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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:40 pm
Post subject: Lowering pegs on a Blackbird?
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For about a month now, I've been getting a nasty pain in my left ankle.
Bimbling up to Birmingham and back today, I realised that it's my new boots
that are making me flex my ankle a lot further downwards to reach the
gearshift. I used to use some touring boots with pretty thin soles, until
they became less than water resistant. Now I have some rather tasty boots
from HG, but the sole is probably 1/4 to 1/2 inch thicker.
Short of chopping a groove into the sole of the boot, is there any way of
lowering the pegs, or adjusting the position of the gear selector on a
Blackbird?
TIA.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:40 pm
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In article <3750sqF57hnp5U1 RemoveThis @individual.net>, Dan White says...
> For about a month now, I've been getting a nasty pain in my left ankle.
> Bimbling up to Birmingham and back today, I realised that it's my new boots
> that are making me flex my ankle a lot further downwards to reach the
> gearshift. I used to use some touring boots with pretty thin soles, until
> they became less than water resistant. Now I have some rather tasty boots
> from HG, but the sole is probably 1/4 to 1/2 inch thicker.
>
> Short of chopping a groove into the sole of the boot, is there any way of
> lowering the pegs, or adjusting the position of the gear selector on a
> Blackbird?
Eh? You've bought duff boots and you want to change the bike?
Good job it wasn't funny shaped condoms you bought, eh?
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:40 pm
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Dan White <me RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote:
> For about a month now, I've been getting a nasty pain in my left ankle.
> Bimbling up to Birmingham and back today, I realised that it's my new boots
> that are making me flex my ankle a lot further downwards to reach the
> gearshift. I used to use some touring boots with pretty thin soles, until
> they became less than water resistant. Now I have some rather tasty boots
> from HG, but the sole is probably 1/4 to 1/2 inch thicker.
>
> Short of chopping a groove into the sole of the boot, is there any way of
> lowering the pegs, or adjusting the position of the gear selector on a
> Blackbird?
Isn't it just a case of unbolting the gearshifter and moving it round on
the splines?
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:40 pm
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"Bear" <bastardDOTbear.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In article <3750sqF57hnp5U1.TakeThisOut@individual.net>, Dan White says...
>>
>> Short of chopping a groove into the sole of the boot, is there any way of
>> lowering the pegs, or adjusting the position of the gear selector on a
>> Blackbird?
>
> Eh? You've bought duff boots and you want to change the bike?
More like, "I've spent >£200 on boots, and I'm buggered if I'm going to bin
them if I can remedy the situation for less than the cost of *another* pair
of boots".
> Good job it wasn't funny shaped condoms you bought, eh?
The fact that I may have a spiral shaped penis is none of your business
ITYVM...
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:40 pm
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"SteveH" <steve.DeleteThis@italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Dan White <me.DeleteThis@privacy.net> wrote:
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>> Short of chopping a groove into the sole of the boot, is there any way of
>> lowering the pegs, or adjusting the position of the gear selector on a
>> Blackbird?
>
> Isn't it just a case of unbolting the gearshifter and moving it round on
> the splines?
I have no idea. I am to mechanical fettling what Dodger is to Slimming
World.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:40 pm
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Dan White <me.DeleteThis@privacy.net> wrote:
> "SteveH" <steve.DeleteThis@italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1gruide.j0oxsr1t1xefN%steve@italiancar.co.uk...
> > Dan White <me.DeleteThis@privacy.net> wrote:
> <snip>
> >> Short of chopping a groove into the sole of the boot, is there any way of
> >> lowering the pegs, or adjusting the position of the gear selector on a
> >> Blackbird?
> >
> > Isn't it just a case of unbolting the gearshifter and moving it round on
> > the splines?
>
> I have no idea. I am to mechanical fettling what Dodger is to Slimming
> World.
Heh.
Don't know about the BBird, but if the shifter is bolted straight onto
the shaft into the gearbox, then a quick adjustment on the splines is in
order.
ISTR it's a bit harder if it's on a linkage, though.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:40 pm
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In article <3752d0F59kqj1U1.RemoveThis@individual.net>, Dan White says...
> "Bear" <bastardDOTbear.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1c776331d18ab31d98972b@news.individual.de...
> > In article <3750sqF57hnp5U1.RemoveThis@individual.net>, Dan White says...
> >>
> >> Short of chopping a groove into the sole of the boot, is there any way of
> >> lowering the pegs, or adjusting the position of the gear selector on a
> >> Blackbird?
> >
> > Eh? You've bought duff boots and you want to change the bike?
>
> More like, "I've spent >£200 on boots, and I'm buggered if I'm going to bin
> them if I can remedy the situation for less than the cost of *another* pair
> of boots".
