Welcome to “What Did Tan Tenovo Do Improper?,” the sport the place you get to attempt to work out what I did flawed when engaged on my bicycle!
By the best way, I requested the AI to generate a brand for the sport and that was the end result. Clearly the reply there may be that I put in the rear rack by way of levitation as an alternative of utilizing struts. However the true disgrace is that when a serious streaming community buys the rights to this recreation it would prove the AI truly owns them because it generated the emblem for me and I’ll get nothing.
Anyway, right here’s how the sport works. As you understand, I do most of my very own bicycle repairs and upkeep, and as you additionally know, I’m fairly unhealthy at it. Consequently, one thing invariably goes flawed after I work on a motorbike. So this can be a probability for YOU, the unbearable bike dork, to diagnose the issue and inform me how precisely I fucked up.
That’s the AI’s tackle “An unbearable bike dork who’s inordinately happy with himself.”
Okay, so the opposite day I put new tires on the Roadini:
Oh, talking of tires, somebody yesterday requested if the streets round right here had been paved with damaged glass or phrases to that impact, and the reply is YES:
I simply figured everybody knew that about New York.
Anyway, subsequently, I made a decision I wished to take the wheels off once more and reserve them for one more undertaking. See, these wheels are 11-speed appropriate, and I’ve bought somewhat one thing in thoughts for the Milwaukee:
As for the Milwaukee, it was sporting a beautiful pair of wheels with Campagnolo hubs that I’d just lately Shimano-ified:
So right here’s what I did this morning:
- Exchanged the tires and tubes between wheels
- Put the 11-30 8-speed SRAM cassette from the 11-speed wheels onto the Shimagnolo wheels and put the 12-26 9-speed SRAM cassette from the Shimagnolo wheels onto the 11-speed wheels
- Exchanged the brake pads between bikes as a result of the Shimagnolo wheels have what I assume is a ceramic braking floor and so they work higher with sure pads
Then I went for a trip:
I used to be instantly happy with the end result. The Shimagnolo wheels are lighter than the 11-speed wheels, and whereas it might simply have been the very nice climate we’re out of the blue having, I felt like I observed the distinction:
Additionally, the silver spokes look higher. It shouldn’t matter nevertheless it does.
One thing else I actually like about these wheels are the old school pre-tubeless rims:
Now that almost all rims appear to be tubeless appropriate, I’ve gotten used to the actual fact you now need to inflate a tire to a gazillion PSI and/or wrestle with it for awhile to get the bead to pop into place, and it was an incredible aid to not have to do this. Sure, there was a superb 20 years there in between the tubular period and the tubeless period when altering your tires was nearly as straightforward as altering your socks, however alas, most cyclists have little tolerance for simplicity.
As for the ceramic (not less than I assume it’s ceramic) braking floor, it’s very sturdy, and it enhances the stopping energy of the brakes fairly a bit:
Nonetheless, I’ve discovered that with sure pads you’ll typically get some squealing. Sure, I do know there are ceramic-specific pads, however I don’t even know if anybody even makes these anymore (within the age of disc brakes nothing is much less related than rim brake floor remedies), and anyway I swap wheels lots so I don’t need to use a pad that’s meant just for a ceramic rim. Sure SwissStop pads appear to work significantly nicely, in order that’s what I’ve been utilizing, although on the Roadini they do appear to be making some noise. (I don’t know why that will be, however perhaps it has to do with the longer brake arms.) It’s solely typically, and it’s not too unhealthy, so perhaps I’ll simply wait and see if it goes away.
By the best way, I can’t use these wheels in any respect on the Cervino, as a result of underneath exhausting braking they’ll vibrate sufficient to open the short launch on the classic Campy brakes.
In any case, apart from the occasional moan or squeal from the brakes (and who amongst us doesn’t moan or squeal sometimes?) the wheels felt incredible, and every part was shifting fantastically–till I hit a descent and upshifted all the best way to my prime gear, and located that the chain was hopping leaping round on the 11-tooth cog like loopy. So on the backside I finished to test it out. Right here’s what it wasn’t:
- The derailleur restrict screws
- Something with the shifters
- Something having to do with drivetrain adjustment
- Something with the chain, like a sticky hyperlink, or something like that (it’s a 10-speed chain)
It was significantly unusual since I’d already been utilizing this very same cassette on the opposite wheels, and I had no downside utilizing the 11-tooth cog.
Ultimately I used to be capable of determine it out, and I mounted the issue after I bought house.
However can you determine it out? What did I miss?
Come again tomorrow for the reply.