Recent content by fooferdoggie

yes because I am using the road cassette. I dont need a 11-51 on the trek. I found out its the 10th or 9 size cog that demands the microsplne freehub. so a cassette with 11t can be either.

man I ordered the kit for the trek I was hoping since I dont ride it as much I could go without nome my thumb told me nope. I ordered the kit yesterday today I see its on sale 250.00 less. ouch. but I shut ordered it again with overnight shipping so I get it Friday and even the restocking fee I...

I was hoping not to convert my trek but the one ride today showed me the stupidity of that. my thumb was doing well and on one ride on the trek it hurts again. ince iti s a 11-36 cassette, I dont have to buy a new freehub. I need to see if a 12-speed chain fits on the chainring or I ahve to buy...

I always did that if possible, but how far is the issue? It's the 3rd cog I need if I am fully stopped, but the 4th or 5th if I am moving at all. So now I know when I am coasting what gear I am in. On a regular bike, you can lightly pedal to know, but on this tandem, that caused issues with the...

see I have never had a failed chain. in the over 60,000 miles riding.

the thing is if the chain fails it always fails at the worst time and can cause you to crash. not worth it to save 4.00 hell I never need to take the chain off anyway so its a moot point.

hey if your left with a broken chain in the middle of nowhere you can say I saved 4.00 and be proud :D

I was expecting the 12 speed to be hard like the 11 but nope it was really easy.

its not just me. try one of the 11 speed linkglide chains. it is fucking cray how much effort it takes to snap the link the first time. totally threw me off. the 12 speed was much easier but its thinner too. now check this out the shimano link says non reusable but KMC yep. but not the 12...

its only on the 11 and 12 speed. but not just shimano the KMC ones I Got as extra say the same thing single use only. it takes a lot more effort to close the 11 speed quick link it takes about all the force I can muster. so they are made differently then the regular ones.

Man went on the first ride, and shifting was good— a lot less clunky than the Linkglide. Plus, I can display the gear on my Garmin, and that’s critical on the tandem. For some reason, it took a long time to realize what was happening. But on the tandem with the motor in front, if I am coasting...

I did not have. to adjust the screws. I still had to adjust the micro shift. I did that on the phone.

ok got it on the tandem all you need if your already setup with 12 speed is tools a 5mm wrench take off and put on the derailleur and the tools to take off and put on the shifter. and a cable cutter too. shimano even gives you a quick link since they are not reusable. You can adjust the setup...

I dont see that maybe one button press and its good to go. its all setup in the app. though I did not know you had to push the button on the derailleur to connect to the app after the first time. I thought it was always connected.