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December 17, 2004
Index shifting, etc.
Today at lunchtime I picked up my bike from the shop where I bought it. They'd given it the free three-month checkup. It only took them a day.
The pedals had been loosened once, enough to unscrew them, so I removed the Look pedals and put the SPD pedals on. It was too dark, rainy, and cold to try to ride at 9 pm. So I leaned on the bench to try the pedals out.
Look pedals are easier to clip on and seem to fit tighter, but being able to walk in your bike shoes is a big advantage if you plan to dismount at all. The shoes feel okay. I'd like to take a ride to be sure.
Index shifting on the front derailleur may not work perfectly with the triple in front. It seems the derailleur won't halt in the spot where it should to prevent friction when the chain is on the smallest ring in the front and the near-largest (not including the largest) rings in the back. Need to verify that on the road. Perhaps there's something I can adjust.
The folks at the shop certainly left plenty of grease on the moving parts of the bicycle. Maybe they thought I was planning to ride home in the rain today.
Posted by Mark at December 17, 2004 09:37 PM