I bought a pair of boots that didn't fit properly a couple of years ago.
I took em back and got my money back. You might consider the same
radical action.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:40 pm
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SteveH says...
> Don't know about the BBird, but if the shifter is bolted straight onto
> the shaft into the gearbox, then a quick adjustment on the splines is in
> order.
>
> ISTR it's a bit harder if it's on a linkage, though.
It's a fucking sight easier if it's on a linkage. They normally have
some method of gearchange pedal height adjustment built in.
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:40 pm
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"Bear" <bastardDOTbear RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In article <3752d0F59kqj1U1 RemoveThis @individual.net>, Dan White says...
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> I bought a pair of boots that didn't fit properly a couple of years ago.
>
> I took em back and got my money back. You might consider the same
> radical action.
Ah, but they fit just fine, and it took me the best part of 2 days and 3
shops to find a pair that did[1]. Besides having had them since just before
Christmas, and having done the best part of 2k miles since then in some of
the shittiest, road crap covered conditions I have ever known[2], they're no
longer in a return-able state.
[1] I have big calf muscles, lots of swimming and a bit of skiing does it
apparently.
[2] I suspect they are deliberately spraying grey muck onto the M4 in order
to boost sales of screenwash.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:40 pm
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In article <375352F58s5rkU1.DeleteThis@individual.net>, Dan White says...
> "Bear" <bastardDOTbear.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1c7764c71bbbd3c098972d@news.individual.de...
> > In article <3752d0F59kqj1U1.DeleteThis@individual.net>, Dan White says...
> <snip>
> >
> > I bought a pair of boots that didn't fit properly a couple of years ago.
> >
> > I took em back and got my money back. You might consider the same
> > radical action.
>
> Ah, but they fit just fine,
Your post indicates quite the reverse.
> [1] I have big calf muscles, lots of swimming and a bit of skiing does it
> apparently.
Daytonas then. Unless these are Daytonas, in which case I'd hate to
think of the size of you calf muscles.
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:40 pm
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"Bear" <bastardDOTbear.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In article <375352F58s5rkU1.RemoveThis@individual.net>, Dan White says...
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>> Ah, but they fit just fine,
>
> Your post indicates quite the reverse.
Not at all. They fit my *feet*, which is the most important bit. If I can
modify the bike so that they fit the bike too, so much the better.
>> [1] I have big calf muscles, lots of swimming and a bit of skiing does it
>> apparently.
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> Daytonas then. Unless these are Daytonas, in which case I'd hate to
> think of the size of you calf muscles.
They're not, but I'll bear that in my for next time, cheers.
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:40 pm
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In article <3753e3F57ghcjU1.TakeThisOut@individual.net>, Dan White says...
> "Bear" <bastardDOTbear.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1c7767a2fc0613ac989731@news.individual.de...
> > In article <375352F58s5rkU1.TakeThisOut@individual.net>, Dan White says...
> <snip>
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> >> Ah, but they fit just fine,
> >
> > Your post indicates quite the reverse.
>
> Not at all. They fit my *feet*, which is the most important bit. If I can
> modify the bike so that they fit the bike too, so much the better.
Fairy nuff ... I did a similar thing to the 9R when using the UberBoots
for commuting, but no sports bike was designed to put up with those
things (Sidi Top Action Evo MX boots. Lovely for commuting, but rather
large).
As others have said, it should just be a matter of slackening off one
nut/bolt and moving the lever round, or a bit of fiddling with the
adjuster if it's a linkage.
> >> [1] I have big calf muscles, lots of swimming and a bit of skiing does it
> >> apparently.
> >
> > Daytonas then. Unless these are Daytonas, in which case I'd hate to
> > think of the size of you calf muscles.
>
> They're not, but I'll bear that in my for next time, cheers.
They utterly rock. Make every other boot I've used seem a bit pants by
comparison. Build quality is typically German, and they cost nowhere
near what they should. Make sure you try them on first though, rather
than doing the mail order thang, coz I found the waterproof ones came up
a lot smaller in the same size than the sports/race boots.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 5:40 am
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 7:40 am
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In article <3760c7F52enrqU1 RemoveThis @individual.net>, dwb says...
> Bear wrote:
> > and they cost nowhere near what they should.
>
> Oh yes they do!
My Clubman Race were £119, less BearDiscount, my NonStops were £149;
both represented outstanding VFM.
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:40 am
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"Lozzo" <lozzo.RemoveThis@speedyspic.co.uk> wrote in message
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> It's a fucking sight easier if it's on a linkage. They normally have
> some method of gearchange pedal height adjustment built in.
Phoned the garage. "Piece of piss" to relocate gear selector. Going in on
Monday and they said they can do it while I wait.
Which is nice.
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