It didn't make the noise at the shop. Of course! But 3000 miles! Congrats! 🏆
On Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 2:20:12 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Hi Friends! > > Well, you tried. And I read every suggestion - including one an iBob sent > to Patrick Moore to send to me; thank you, iBob guy! - and took them to the > shop with my two bikes. The guy who greeted me looked rather surprised to > see me again and immediately called out, “NNNIIIICCCCCOOOO!” > > “Oh, hi, Leah!” said Nico, who now, embarrassingly, remembers me by name. > “What’s going on now?” > > “This is a rowdy Platypus,” I said. > > 1. Platypus. > > I could not make that bike create the rub for love nor money! I had the > video, which proved I’m not a crazy person looking for excuses to visit > Nico at the bike shop. When he could not determine the cause, I read him > your lists of guesses as to the origin of the sounds. He checked everything > - everything! - and not one thing was rubbing. He made sure everything was > tight (it was.). Cables and wires were situation correctly. Bolts were not > interfering with moving parts. The rear fender is close to the chainstays, > but the paint was unmarred so, doubtful. He put a clear sticker there to > see if it gets scratched, but then did me one better and crimped the fender > away from the stay. He rode it aggressively in the parking lot and The > Rowdy Platypus behaved like a champ. > > I decided that I’m going to ride this thing regardless and hope that > mechanical parts have a tendency break in and straighten out. > > 2. Clementine. > > “You brought the blue bike back, too? What’s wrong with it now?!” > > I played the video (thank goodness I had proof) and Nico said it wasn’t a > brake pad. He confirmed this on the stand. It was a little bit of a mystery > but he dropped both wheels and allllllll the fender bolts were loose under > there. Like, LOOSE. This reminds me that someday I’m going to open a bike > and coffee shop we’ll call The Wiggly Fender, because I have a history of > this, but I digress. Nothing else was found to be wrong with the Clem, so > we’re hoping that takes care of the noise. > > I took The Rowdy Platypus and the Clem back home and I put that Platypus > through its paces. 17.1 miles, I took it, because that’s the exact mileage > I needed to make my 3,000 mile goal for 2020. That’s for another thread. > The bike mostly behaved itself with minimal rubbing sounds on 2 occasions. > There’s no friction or resistance as I pedal, so I guess that’s good. > > Thanks for helping me along. ♥️ > Leah > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Dec 6, 2020, at 1:10 PM, Joe Bernard <[email protected]> wrote: > > The most maddening noises for me are the ones like Leah's current > conundrum, where it only appears while on the bike and riding. I have a > bike stand and know most of the adjustment tricks on a bicycle, but this > does me no good if I can't make the noise in the stand. It's the home > mechanic equivalent of taking your car to the shop and it won't do the > thing there that it's been doing EVERYWHERE ELSE 😠🤦 > > > > On Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 8:34:03 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> I've been there, embarrassingly so. Years ago I bought a Dahon folding >> bike all decked out with fenders, racks and a dynohub..the first dyno I'd >> ever even seen live in person. The dang thing made a heck of a racket and I >> finally decided this can't be normal and I was beside myself about what to >> do about it. Then I gave the front wheel one more spin with my hand. The >> tire was rubbing a fender stay. Pulled the stay away from the tire, problem >> solved. Joe Bernard, Master Bike Mechanic Knows All The Things 🤦 >> >> >> On Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 8:09:37 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding >> Ding! wrote: >> >>> All I want to do is just ride my raspberry Platypus. I have goals, a >>> 3,000 mile one for 2020, in fact, and I am 17.1 miles from reaching it. But >>> instead of basking in that, I have been riding around stressed out by all >>> the new sounds/ticks/rubs/whirs that my new bike is making. Add to that the >>> extra stress of not having the capability to fix things myself, which means >>> a 40 minute drive across town to the bros at the shop, who now know me on a >>> first name basis. Embarrassing. >>> >>> Let me be clear - Rivendell built the perfect frame. It’s getting all >>> these parts and wiring and fenders and gears to work, that’s the problem. >>> >>> I tell you, I remember this with the Clem, too. I could tell it was a >>> great bike, so much fun to ride, not that I was having much fun... I was >>> riding around, swerving, with my head cocked analyzing foreign sounds and >>> vibrations coming from this strange beast beneath me. Maybe the shop >>> installed stuff wrong, I’d think (which was the case more than once). Maybe >>> something has come loose and the bike is about to fall apart beneath me, >>> I’d think. But the Clem got all ironed out and became perfect and now here >>> I am at ground zero again with this pretty Platypus. >>> >>> Today I went 22 miles, but not without complications. Both the Clem and >>> the Platypus have something rubbing. I rode around on the Platypus in bad >>> form leaning my ear to hear - “Is that one sound or two sounds?” “Is that >>> rubbing or a strange vibrating?” “Is this what the Schmidt dyno hub sounds >>> like? I don’t think my Shutter Precision makes this sound.” “Maybe it’s the >>> fender.” “What if the tape is coming off the dyno wiring?” “I think that >>> screw is too close!” Lastly, the stem started clicking when I apply light >>> pressure to it. >>> >>> And this game has been going on since the Friday after Thanksgiving when >>> I assumed custody of this rowdy Platypus. >>> >>> All I want is to stop playing this game. Ride my bike in peace, which >>> means listening to the familiar whirring and humming as I pedal. I want to >>> feel how nice the ride is, instead of being distracted by sounds that could >>> be indicative of doom. I don’t want rubs, clicks, or anything janky going >>> on. I want familiar! It has me completely bummed out; a heaviness of heart, >>> that’s what I’m having. >>> >>> What I want to know if if the rest of you experience this agony. It’s >>> not easy to admit, for fear of looking ungrateful. Fact is, I am >>> wholeheartedly grateful for this bike, and it is one of the few good things >>> to happen to me in 2020. But will this long-awaited bike ever get >>> straightened out? >>> >>> So, who else can relate and what stories do you have? It would feel nice >>> if this was normal, instead of being unique to mechanically-challenged me. >>> >>> In the next post I’ll include a video what the bike was doing to me >>> today. 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