Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
The bridge is REALLY tall!Steep overpass?
The bridge is REALLY tall!Steep overpass?
short answer no, long answer it dependsDoes the 51t derailleur play nice with the 45t cassette?
Give it to me longshort answer no, long answer it depends
Lol. Mine is aligned as you've said. I was a bit worried after his piccie . No offense @ozzybmx !Haha, no. The picture was mega-confusing given the context of his post. The idea is to align the guide mark with the very tips of the teeth. They generally shift pretty poorly if this is wrong (in my limited experience).
I can't say unfortunately. I had a 45T as a spare, but I never fitted it.I have tried and the shifting was off (slow downshifts due to not enough b-screw).
Others on here have tried and claim it is acceptable (@DMan?)
Basically, the quality depends on chainstay length and dropout design.
None taken, it was the only clear picture I could find online that showed the line with the 2 pointers.Lol. Mine is aligned as you've said. I was a bit worried after his piccie . No offense @ozzybmx !
Of course I did....None taken, it was the only clear picture I could find online that showed the line with the 2 pointers.
I actually took it for granted you would have know it was meant to touch the line
Based on your Strava and rides I thought you were a member of the flat earth society.... ,Disbelieving pricks 



How many pictures can you see? Only one is showing up on my phoneBased on your Strava and rides I thought you were a member of the flat earth society.... ,
Dont worry about it. A few years ago, the bloke that won the UK's National Hill Climb title lived 50 miles away from anything considered a hill. All his training was commuting at megawatt pace.The bridge is REALLY tall!
There's elevation of sorts, you just have to know where to find it and be prepared to do a few laps to decent numbers.Based on your Strava and rides I thought you were a member of the flat earth society.... ,
So far, so good. Real test is at the end of April.Dont worry about it. A few years ago, the bloke that won the UK's National Hill Climb title lived 50 miles away from anything considered a hill. All his training was commuting at megawatt pace.
4 weeks awaySo far, so good. Real test is at the end of April.
#allelevationmattersThere's elevation of sorts, you just have to know where to find it and be prepared to do a few laps to decent numbers.
Hence all the noob questions. The race is on to get this bike sorted and settled.4 weeks away
Yoinker is doing either 12 solo or 6 solo. He'll tell me his issues the day before.Hence all the noob questions. The race is on to get this bike sorted and settled.
This was also my thought.Just an idea, If you were to go 10-46t 12spd XT cassette with a 34t for local duties where you didnt need the big 51t, you might get away with running the 28t and 10-51t for events and keep the chains the same length. It would mean changing cassette and chainring
Also adjust the b-screw and line up with the derailleur gap adjustment mark, I find it really helps to keep your shifting crisp. This cant be achieved with a chain thats too long or too short, you will run out of screw adjustment.
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I've just had a NBD. Mrs George will file for divorce if I have another so soonThis was also my thought.
Though changing chains is easier.
Or, complete spare wheel wheel is more my MO.
Or, even better, complete spare bike.