Did you just get tired of changing gears?got the single speed conversion on my old mtb done. it’s ready for a couple of test rides around the neighborhood
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finding another use for my 25 year old mtb that didn't involve replacing the entire drivetrain.Did you just get tired of changing gears?
LOL! Once, I ran Town Creek near here at 2500 cfs, rather like being flushed. My buddy who called me to sign me up had called a C-1 boater with the Birmingham Canoe Club to meet us. I told him he was crazy; the water was too much for a single blade. Anyway, he ran with us. Below the blockage - at that level not a blockage but a humongous Grand Canyon-sized hole - I tumped on a roller which went all the way across the river. When I rolled up, I had been surfed upside down almost into the trees on river right - the river was far up into the trees. Right below that, to calm myself, I ran off into a dead end slough to get my nerves settled. I turned around and the C-1 boater had followed me in. I started to swear at him, telling him he'd never be able to dig out of there against the current with one blade. However, he fooled me and made it. It's hard, but they do a lot with those boats...finding another use for my 25 year old mtb that didn't involve replacing the entire drivetrain.
similar to paddling c-1, it's like dabbling in the occult
the guys that are good at that are freakishly strong and you can get a ton of power behind a single blade, the trick is controlling it . i lived in the wdc area for a year and a half and paddled a lot on the great falls and the gorge below and would see davy hearn and several of the other u.s. team guys out and about and it was nuts what they could do in those boats.LOL! Once, I ran Town Creek near here at 2500 cfs, rather like being flushed. My buddy who called me to sign me up had called a C-1 boater with the Birmingham Canoe Club to meet us. I told him he was crazy; the water was too much for a single blade. Anyway, he ran with us. Below the blockage - at that level not a blockage but a humongous Grand Canyon-sized hole - I tumped on a roller which went all the way across the river. When I rolled up, I had been surfed upside down almost into the trees on river right - the river was far up into the trees. Right below that, to calm myself, I ran off into a dead end slough to get my nerves settled. I turned around and the C-1 boater had followed me in. I started to swear at him, telling him he'd never be able to dig out of there against the current with one blade. However, he fooled me and made it. It's hard, but they do a lot with those boats...
I agree about the strength and leverage. I had respect for the ones who could roll them. I had even more for the guys who could roll open boats...the guys that are good at that are freakishly strong and you can get a ton of power behind a single blade, the trick is controlling it . i lived in the wdc area for a year and a half and paddled a lot on the great falls and the gorge below and would see davy hearn and several of the other u.s. team guys out and about and it was nuts what they could do in those boats.
for most of my boating career we usually had at least one c-1 dude hanging around. they would sort of float in and out like drifters
i gave c-1 a go for a couple of years after back surgery. it was a lot of fun, but i eventually gave it up as the learning curve was steep and i got tired of getting the crap kicked out of me on the ocoee and buying beer after swimming (you swim, you buy the beer was our standing rule). that river is shallow enough already, and sitting on your knees ( sat a good 5-6 inches taller than a standard kayak seat) you are often dragging on the rocks if you go upside down.
i was technically the regional/national mystery move (squirt boat) champion for c-1 in 2004. I "competed" in the mystery move nationals and was the only knee boater, sort of a people's national championship moment.
by the time i stopped, i had a pretty solid c-1 roll, but it was not always bombproof in 3+ waterI agree about the strength and leverage. I had respect for the ones who could roll them. I had even more for the guys who could roll open boats...
I had one of the best rolls around in a yak when I quit after being injured. I doubt I could roll a C-1, TBF...by the time i stopped, i had a pretty solid c-1 roll, but it was not always bombproof in 3+ water
it's tricky to learn the set up, but once you get that, it's pretty straight forward. doing it under duress is tough though because you are more exposed than in k1. i took quite a few knocks to the head, shoulders and face and i always wore elbow pads in white waterI had one of the best rolls around in a yak when I quit after being injured. I doubt I could roll a C-1, TBF...
My yak roll is left-handed and it's really a quick pry without a setup. My offside roll is conventional. When I ran Lava Falls in the GC, the wide roller about a third of the way down got me. If it breaks on you, you're going over. Having seen the way the entire river hits the big basalt block at the bottom and diverts left, I thought to myself "OK, I'll just ride it out and roll at the bottom. Then my helmet hit a rock. I had second thoughts about riding it out upside down and rolled up. I was against the right bank, thanks to the roller and the big block was looming. Upside down was a bad plan. There was a slot on the right about 3' wide. I aimed for it and turned my paddle lengthwise, Middle Crack-style and slipped through. Everyone had panicked and they were running down the bank to help me. Afterwards, I found out that slot is not normally there. We were getting 25K gps instead of the normal release of half that...it's tricky to learn the set up, but once you get that, it's pretty straight forward. doing it under duress is tough though because you are more exposed than in k1. i took quite a few knocks to the head, shoulders and face and i always wore elbow pads in white water
It's really your rear "derailleur." Shimano is just the manufacturer. Mine is a Campagnolo, for example...Got my bike repaired. I needed new brakes and tires. It had been riding a little clunky when switching gears, so I had them give it a tune-up. Found out the rear Shimano was bent. They replaced that as well. It cost me $183 total. I practically have a new bike.
Either way, it explains why the gear shifting was clunky and sometimes wasn't shifting at all.It's really your rear "derailleur." Shimano is just the manufacturer. Mine is a Campagnolo, for example...
nerdIt's really your rear "derailleur." Shimano is just the manufacturer. Mine is a Campagnolo, for example...
did you have any trouble finding a bike for your daughter? kid's bikes have been hard to get around here for a while.I bought my daughter a bicycle this weekend. We’ve had the discussion with her that I don’t want her in gymnastics now. It’s tough because she is good and that’s where her best friends are. They are already working out, but IMO it’s a mistake.
She’s really taken to the bike. We live in a hilly area and she likes not having to walk the bike up hill. I rode it around the block one time and now I’m wanting one. I’ll wait a little while to see if it passes, but the urge is pretty strong.