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GW's ban was a bit harsh - I have to agree with him - I work full time, run a scout group, get involved in other community groups, have 4 kids and i'm a single parent - yes, it takes a bit of creative timekeeping but on average I manage far more than 10 miles a week (at least 15 a day)
5 mins to clean bike and nothing to "set up"
I just don't see how he was being negative.
10 miles a week is pitiful......your camping trips must be a laugh a minute with that level of incompetence
I just don't see how he was being negative.
It it a pitiful eyesight or incompetent English language comprehension issue? Not being negative! 😉
And let's be honest, he's not a shining beacon of love and cheer with an uncharacteristic slip up. He's rubbed virtually everyone up the wrong way!
Do not bother with a front mech and shifter, [u]just use your heel to kick-down when needed[/u] and put the chain back to 32T manually whilst you rest at the top.
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Now that is interesting - the first time I've heard of this setup.
Does this really work, or does the chain randomly drop onto the 22t, or off completely, when descending?
This really does work.
You will soon learn how to push the chain with your heel when the crank is in the 2-4 O'clock position as you view from the right side.
You can get the chain to jump off a 32T on a bouncy descent even with a correctly fitted and working front mech...really.
I have this mech-less system on 2 bikes...one came that way and the other because it works.
No crud/ice stopping the front mech shifting when you want it and less cleaning as well as approx 350-400g loss.
Try it....hardly a disaster if you cannot master it in a few rides.
PaulD
What a stupid pointless idea, sorry but it is!!
Sounds like a potential disaster to me! If you're gonna do it, do it properly, plenty of potential for unpleasant chain dropping issues otherwise!
I ran a bike frontmechless on a double for a while- built it up and my mech didn't fit. It was as bad an idea as it sounds tbh- yes you can manually shift, that side of it's fine but as PaulD observes the chain will jump off onto the little ring on anything halfway rough, and you can't shift it back up without stopping.