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From: Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org>
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Subject: Re: Had a wtf? this morning - Ping AMuzi
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 13:46:00 -0500
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On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:17:28 -0300, Shadow <Sh@dow.br> wrote:

>On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:42:10 -0500, Catrike Ryder
><Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 09:28:41 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>
>>>Given that it was well used, could well have been just 
>>>overall wear.  You set the low gear limit back when it was 
>>>less worn, but now all the pins and pivots are sloppy. Only 
>>>takes a couple of millimeters more travel to go from normal 
>>>clearance to engaged on a spoke.
>>
>>Thanks for that expert opinion. Makes me feel good about having
>>changed out my old derailleur at just under 35,800 miles. 
>
>	Thar's 57000 kilometers. Don't think many people have ridden
>that far in their lives....
>	Mine had quite definite signs of wear, though nothing was
>loose.
>	[]'s

I didn't see any wear on it other than the jokey sprockets.

That was the first 13 years worth on the Catrike. Now I'm at 40,000.

I suspect that 40,000 miles is not that unusual for the RBT crowd.
Hardcare riders, they seem to be.

--
C'est bon
Soloman