Hi all, and a Happy New Year to everyone. I've been very remiss in writing to the list (all my lists, in fact), but the last half of last year was really hectic and distracting. And now I'm in the midst of changing over to a different ISP, so there's that confusion as well. However, I do know where to turn when I have a problem, and of course that's the case now.
I was happily spinning along last night on my Ashford Joy when that sickening, free-wheeling feeling occurred. At first I thought the drive band had jumped the flyer, although Joy has never done that to me before, but no such luck. Nope, the drive band (a continuous plastic "stretch" band) had a nice clean break - looks like where it had been fused originally. I've had her for over five years, and she's become my only wheel, so she's got lots of "miles" on her. IOW, this was not a new band. I've also loosened the wheel whenever she's had to sit for a long period of time without being used, so I don't think there was any undue strain on the band. It turns out that replacing a drive band on a Joy is a bit more complicated that replacing it on a Lendrum, because the band is inside the framework of the wheel assembly (to aid the folding process), so to replace a continuous band requires unscrewing the framework, placing the band in place, then putting the frame back together. Sigh. I did try to fuse the band while it was in place in the framework, but my fusing of plastic drive bands leaves a *lot* to be desired. I ended up with the band being too short, so will have to replace it. Hence my questions to the list: 1) Must I replace the band with the same kind, or could I use a sturdy string drive band, somewhat like the Ashford Traditional uses? Any experience from the list with this? 2) Any other ideas about replacing the band, other than just emailing my original supplier (I bought the wheel from Village Weaving & Spinning in Solvang, CA) and getting a new one? Thanks for any help anyone can give me, and since I'm on digest, could you send answers to me directly (or if you reply to the list, do a copy to my personal address)? Glenna Glenna in California's Eastern Sierra Mountains Independence, CA >>Dogs have owners; cats have staff<< To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
