RolliePollie gets a NEW RIDE!

[Aggie_Ama]

Purely Custom scares me because I look at all their cool stuff and feel as though I'm losing all self control...

lol! I got the same thought with the headset. In fact I haven't ordered it yet because I might want bar ends instead or grips or.....

[RolliePollie]

I have to whine and moan...I still love my new bike, but the shifting is totally messed up and I had two very frustrating rides this weeked!!! Up to now I've just ridden her on the flat bike trail in Sacramento, so I wasn't shifting all that much. This weekend I ventured out on my local hilly routes and discovered that things are not working quite right!

I actually took her to my LBS yesterday because I noticed the front derailleur cable wasn't routed correctly through the cable guide on the bottom of the bike. It was going over the side of the plastic guide thingie and sticking. So in trying to fix it myself, I basically unhooked the entire derailleur cable and had to take her to the shop. So they fixed her up and adjusted a few things. Then I took her out for a ride and the shifting on the middle ring was a mess. But I compensated by just not using that ring much. It was annoying, but not that bad.

My LBS is closed on Sunday and I really wanted to ride today, so I headed out. Oh my. What a disaster. Clicking, skipping, and shifting by herself. Not fun. I think the indexing is messed up because when I tried to move to the middle ring from the big ring, it would shift all the way to the granny ring. And if I could massage it into the middle ring, it took 3 shifts to get it back down to the granny and just one to pop it back up to the big ring. The half click "trim" would either shift to a new ring or do nothing. And anything down towards the bigger sized gears in back would skip and click or shift by itself. Luckily I still had my granny gear or I would've had to walk home.

So she's headed back to the LBS in the morning. I was so looking forward to the "shifting like butter" I've heard about Ultegra, but I sure haven't experienced that yet I have faith that she'll get better though.

[malkin]

Sounds like new bike adjustments...you two will be fiiiiiinnnne!

I love the new bike pics...they look like newborns. Where do you sniff to get that new baby smell on a bike?

[RolliePollie]

I love the new bike pics...they look like newborns. Where do you sniff to get that new baby smell on a bike?

Too funny! I'm not sure...does all the new grease have a special scent? I put my old tires on her so she doesn't smell like new tire rubber. But my new Pedro's Blowout Bag smells like rubber...does that count?

[Dogmama]

OOOOHHHHH! She's GORGEOUS!

Don't stress about the shifting. I bet it's just a simple adjustment. If the cables get stretched, the shifting monster moves in & takes over. That's the extent of my mechanical knowledge. Having a good LBS is essential for this cyclist!

I'm currently experiencing Madone-lust & might need to give myself an early Christmas present. I looked at colors on-line & nothing really struck my fancy until I saw yours!

OK, this is corney - but for a name - White Lightening?