Today's Bike Ride

[daz h]

Appeal for help! Anyone an whizzo on shimano shifters? I've got an ultegra set on my road bike and it has develped a problem on the handlebar levers for the rear mech. essentially, the little lever 'picks up' the big brake lever when I am trying to change up which results in failed indexing. If I hold the brake lever and move the little lever, the indexing still works but of course, you can't do that as you are riding! The cable is running free so it seems like something is snagging within the handlebar unit. Any clues please?

First question would be how long have you had them

3 year warranty on dura ace
2 year on ultegra.

[daz h]

Snapped spoke on way to work yesterday. Wheel is a Shimano. SpoKe is a flat bladed job (290mm straight pull apparently) with red nipple. Had trouble with 2 shops unable to produce one in their shop. Advised to buy online and they would fit and true.

Q - Presume it needs to be a replacement flat bladed spoke and a 'normal' round spoke would not do ...or is that just for aesthetics?
Q - Presume the spoke would not need to be Shminao specific?

Trawling web yesterday indicated that it would not be that easy to purchase. Will give Ribble a call to see if they have a few to buy.

You don't say what wheel the shimano one is. Repairs to wheels can be difficult to do on your own. Replacing the spoke is the actual easy bit. Truing the wheel is not. You can end up having a nightmare.
Mercian do mine and it's one reason I have campag or mavic wheels. Both made at the same factory as are fulcrum.
They have a wheel builder and machine to true them on. That's even before you have the correct tools.
I had a spoke tightened a month ago on my cosmic car bones and that was £14 and I know them well at that.

Je James may have some shimano spokes but you need to check to see if your wheel needs truing. If a spoke has gone normally the wheel will go instantly out of true.

One thing is sure , it won't be cheap

[geronimo]

planning to brave the cold tomorrow and do a 30 mile ride round the dales on my new Trek winter bike as final preparation before next weeks xmas cracker 60mile sportive in the lakes

[(notsomuchofa)Fellrunner]

Roads too dodgy here.

2 hours on turbo in garage while watching No Country For Old Men on kids portable dvd player.

Not ideal :thunbdown: .

[daz h]

Roads too dodgy here.

2 hours on turbo in garage while watching No Country For Old Men on kids portable dvd player.

Not ideal :thunbdown: .

Same here mate
Toooooo much snow, managed a run though over the hills but def no bike.
Ive been watching Johnny Kingdom

[pauljonesforengland]

You don't say what wheel the shimano one is. Repairs to wheels can be difficult to do on your own. Replacing the spoke is the actual easy bit. Truing the wheel is not. You can end up having a nightmare.
Mercian do mine and it's one reason I have campag or mavic wheels. Both made at the same factory as are fulcrum.
They have a wheel builder and machine to true them on. That's even before you have the correct tools.
I had a spoke tightened a month ago on my cosmic car bones and that was £14 and I know them well at that.

Je James may have some shimano spokes but you need to check to see if your wheel needs truing. If a spoke has gone normally the wheel will go instantly out of true.

One thing is sure , it won't be cheap

Cheers for that Daz. It's a RS30. I wasn't planning on doing the repairs myself, but both places said they'd have to order the spoke and then would happily repair, including truing. I'll probably give JE James and odre what I need from there.

[emmilou]

planning to brave the cold tomorrow and do a 30 mile ride round the dales on my new Trek winter bike as final preparation before next weeks xmas cracker 60mile sportive in the lakes

quite fancied that sportif, guess it's full now??

50 miles for me today in the freeeeeeeeeeeezin cold icy baltic winds of the North West. Hit the prom at Southport in a tail wind but as soon as I turned around to head back God the wind really hit. I couldn't move my jaw it was frozen

taken an eternity to thaw out although I think I'm coming down with something as feel rough as :thunbdown:

[Stagger]

YESsssssss
I'm back on this thread after calf niggle.:thumbup:

16mile 1000' this morining in -3 degree but bright sunshine.

Never worn as much gear for cycling in but never cycled in the minuses before.

Read Em's post so got togged up big style

Padded shorts
Winter running tights
Winter Bib tights
Cold gear base layer
2 Helly's
Montane jacket
Hiking socks knee length
Double skinned beanie
Buff on neck
Winter gloves
Shoes + over shoes
Sun Glasses
Vas on lips
Helmet

And after all that I had a great 70minutes but would not have wanted to do much more.
Just one cold foot and an unfit body
But I'm BACK on the thread

[Hanneke]

I am going to brave an hours spinning in the sunshine...yemperature has risen from -11 first thing via -6 at 12 to -4 now

[ratfink]

fingers crossed for your knee hann!

just did graves park cyclo cross - have to confess - i put flats on and wore my walshes - i would really struggle with this course at the best of times - it was extra exciting in the snow and ice