Comments for Ironman By Thirty http://www.ironmanbythirty.com Just because I've done one doesn't mean I'm done Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Tutorial Tuesday: Chain & Cassette by Ironman By Thirty (Kevin) http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/2012/02/21/tutorial-tuesday-chain-cassette/comment-page-1#comment-8857 Ironman By Thirty (Kevin) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:14:19 +0000 http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/?p=4423#comment-8857 Good luck shopping for a road bike! Good luck shopping for a road bike!

]]> Comment on Tutorial Tuesday: Chain & Cassette by Ironman By Thirty (Kevin) http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/2012/02/21/tutorial-tuesday-chain-cassette/comment-page-1#comment-8856 Ironman By Thirty (Kevin) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:13:13 +0000 http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/?p=4423#comment-8856 I thought about upgrading the mountain bike to Di2. But doing that would have increased the value of the bike by about 20x. haha There is a local pro in my weekly spin classes who just got a new TT bike with Di2. It is a Pinarello with a custom stealth paint job. It is completely bad ass. I can muddle my way through adjusting he derailleurs but not enough try and teach someone how to do it yet. I haven't actually replaced the cables yet though. The mountain bike probably could use a new set of cables but it wasn't something I wanted to tackle before a race. Maybe if I get hooked on dirt racing... I thought about upgrading the mountain bike to Di2. But doing that would have increased the value of the bike by about 20x. haha

There is a local pro in my weekly spin classes who just got a new TT bike with Di2. It is a Pinarello with a custom stealth paint job. It is completely bad ass.

I can muddle my way through adjusting he derailleurs but not enough try and teach someone how to do it yet. I haven’t actually replaced the cables yet though. The mountain bike probably could use a new set of cables but it wasn’t something I wanted to tackle before a race. Maybe if I get hooked on dirt racing…

]]> Comment on Tutorial Tuesday: Chain & Cassette by Ironman By Thirty (Kevin) http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/2012/02/21/tutorial-tuesday-chain-cassette/comment-page-1#comment-8855 Ironman By Thirty (Kevin) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:05:05 +0000 http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/?p=4423#comment-8855 Great point! I added a quick update with a note about power link/master link chains. I honestly don't have any experience with them yet and have always used a pin/rivet style Shimano chain. I'll have to look into them though because it might make changing/cleaning the chain even easier. Great point! I added a quick update with a note about power link/master link chains. I honestly don’t have any experience with them yet and have always used a pin/rivet style Shimano chain. I’ll have to look into them though because it might make changing/cleaning the chain even easier.

]]> Comment on Tutorial Tuesday: Chain & Cassette by DR http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/2012/02/21/tutorial-tuesday-chain-cassette/comment-page-1#comment-8854 DR Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:33:54 +0000 http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/?p=4423#comment-8854 dude INCREDIBLE!! this is totally awesome Im much less intimidated now and feel I should give it a shot on my old mtn bike you couldnt keep the kickstand?! adding the 2x4 trick in my garage workbench D dude
INCREDIBLE!!
this is totally awesome
Im much less intimidated now and feel I should give it a shot on my old mtn bike

you couldnt keep the kickstand?!

adding the 2×4 trick in my garage workbench

D

]]> Comment on Tutorial Tuesday: Chain & Cassette by Mark in Ottawa http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/2012/02/21/tutorial-tuesday-chain-cassette/comment-page-1#comment-8853 Mark in Ottawa Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:52:25 +0000 http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/?p=4423#comment-8853 Kevin, That's awesome! Thanks so much for posting. It looks a lot easier than I had thought it would be to remove the rear cassette. Quick question - did you have to drive the chain pin because you didn't have a power link on this chain? My LBS said that if you have a power link, then you never drive a pin because they're not meant to be removed... Anyhow, thanks for the great tutorial - this stuff is invaluable! Mark (in Ottawa, Canada) Kevin,
That’s awesome! Thanks so much for posting. It looks a lot easier than I had thought it would be to remove the rear cassette.

Quick question – did you have to drive the chain pin because you didn’t have a power link on this chain? My LBS said that if you have a power link, then you never drive a pin because they’re not meant to be removed…

Anyhow, thanks for the great tutorial – this stuff is invaluable!

