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05-22-2004, 07:48 PM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]omcom (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com>...
> Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click down a gear. All of
> a sudden no forward momentum of bike, but a blur of whizzing pedals. Chain had
> come off. Cue frantic, wimpy girlie wails as I realise my predicament as the
> bike stalls and I try to unclip foot from pedal doing what feels like 180rpm...
>
> Luckily I managed to retain a small amount of dignity, unclip and sto properly
> without falling off and being a total lemon :-)
>
> Cheers, helen s
>

Hi, I just recently had this happen, but I didn't unclip and had an
Arte Johnson moment. This was on my DA triple, I had the same problem
on a Sora double. In both cases I installed a N-Gear Jump Stop. Why
take a chance, when the solution is simple.
I emailed Nick on a Sunday and I received the Jump Stop on Wednesday.
He will send you one with a stamped return envelope to send your $10
payment. A good product, fair price, and great service. Here is
N-Gear's website:
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Life is Good!
Jeff

05-23-2004, 01:48 PM

On 22 May 2004 21:59:14 GMT, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:

> Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click down a
> gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike, but a blur of
> whizzing pedals. Chain had come off. Cue frantic, wimpy girlie wails
> as I realise my predicament as the bike stalls and I try to unclip
> foot from pedal doing what feels like 180rpm...

Here's something someone taught me when my wife and I started to ride
the tandem. Just shift back in the other direction and the chain
should go back on. On a hill this may not be a good thing to do as you
stall but it is useful in a paceline where stopping is bad. Also it
doesn't work if the chain gets jammed.

--
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05-23-2004, 01:48 PM

On 22 May 2004 21:59:14 GMT, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:

> Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click down a
> gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike, but a blur of
> whizzing pedals. Chain had come off. Cue frantic, wimpy girlie wails
> as I realise my predicament as the bike stalls and I try to unclip
> foot from pedal doing what feels like 180rpm...

Here's something someone taught me when my wife and I started to ride
the tandem. Just shift back in the other direction and the chain
should go back on. On a hill this may not be a good thing to do as you
stall but it is useful in a paceline where stopping is bad. Also it
doesn't work if the chain gets jammed.

--
Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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05-23-2004, 01:48 PM

On 22 May 2004 21:59:14 GMT, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:

> Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click down a
> gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike, but a blur of
> whizzing pedals. Chain had come off. Cue frantic, wimpy girlie wails
> as I realise my predicament as the bike stalls and I try to unclip
> foot from pedal doing what feels like 180rpm...

Here's something someone taught me when my wife and I started to ride
the tandem. Just shift back in the other direction and the chain
should go back on. On a hill this may not be a good thing to do as you
stall but it is useful in a paceline where stopping is bad. Also it
doesn't work if the chain gets jammed.

--
Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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05-23-2004, 01:48 PM

On 22 May 2004 21:59:14 GMT, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:

> Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click down a
> gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike, but a blur of
> whizzing pedals. Chain had come off. Cue frantic, wimpy girlie wails
> as I realise my predicament as the bike stalls and I try to unclip
> foot from pedal doing what feels like 180rpm...

Here's something someone taught me when my wife and I started to ride
the tandem. Just shift back in the other direction and the chain
should go back on. On a hill this may not be a good thing to do as you
stall but it is useful in a paceline where stopping is bad. Also it
doesn't work if the chain gets jammed.

--
Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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05-23-2004, 01:48 PM

On 22 May 2004 21:59:14 GMT, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:

> Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click down a
> gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike, but a blur of
> whizzing pedals. Chain had come off. Cue frantic, wimpy girlie wails
> as I realise my predicament as the bike stalls and I try to unclip
> foot from pedal doing what feels like 180rpm...

Here's something someone taught me when my wife and I started to ride
the tandem. Just shift back in the other direction and the chain
should go back on. On a hill this may not be a good thing to do as you
stall but it is useful in a paceline where stopping is bad. Also it
doesn't work if the chain gets jammed.

--
Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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05-24-2004, 08:26 AM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]omcom wrote:

> Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click down a
> gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike, but a blur of whizzing
> pedals. Chain had come off. Cue frantic, wimpy girlie wails as I realise
> my predicament as the bike stalls and I try to unclip foot from pedal
> doing what feels like 180rpm...
>
> Luckily I managed to retain a small amount of dignity, unclip and sto
> properly without falling off and being a total lemon :-)

Congratulations! When I first got my clipless pedals this same thing
happened to me, and I didn't manage to clip out on time (the pedals were
still a bit stiff, and I hadn't lubricated them). I put the chain back on
my bike, got back on, geared down, and ... yes, I did the same thing less
than a minute later.

I *think* I managed to avoid omitting any "wimpy girlie wails"

I felt very fortunate that no one was around.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
-- James Thurber

05-24-2004, 08:26 AM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]omcom wrote:

> Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click down a
> gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike, but a blur of whizzing
> pedals. Chain had come off. Cue frantic, wimpy girlie wails as I realise
> my predicament as the bike stalls and I try to unclip foot from pedal
> doing what feels like 180rpm...
>
> Luckily I managed to retain a small amount of dignity, unclip and sto
> properly without falling off and being a total lemon :-)

Congratulations! When I first got my clipless pedals this same thing
happened to me, and I didn't manage to clip out on time (the pedals were
still a bit stiff, and I hadn't lubricated them). I put the chain back on
my bike, got back on, geared down, and ... yes, I did the same thing less
than a minute later.

I *think* I managed to avoid omitting any "wimpy girlie wails"

I felt very fortunate that no one was around.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
-- James Thurber

05-24-2004, 08:26 AM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]omcom wrote:

> Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click down a
> gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike, but a blur of whizzing
> pedals. Chain had come off. Cue frantic, wimpy girlie wails as I realise
> my predicament as the bike stalls and I try to unclip foot from pedal
> doing what feels like 180rpm...
>
> Luckily I managed to retain a small amount of dignity, unclip and sto
> properly without falling off and being a total lemon :-)

Congratulations! When I first got my clipless pedals this same thing
happened to me, and I didn't manage to clip out on time (the pedals were
still a bit stiff, and I hadn't lubricated them). I put the chain back on
my bike, got back on, geared down, and ... yes, I did the same thing less
than a minute later.

I *think* I managed to avoid omitting any "wimpy girlie wails"

I felt very fortunate that no one was around.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
-- James Thurber

05-24-2004, 08:26 AM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]omcom wrote:

> Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click down a
> gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike, but a blur of whizzing
> pedals. Chain had come off. Cue frantic, wimpy girlie wails as I realise
> my predicament as the bike stalls and I try to unclip foot from pedal
> doing what feels like 180rpm...
>
> Luckily I managed to retain a small amount of dignity, unclip and sto
> properly without falling off and being a total lemon :-)

Congratulations! When I first got my clipless pedals this same thing
happened to me, and I didn't manage to clip out on time (the pedals were
still a bit stiff, and I hadn't lubricated them). I put the chain back on
my bike, got back on, geared down, and ... yes, I did the same thing less
than a minute later.

I *think* I managed to avoid omitting any "wimpy girlie wails"

I felt very fortunate that no one was around.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
-- James Thurber