on 4/3/10 8:31 AM, Ray Shine at [email protected] wrote: > If you have a dual freewheel on the drive side, as many of us do, use the same > procedure above to place the chain in the combo that you want. Some of us > also have a single larger free on the flip side. To get there, use the above > procedure, but you must remove the wheel and flip it around.
This procedure also works if you have a fixed sprocket on the other side... ;^) The _advanced_ trick when flipping is to not touch the chain - works for me about 3 out of every four times. - Slacken the chain as per Ray's earlier instructions, dropping it off the front chainrings onto the bottom bracket shell (I've wrapped protective clear tape around mine). Oh, and you did release the brakes first, right? - Let the rear wheel wheel come out to the ends of the fork ends, then grasp your bike frame at a balance point and lift up, leaving the front wheel on the ground. - Take the rear wheel all the way out. As it clears the fork end, angle it so that the chain catches on the opening of the fork end. This is your chain hanger for the next minute or so. - Move the rear wheel down and forward (towards the front of the bike). This will let you de-attach-ify the chain from the sprockets. - Clear the wheel from the rest of the bike. Spin the wheel around to reverse it using your personal expressive style. - Lean the bike away from you, so you can work the other sprocket back onto the slack chain (still not hitting the ground with the chain, right?) - Lift the chain back out of the fork end. It should be on the sprocket teeth. - Set the rear wheel into the fork end. At this point you need to grab the chain to prevent it from getting wedged between tire and chainstay, slacken the system and loop it back over the correct front chainring. Tighten up, check alignment, tighten down and roll away. - Jim -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Current Classics Bicycle Photo Gallery - http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc Cross Bike Photo Gallery - http://www.cyclofiend.com/cx Single Speed Garage Photo Gallery - http://www.cyclofiend.com/ssg Working Bikes & Practical Hardware - http://www.cyclofiend.com/working Work Shops of the iBob's - http://www.cyclofiend.com/shop Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "That which is overdesigned, too highly specific, anticipates outcome; the anticipation of outcome guarantees, if not failure, the absence of grace." William Gibson - "All Tomorrow's Parties" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