Mark (in Ottawa, Canada)

]]> Comment on Tutorial Tuesday: Chain & Cassette by Jeff Irvin http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/2012/02/21/tutorial-tuesday-chain-cassette/comment-page-1#comment-8852 Jeff Irvin Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:59:16 +0000 http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/?p=4423#comment-8852 Great work here Kevin! LOVE the idea of the 2x4's on the work bench - FREAKING BRILLIANT! I am going to do that tonight on my workbench!! All us geeks love the Simple Green! Great work here Kevin!

LOVE the idea of the 2×4′s on the work bench – FREAKING BRILLIANT! I am going to do that tonight on my workbench!!

All us geeks love the Simple Green!
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]]> Comment on Tutorial Tuesday: Chain & Cassette by Jon http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/2012/02/21/tutorial-tuesday-chain-cassette/comment-page-1#comment-8851 Jon Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:23:45 +0000 http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/?p=4423#comment-8851 Awesome post! I like the comparison of a new chain to an old, stretched chain. Really shows that yes, these chains DO stretch! I wish I knew how to replace and adjust deraileur cables. That seems to be the #1 reason why I visit my LBS. Of course, I could just upgrade to Di2 and be done with it... Awesome post!

I like the comparison of a new chain to an old, stretched chain. Really shows that yes, these chains DO stretch!

I wish I knew how to replace and adjust deraileur cables. That seems to be the #1 reason why I visit my LBS.

Of course, I could just upgrade to Di2 and be done with it…
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]]> Comment on Tutorial Tuesday: Chain & Cassette by Brent http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/2012/02/21/tutorial-tuesday-chain-cassette/comment-page-1#comment-8850 Brent Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:57:21 +0000 http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/?p=4423#comment-8850 This is a great instructional post. I'll have to circle back here if I want to do a little bike repair before the summer. Maybe I'll let you know if I do and how it goes. This is a great instructional post. I’ll have to circle back here if I want to do a little bike repair before the summer. Maybe I’ll let you know if I do and how it goes.

]]> Comment on Tutorial Tuesday: Chain & Cassette by Christina http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/2012/02/21/tutorial-tuesday-chain-cassette/comment-page-1#comment-8849 Christina Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:31:58 +0000 http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/?p=4423#comment-8849 The Pednet group in Columbia, MO was offering a series of bike maintenance classes that I really wanted to take, but I was going to be out of town and on mom duty for like half of them. I don't do any of my own maintenance right now (but don't log the miles that heavily yet either). The books might be a good starting point for me. So far, I only own my old mountain bike (bought in late 90's), but I hope to buy a road bike in the next couple of months for use this season. The Pednet group in Columbia, MO was offering a series of bike maintenance classes that I really wanted to take, but I was going to be out of town and on mom duty for like half of them. I don’t do any of my own maintenance right now (but don’t log the miles that heavily yet either). The books might be a good starting point for me. So far, I only own my old mountain bike (bought in late 90′s), but I hope to buy a road bike in the next couple of months for use this season.
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]]> Comment on Tutorial Tuesday: Chain & Cassette by Ironman By Thirty (Kevin) http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/2012/02/21/tutorial-tuesday-chain-cassette/comment-page-1#comment-8848 Ironman By Thirty (Kevin) Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:19:00 +0000 http://www.ironmanbythirty.com/?p=4423#comment-8848 Wow. Great question! Honestly, I don't know. Cassettes are relatively cheap (~$50 or so online) so cost wise it would be fairly cheap to have one remain on the wheelset. However, there is some school of thought that the chain and cassette wear proportional to one another (which I tend to believe). So, if you were to throw on a wheelset with a newer cassette, it would mess with the wear rates of both your chain and your cassette. Swapping out the cassette is so easy that I would tend towards just doing that especially since my roadie is a 9 speed cassette and my P2 is a 10 speed. Plus, removing the cassette makes it even easier to clean. This is actually a question/decision I am going to have to figure out sooner rather than later... stay tuned ;) Wow. Great question! Honestly, I don’t know. Cassettes are relatively cheap (~$50 or so online) so cost wise it would be fairly cheap to have one remain on the wheelset. However, there is some school of thought that the chain and cassette wear proportional to one another (which I tend to believe). So, if you were to throw on a wheelset with a newer cassette, it would mess with the wear rates of both your chain and your cassette. Swapping out the cassette is so easy that I would tend towards just doing that especially since my roadie is a 9 speed cassette and my P2 is a 10 speed. Plus, removing the cassette makes it even easier to clean.

This is actually a question/decision I am going to have to figure out sooner rather than later… stay tuned ;)

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