Once more: Forced to almost Fixed Gears

Sunday is Early Birds day as usual. PyZahl just put a new chain on his bike @odo=14668km and cleaned and lubed up the whole drive train -- well it was the third new chain for this Dura Ace 9 Speed CS7700 cassette. And so this morning starting out of the parking lot... unexpected but somewhat time... the chain started slipping over the most used and favorite sprockets at just little power -- damn it :-(
This was figured instantly, nothing to do while riding but shifting to one of the three most little onces (or biggest, which are not so useful for most part of that ride). This meant almost a fixed gear at 14T, as for 90% of the ride only one gear was still reasonable at little slower cadence and more force.

As it came to the first key point of the ride at Penny Lane known as the "Tanks", PyZahl got a little stuck half way up a short slope in that gear, but quickly recovered and was back on.

Next there was a pinch flat of his friend as he found a good hole with his front wheel... this should have been fixed quicker... as the group was not waiting as long. Left behind, one more rider came along, seamed he missed the start due to a flat... that was good in a way, as those three worked nicely together to go and get the group, well, at the Deli stop in Cuchogue :-)

It followed a warp speed flight home...


This photo was taken about here -- and the group is moving at approx 40km/h:



Some flight statistics....


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