I appear not to have written anything since before our civil partnership... hmm, must have been a bit busy. We had a fab time, thanks to everyone who came, sent cards, etc. It was absolutely amazing
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The chassis is too short for a 6 speed cog - in 1st it threatens to jump off the pedal cog (that's what the rattling noise is) because of the incident angle of the chain. In 6th, it does jump off the cog. There's no way of lengthening it like there would be on a bicycle, so I'll look at tightening the endstop so that even if you select 6th, it just stays in 5th.
Glad you've got wheels again! Though, I taking it that you've got a quick-release seat-post clamp. That seems a tad peculiar as they're generally found on mountain bikes, to allow saddle height to be changed on the go according to the terrain. Off-mountain, such a thing is a royal pain in the rear if you don't want to carry a saddle and seat-post everywhere, as you noted. One of several reasons why off-the-shelf mountain bikes are bad choices as general city run-abouts, but digression, digression...
A seat-post clamp that's tightened with a allen bolt is a cheap (£5) and easily found part. Though they do come in a bunch of different diameters to take account of different seat-tube sizes, if you want to get one, you'd need to check it matches.
True, I guess it is a deterrent, though that's not the intended purpose. Actually, thinking about it, it's not just mountain bikes - some utility bikes have quick releases, I guess so saddle height may be altered without tools.
Personally, I wouldn't bother removing the saddle - I'd be too lazy to carry it about. My run-about beater bike has seat and wheels held on by security bolts that may only be unscrewed with a special tool. They were quite spendy, but I figured I was paying to avoid being stranded somewhere late at night because a vital part had vanished (the nice bikes simply don't get parked anywhere where that's a possability).
I've inherited a pretty tough lock for out-and-about. The problem is the porch - it currently needs a very long chain so that it can be attached to a bolt inside the bin cupboard. Another option is to place a bolt on the wall of the porch so a standard lock can be used, but then there's the problem of people unscrewing the bolt or us drilling into the neighbour's bike cupboard.
zoeimogen suggested I lock it to the pipe coming out of the gas meter. It would be an excellent method of thief autodarwination, but it might take our house with it :-(
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Glad you've got wheels again! Though, I taking it that you've got a quick-release seat-post clamp. That seems a tad peculiar as they're generally found on mountain bikes, to allow saddle height to be changed on the go according to the terrain. Off-mountain, such a thing is a royal pain in the rear if you don't want to carry a saddle and seat-post everywhere, as you noted. One of several reasons why off-the-shelf mountain bikes are bad choices as general city run-abouts, but digression, digression...
A seat-post clamp that's tightened with a allen bolt is a cheap (£5) and easily found part. Though they do come in a bunch of different diameters to take account of different seat-tube sizes, if you want to get one, you'd need to check it matches.
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Personally, I wouldn't bother removing the saddle - I'd be too lazy to carry it about. My run-about beater bike has seat and wheels held on by security bolts that may only be unscrewed with a special tool. They were quite spendy, but I figured I was paying to avoid being stranded somewhere late at night because a vital part had vanished (the nice bikes simply don't get parked anywhere where that's a possability).
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Glad you're mobile again.
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zoeimogen suggested I lock it to the pipe coming out of the gas meter. It would be an excellent method of thief autodarwination, but it might take our house with it :-(
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What cmcmck said - Abus Granit products are darned good.
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