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  1. Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click
    down a gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike,
    but a blur of whizzing pedals. Chain had come off. Cue
    frantic, wimpy girlie wails as I realise my predicament as
    the bike stalls and I try to unclip foot from pedal doing
    what feels like 180rpm...

    Luckily I managed to retain a small amount of dignity,
    unclip and sto properly without falling off and being a
    total lemon :-)

    Cheers, helen s

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  2. Quoted message said:

    All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike, but a blur of
    whizzing pedals.

    Just the opposite for me today!

    I had my chain slip off and bind up and wind around the
    inside of the inside chain ring, and could not move the
    pedals in any direction.

    I too fortunately was able to unclip and come to, what some
    might call, a graceful stop!

    Yanked the wound chain out of the double winding, put the
    derailleur to the big ring position, turned the pedal a few
    times and it caught the teeth, and I was on my way.

    Strange - never happened before!

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    Quoted message said:

    Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click
    down a gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike,
    but a blur of whizzing pedals. Chain had come off. Cue
    frantic, wimpy girlie wails as I realise my predicament as
    the bike stalls and I try to unclip foot from pedal doing
    what feels like 180rpm...

    Luckily I managed to retain a small amount of dignity,
    unclip and sto properly without falling off and being a
    total lemon :-)

    Cheers, helen s

    Hi, I just recently had this happen, but I didn't unclip and
    had an Arte Johnson moment. This was on my DA triple, I had
    the same problem on a Sora double. In both cases I installed
    a N-Gear Jump Stop. Why take a chance, when the solution is
    simple. I emailed Nick on a Sunday and I received the Jump
    Stop on Wednesday. He will send you one with a stamped
    return envelope to send your $10 payment. A good product,
    fair price, and great service. Here is N-Gear's website:
    gvtc.com~ngear

    Life is Good! Jeff

  4. Quoted message said:

    Was cycling up a short but steep hill today. Went to click
    down a gear. All of a sudden no forward momentum of bike,
    but a blur of whizzing pedals. Chain had come off. Cue
    frantic, wimpy girlie wails as I realise my predicament as
    the bike stalls and I try to unclip foot from pedal doing
    what feels like 180rpm...

    Luckily I managed to retain a small amount of dignity,
    unclip and sto properly without falling off and being a
    total lemon :-)

    Congratulations! When I first got my clipless pedals this
    same thing happened to me, and I didn't manage to clip out
    on time (the pedals were still a bit stiff, and I hadn't
    lubricated them). I put the chain back on my bike, got back
    on, geared down, and ... yes, I did the same thing less than
    a minute later.

    I *think* I managed to avoid omitting any "wimpy
    girlie wails" 🙂

    I felt very fortunate that no one was around.

    --
    Benjamin Lewis

    Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
    -- James Thurber

  5. Benjamin Lewis said:

    I felt very fortunate that no one was around.

    there is always a witness. you were just lucky enuf not to
    be aware of their presence.
    --
    david reuteler [email hidden]

  6. Benjamin Lewis said:

    I *think* I managed to avoid omitting any "wimpy girlie
    wails" 🙂

    Heh... Umm, I think I meant "emitting".

    --
    Benjamin Lewis

    Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
    -- James Thurber

  7. Quoted message said:

    I *think* I managed to avoid omitting any "wimpy girlie wails" 🙂

    You you have come out with some butch, testosterone-filled
    roars instead ;-)

    Cheers, helen s

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    correct one remove fame & fortune
    h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$

    --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel
    is switched off--

  8. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I *think* I managed to avoid omitting any "wimpy girlie
    wails" 🙂

    You you have come out with some butch, testosterone-filled
    roars instead ;-)

    Okay, I'll try that next time.

    --
    Benjamin Lewis

    Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
    -- James Thurber

  9. Somebody said:
    Quoted message said:

    I *think* I managed to avoid omitting any "wimpy girlie
    wails" 🙂


    On 24 May 2004 16:34:18 GMT, [email hidden]

    (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) said:

    You you have come out with some butch, testosterone-filled
    roars instead ;-)

    Or, scream like Howard Dean.
    --
    Rick Onanian

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