Why the Ridley was so cheap

[Tom Kunich]

Now that I have the bike almost finished, I discovered why the bike was so cheap. It turns out that the front derailleur bracket was installed slightly crooked. I don't intend to repair this now because I want to think about it but that is the problem. I also have to figure out why the rear derailleur is only shifting 10 speeds. I noticed while installing the crank again that the gears are 52/36 so that will solve my descending problem.

Didn't Flunky say that he descents by not pedaling? A book I have called "The
Rules" Rule #23 - You tuck ONLY after you've pedaled up to escape velocity.

Since these are the rules of Greg Lemond, I guess that Flunky just doesn't have it in him.

[funkma...@hotmail.com]

On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 4:27:21 PM UTC-4, Tom Kunich wrote:
> Now that I have the bike almost finished, I discovered why the bike was so cheap. It turns out that the front derailleur bracket was installed slightly crooked. I don't intend to repair this now because I want to think about it but that is the problem. I also have to figure out why the rear derailleur is only shifting 10 speeds. I noticed while installing the crank again that the gears are 52/36 so that will solve my descending problem.

IOW tommy can't figure out how to properly adjust the front derailleur, so he blames the bike.

> Didn't Flunky say that he descents by not pedaling?

Everyone descends without pedaling. You very stupidly asserted that one must pedal while descending in order to maintain control. This is stupid and wrong.

> A book I have called "The
> Rules" Rule #23 - You tuck ONLY after you've pedaled up to escape velocity.

When racing, sure. Of course, you have to understand what is meant by 'escape velocity' in that context. It's pretty clear you don't. 'Escape velocity' is when you're spun out. Even then, depending on the specific situation, you may want to tuck even if you're not spun out. One thing is for sure, no one keeps pedaling downhill because of some silly and stupid notion that it helps maintain control.

> Since these are the rules of Greg Lemond, I guess that Flunky just doesn't have it in him.

I have way more of the racing 'stuff' now than you ever had.

[Lou Holtman]

I'm running out of popcorn.
11 positions only need 10 actuations. Just saying.
Back off limit srews.
What is your descending problem considering your age and the fact that you are a recreational cyclist?

Lou

[Roger Meriman]

I have never raced nor likely to! And as such I’ll use gravity to my
advantage, some descents are hoot and some are just chilled, ie some I’ll
put the bare minimum effort and just roll on down.

See also some hills that I don’t like or dislike but just meh!

Roger Merriman

[Tom Kunich]

Perhaps you should make up your mind, is this a counterfeit frame that couldn't possibly be made by Ridley or a 2nd that upon inspection had an error in manufacturing and hence they made at least some money off of? The front derailleur is supposed to be adjustable so that the blades are parallel to the rings and this isn't possible. The material the mount is made out of is a very hard aluminum that cannot be bend so I am going to have to modify it with a Dremel tool so that there is room to adjust the derailleur. It seems like you cannot even remember what you said about this before. So what is the popcorn for - to observe that the frame that Ridley used AFTER they sold it to me to use to try and sell me another of 7 times the cost is proof that it was a counterfeit? Rather than make a helpful comment, you act like a clown. How many bikes have you built from scratch? From the sound of it, none.

[Tom Kunich]

Well, I want to repeat my short climbing ride tomorrow on the Ridley to see how much less energy it takes to do 2000 feet in 25 miles.

[Lou Holtman]

I made many usefull comments for this build, like Andrew did but you are too stubborn to listen to. I predicted this shit show. That was the popcorn for. How many bikes I have build from scratch? About 10-15. All succesfull after carefull research before buying parts from a respectable supplier. I ride still 2 of them, my brother 3, my riding buddy 2. I also maintain them.

Lou

[Lou Holtman]

How are you going to determine that?

Lou

[Tom Kunich]

On Monday, September 25, 2023 at 12:42:47 AM UTC-7, Lou Holtman wrote:

Lou, thanks for the advise on limit screws. Being previously used I didn't expect the limits to be set wrong. The E-tube software shows it shifting through all of the gears.

[Frank Krygowski]

On 9/25/2023 11:20 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
>
> Lou, thanks for the advise on limit screws. Being previously used I didn't expect the limits to be set wrong.

Wow. Amazing!

--
- Frank Krygowski

[funkma...@hotmail.com]

He insists that you have to pedal on descents in order to maintain control of the bike.

[funkma...@hotmail.com]

His calibrated legs. tommy don't need no stinkin' power meter....https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech/c/3p54ViqcDM8/m/EmP6zgzGCQAJ

[Tom Kunich]

Lou, the problem with your suggestions is that they don't take into account the problems with the BB90 bottom bracket. My previous constructions had a normal BB386 and an underbar terminal plus conventional bar and stem That is what the Y wires are designed for. That all assembled without a hitch.

I did refer you to the article that showed different wiring techniques.

Another problem was that when I was buying the integrated bar, I found the one I wanted but continued down the page looking at alternatives. When I found nothing better I paged back up and bought the wrong one - one that turned out to have all sorts of interference inside of the hollow bar so that running the wiring was not at all easy. I'm not sure how I made that mistake except the one I wanted and the one I ordered look similar.

In the previous wiring all you had to do was stick the wiring through the holes and shake the frame and they all fell out of the bottom where you could plug everything into the 4-way, push it out of the way and insert the 386 bottom bracket.

You have been very helpful though. Obviously your cyclocross bike exception is what is happening with my bike. The E-program knows what group I have and the size of the cassette so it wouldn't like going down into low in the small chain ring since that would leave a lot of slack in the chain. 36-34 to 36-11 is a lot of chain.