if I am sweary at the moment it is because the work has been non-stop for weeks and I am tired #but not depressed so I'll take it #my posts #diy forever

[thesulliedone]

Chain keeps coming off the outside of my bike chainring, already had to adjust my front derailleur position, think I might need to decrease the outer position to be tighter... 🤔

#self

[exitrowiron]

This is a broken rear derailleur hanger and it isn’t what you want to see when you’re 2 hours into a 4 hour bike ride and 33 miles from home. The hangar broke during a steep ascent; fortunately there wasn’t any traffic and I was able to unclip before I fell over. Even more fortunately, I had cell service and could call Beth and didn’t have to resort to using my Garmin GPS satellite messaging (although that’s exactly why I carry it).

I should have noticed that the hangar was bent after a minor accident a few weeks ago, but it was still shifting well so I ignored it.

Fortunately I took it to a Trek bike store and they fixed it that day. I had to get a new derailleur in addition to the hangar so it wasn’t cheap, but I was grateful to have my bike back so soon.