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steve_sordy

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Is that a King Snake I see?
 
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salko

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Group ride of 23 emtb riders from whole ?? on hills of Savinja valley. Despite the fact that one rider fell and injured, 5 flats incl. bent rim, one snapped derailleur and one motor failure, is was such an awsome day! Greetings from ???

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Looks as though your puny hanger is bent, my Giant hanger never bends. Err... The derailleur generally just burst instead.
That's what I thought .. amazingly the hanger is pretty straight, it might have a tiny twist in, I can't decide .. will try to pick one up tomorrow - but this is France so I'm sure they'll say "Erm, a hanger, in stock, nooo it's a 12 week delay and it will be one million million euro's and anyway, we close for lunch in two hours so we can't possibly serve you, can I interest you in this stale baguette ?"

The derailleur's own mini hanger had taken most of the hit, but every part of the derailleur is also bent .. I did wonder (as a challenge) if it was possible to straighten it out, but there's actually sections of metal sheared off the cast sections (it's lighter now...) I think the clutch selector mechanism is also defunct. It was off, but when I freed the chain it almost took my hand off like a mouse trap.

It's actually @Specialized Rider Care 's fault. After much analysis of my crap riding style, too low cadence due to a ruptured Achilles tendon is heavily to blame for low battery life. Hence, I hugely over compensated with spinning like a mad man for the whole ride. If I'd been grandma plodding, said demi-tree would have just slid in there, caused a slight derailment, a pleasant moment of debarking and viola - no excitement. Instead I have the new Over the top derailleur system (which for reference doesn't work).
 

Pivot

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Re-composing myself on a high ground after crossing a swamp, as you do on a mud island

What you cannot see very well is that my pant is soaking wet, with mud sticking out of my pockets. However, grin-factor, off the chart!

Actually, I was amazed that the bike after being submerged under the water, and dragged out of the bog, the motor & electonics didn’t miss a beat, and after I removed wet weeds and inspected moving parts, we carried on. The only side effect was squeaky brakes
 

levity

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... amazingly the hanger is pretty straight, it might have a tiny twist in, I can't decide ..
Zimmer - I gave your post a ? for the upper photo, such an idyllic scene.
I didn't comment on the unusual derailleur position - I thought it was just the way you set the B-screw in France.
 

Zimmerframe

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Oh that’s a really cool mod for increased ground clearance! Nice!

I didn't comment on the unusual derailleur position - I thought it was just the way you set the B-screw in France.
The exit guide derailleur configuration is very common in France.

It does tend to get caught in your shopping though.

We call it the "Roll-off"
 
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CBSTD

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Re-composing myself on a high ground after crossing a swamp, as you do on a mud island

What you cannot see very well is that my pant is soaking wet, with mud sticking out of my pockets. However, grin-factor, off the chart!

Actually, I was amazed that the bike after being submerged under the water, and dragged out of the bog, the motor & electonics didn’t miss a beat, and after I removed wet weeds and inspected moving parts, we carried on. The only side effect was squeaky brakes
What is it with Ducati riders and rolling about in mud,?‍♂️Just cos Foggy has wee lie down in it you have to have a shot ?
 

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