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Wish I had one of those things

Here's my bike. Nothing special Wish I could afford the Cinelli, but this will do for now. It's an 83 Schwinn Traveler converted into a fixed gear

Those are pretty funky rims. Nice saddle (swallow?)

I wish...the saddle is a B17 Champion Special chopped and tied underneath to keep it from sagging. Most comfortable saddle I've ever owned. Only took me about 60 miles to break in
Rims are blue Velocity Deep V's.
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Brooks Team Professional is even more comfy, I find B17 a bit wide and not suited to crouching position. Got B17 Special, Team Pro, and Swallow in Ti.

Nice!!
I wish i afford a Swallow, but it's either this or building my rig right. Pretty happy with the bike, so I'll have to settle emptying my wallet on audio.
Actually I do want a bigger chain wheel and better front brake.
Poor wallet.

Swallows in Chrome are decent price but it's just in titanium double the price. Got the swallow for £160 new.

my stupid bikes gears are not shifting properly.

any tips?

Depends by what you mean not shifting properly? Is the chain overshooting the chainwheel (front and/or back?) or the derailer is not moving enough so it just rubs? Shimano, Campagnolo or SRAM components?

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What kind of bike, what kind of shifters, and what's it doing?

Yeah not too bad, but that's money I can use to save one new headphones plus saving my butt from breakin

Nocturnal310...try this site for some tips.

Harris Cyclery Articles about Gears

One of the best sites around! RIP Sheldon.

Nice Bike phantonpower!!!!

Thank you sir
It rides awesome as well.

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clean & oil anything gear related.

it's mostly about cable tension. shift to the gears slackest position & undo the cable bolt (on the derailleurs). on the rear mech there is a barrel adjuster*; turn the plastic adjuster clockwise so that the inner (metal adjuster) disappears. this is to slacken the adjustment. you might wanna turn it back a few turns in case you overtighten the cable:

now pull the cable hand tight (i use mole grip pliers but not too tight!) in the mech & clamp it with the bolt. it's best to use a stand for this; you can turn the pedals while adjusting the gears. if the derailleur struggles to get the chain up the next cog, it may be too slack, so turn the barrel adjuster anti-clockwise 1 or 2 turns (the more you tighten it, the more inner (metal) barrel adjuster will show). if it shoots up two cogs at once the cables probably too tight, so slacken it 1 or 2 turns clockwise.

if after all this you get most of the cogs but chain struggles to reach the biggest or smallest cog, or overshoots them, you can adjust the two limit screws on the mech, you only need to touch these if the chain jumps off the last sprockets, or cannot reach them despite all your adjustment.

there is a third screw under the mech which pushes against the frame drop-out. this is to keep the derailleur cogs from hitting the sprockets, shouldn't normally need to touch this either.

*there are barrel adjusters on the shifters too. while you have the cable undone, you could slacken these (so that no metal inner barrel is showing) & then turn them back 2 or 3 turns in case you need to use these.

lastly, be careful not to pull the cable too tight when fitting, especially the front mech, if cable tension is too much at the front it may snap. the ramps & pins on the cogs will do their job lifting the chain up to the biggest!

I just bought one of these:

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