Fudge! Fudge! Fudge!
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 6:44 am
Off the godsforsaken road again...
I've done some silly miles over the last couple of weeks and noticed today at work that my chain was more or less sitting on the frame.
Easy enough job just tighten the adjusters and thats it as long as I remember to tighten them equally. Idiot proof, totally - no problem.
Yeah right.
So I drag the bike into the back yard and get to it. I notice that as I am tightening it the bolt is bending and nothing seems to be happening. Investigating I find that there isnt a washer on this bolt and the C-ring is being pulled into the jaws on the frame which is destorting the bolt.
Okay then. I am not to concerned - I have a toolbox somewhere in there I have washers. I use a hammer to gently persuade the bolt to straighten slip off the nut and C-ring and whack them back on after the new washer - how easy was that?
Of course the adjusting after that dosnt go totally to plan. The wheel wont move - a couple of kicks isnt getting it to move. "Fair enough" say I determined not to get wound up - "I'll just adjust it on and use that to pull the wheel back and tighten the chain."
Just then when everything is going to plan the bolt on the exhaust side shears through and comes completely away.
Which puts the bike off of the road until I have a) obtained a new pair of these adjustment bolts and b) I've had the rear wheel off...
There arent enough swear words in the English language so I am learning another language.
I've done some silly miles over the last couple of weeks and noticed today at work that my chain was more or less sitting on the frame.
Easy enough job just tighten the adjusters and thats it as long as I remember to tighten them equally. Idiot proof, totally - no problem.
Yeah right.
So I drag the bike into the back yard and get to it. I notice that as I am tightening it the bolt is bending and nothing seems to be happening. Investigating I find that there isnt a washer on this bolt and the C-ring is being pulled into the jaws on the frame which is destorting the bolt.
Okay then. I am not to concerned - I have a toolbox somewhere in there I have washers. I use a hammer to gently persuade the bolt to straighten slip off the nut and C-ring and whack them back on after the new washer - how easy was that?
Of course the adjusting after that dosnt go totally to plan. The wheel wont move - a couple of kicks isnt getting it to move. "Fair enough" say I determined not to get wound up - "I'll just adjust it on and use that to pull the wheel back and tighten the chain."
Just then when everything is going to plan the bolt on the exhaust side shears through and comes completely away.
Which puts the bike off of the road until I have a) obtained a new pair of these adjustment bolts and b) I've had the rear wheel off...
There arent enough swear words in the English language so I am learning another language.
--------> Kal's bike. 
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