Checked when I bought the Atom ... was July 2021, so still within the 2 year warranty. So if it does have an issue at least it will thankfully be covered.
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Checked when I bought the Atom ... was July 2021, so still within the 2 year warranty. So if it does have an issue at least it will thankfully be covered.
Service done. Chain was very stretched. Engineer said should be good now, I'll test later.
He said it should be more accurate again ... hmmm, not sure I want it more accurate. Well, unless accurate means more watts 🤣
Watch this space later 😁
He said it should be more accurate again ... hmmm, not sure I want it more accurate. Well, unless accurate means more watts 🤣
Watch this space later 😁
JuhaL
Guru
I need to clean my bike and especially brake pads and disc, they are little bit noisy.
Peter Salt
Bittersweet
- Location
- Yorkshire, UK
You'll do great. At 6 laps it will be all about the sprints. I did the stage 3 of Cobble Crusher yesterday, the B group was a minute quicker than AJust joined the HISP Glasgow Crit race at 18:20 this evening if anyone fancies a blast in B cat
Let's see how little 'ole me fairs in B, on a course that in C suits me perfectly
I'm expecting to get my @rse handed to me on a plate!
Try that one as well if you get a chance.You'll do great. At 6 laps it will be all about the sprints. I did the stage 3 of Cobble Crusher yesterday, the B group was a minute quicker than A
I've been off Zwift for about 4 weeks now, so depends how much sprint fitness I've lost ... and if the slack chain was 'helping' me or not. The guy wasn't sure, but I have this horrible feeling that the slack chain was giving me extra watts so I may end up slipping back into C sharpish ... but then, my power pedal watts are ok outside so I may just be a little paranoid ... we'll see later!
Not interested in joining me?
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
I doubt a slipping chain would be increasing your Watts. Isn't it more likely the other way round?
Who knows? Enjoy your crit and don't hog all the Clyde Kicker primes
If you are happy with your pedals, why not use them on your Atom?
I doubt a slipping chain would be increasing your Watts. Isn't it more likely the other way round?
Who knows? Enjoy your crit and don't hog all the Clyde Kicker primes
I was hoping in vain!
Riding now ... watts are way, way lower ... I mean fecking low 🤣
Barely C 🤪
That old chain really was giving me lots of free watts!
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Nooooo! What's the official term for someone who does that then?
Are you sure he hasn't tweaked something else as well? I can get how something could go out of calibration over time - particularly with hard use, but a worn chain giving more power seems counter-intuitive.
Does this mean I can keep up with you up the Leg-snapper now then?
I'd only tried them once on the Atom, and the bike was playing up so couldn't work out how far the bike was out.
The power on the bike now feels closer to the pedals. I'm not into changing pedals all the time so I'll stick with Atom for indoor and pedals for outdoors with more confidence that they are comparable.
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Nooooo! What's the official term for someone who does that then?
Are you sure he hasn't tweaked something else as well? I can get how something could go out of calibration over time - particularly with hard use, but a worn chain giving more power seems counter-intuitive.
Does this mean I can keep up with you up the Leg-snapper now then?
He said there was another bit not working right .... the bit that free-wheeled after pedaling ... it should have resistance to slow the pedals down, but there was no resistance and so the pedals kept spinning. This is probably one of the reasons the power was reading too high.
Resistance tonight felt much harder for the power output. But intuition says is more realistic for me. So I'm glad the chain started slipping and I had to get it fixed else I wouldn't have spotted this.
Pedaling was smoother, and the bike was much quieter, no chain sound as it slapped around the innards of the bike.
So all in all, good an bad news ...
Good news, bike is fixed
Bad news, I'm not going to be in B cat very long ...
Oh, hold on ... it's all good news
Completed my endurance ride, 2 hours with 3R on Tempus Fugit. Just as the 2hr ticked up , we hit the sprint, rude not to take first
Good man 👍
