Cheers all - well 'The Admiral' is at home now all tucked up and ready for tomorrow.Dilligaff - have a refresher course on Monday and a BikeSafe course booked for the summer.Thanks for the advice.Here is a pic (I hope I've posted it correctly)Bit of a pub quiz question - anyone who guesses why 'The Admiral' can give themselves a pat on the back
First gear is and always will be very clunky.
Quote from: IffyBiker on 07 April 2018, 06:10:31 pmCheers all - well 'The Admiral' is at home now all tucked up and ready for tomorrow.Dilligaff - have a refresher course on Monday and a BikeSafe course booked for the summer.Thanks for the advice.Here is a pic (I hope I've posted it correctly)Bit of a pub quiz question - anyone who guesses why 'The Admiral' can give themselves a pat on the back Named after Admiral Lord Fraser ?
Quote from: DILLIGAFF on 07 April 2018, 10:07:00 amFirst gear is and always will be very clunky. So is second on mine most of the time.
I took it to mean 1st to second change - clunky on mine anyway
Quote from: fazersharp on 07 April 2018, 07:52:22 pmI took it to mean 1st to second change - clunky on mine anywayThe correct chain tension practically gets rid of that clunk.
Quote from: BBROWN1664 on 07 April 2018, 10:05:58 pmQuote from: fazersharp on 07 April 2018, 07:52:22 pmI took it to mean 1st to second change - clunky on mine anywayThe correct chain tension practically gets rid of that clunk.Sitting still at traffic lights has zero bearing on chain tension and clunkiness.BUT, i have learned that rolling the bike forward just a few inches, (or 75mm), gets rid of the clunk when going from neutral to 1st.
Quote from: YamFazFan on 07 April 2018, 06:49:24 pmQuote from: DILLIGAFF on 07 April 2018, 10:07:00 amFirst gear is and always will be very clunky. So is second on mine most of the time.I took it to mean 1st to second change - clunky on mine anyway