Rizal Philippines
September 12, 2016
Today I went to Villamayor Bike Parts to have the Bianchi road bike put in tip top condition. There were two tasks to be done:
1, Add length to the chain. It would not shift to 53 x 32 because the chain was stretched to the limit. There was an extra length that I cut. I wanted the mechanic (Betoi) to do this for me to lessen the likelihood that there would be cut chain in the rides.
2. Adjust the bike wheel, or derailleur so that it would shift to 39 x32. The shift was no longer possible after I had the rear wheel re aligned for slight wobble and up and down play. The alignment of the wheel was correct but of the cogs not ok.
#1 was easily and effortlessly done by Bitoi. But the #2 job took a while about almost an hour. He reversed the axle, and realigned the wheel next. After reversing the axle, the wheel stayed close to the right side. So he realigned the wheel by increasing the tension to the left side so that it would stay away from the right side to the left side. That meant he would release the tension on the spokes at the right side (now I am learning about truing) The increasing and release of tension was about one turn only.
It was job well done. I can fully use all the cogs and there would be unnecessary tight tension on the chain
I spent an extra P100.00 wasted on earlier alignment and truing. The mechanic was not well experienced yet and could not think of the solutions to the problem he created. Always go for the best, albeit the most expensive mechanics. You save more money that way
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