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SLOAero · 10-25-2012, 08:08 PM

Gotcha - bike's a female - wish there was a better explanation than the sausage party pic, but that is pretty hilarious. And with Halloween around the corner...

So, I have heard from a number of people (fellow riders at work as well as the suuuuuper helpful community here) that a few oil changes should be necessary, with a close look for metal shavings to help assess any issues.

I had a chance to ride last night - the bike seemed to handle fine for the blocks I rode around/up/down. Forgot that hill starts kinda suck.

Here are my brief notes:
Shifting was fine - it took me a little while to get used to finding neutral - once I did I realized I'd not be doing it very often since I have a habit of rolling to a stop in first.

Braking seemed especially week in the rear, but I could still be getting used to the bike.

On some right turns around 15-20 mph the bike seemed to... i'm not sure what the word is... but the regular acceleration that you feel in a turn wasn't there-like it was trying to drop in the rear on me during the turn? Maybe I had my foot on the brake? Don't recall a similar experience during left turn-could be the right turn was sharper so something was pronounced there - this weekend when BART's parking lot is empty I'll have a good go at that.

Smell - smelled like burnt...something. Burnt oil? Leaking then burning oil? Or maybe it was the smell of exhaust and I'm so damn used to modern cars and gas stations I'd forgotten it?

Anyway - thanks everyone for your responses! I feel confident riding this bike now - can't wait to get some more slow miles on after a good cleaning/oil check.

10-25-2012, 08:08 PM	#10
SLOAero Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 4	Re: Hello from a new rider in Berkeley, CA Gotcha - bike's a female - wish there was a better explanation than the sausage party pic, but that is pretty hilarious. And with Halloween around the corner... So, I have heard from a number of people (fellow riders at work as well as the suuuuuper helpful community here) that a few oil changes should be necessary, with a close look for metal shavings to help assess any issues. I had a chance to ride last night - the bike seemed to handle fine for the blocks I rode around/up/down. Forgot that hill starts kinda suck. Here are my brief notes: Shifting was fine - it took me a little while to get used to finding neutral - once I did I realized I'd not be doing it very often since I have a habit of rolling to a stop in first. Braking seemed especially week in the rear, but I could still be getting used to the bike. On some right turns around 15-20 mph the bike seemed to... i'm not sure what the word is... but the regular acceleration that you feel in a turn wasn't there-like it was trying to drop in the rear on me during the turn? Maybe I had my foot on the brake? Don't recall a similar experience during left turn-could be the right turn was sharper so something was pronounced there - this weekend when BART's parking lot is empty I'll have a good go at that. Smell - smelled like burnt...something. Burnt oil? Leaking then burning oil? Or maybe it was the smell of exhaust and I'm so damn used to modern cars and gas stations I'd forgotten it? Anyway - thanks everyone for your responses! I feel confident riding this bike now - can't wait to get some more slow miles on after a good cleaning/oil check. __________________ Too many altoids leads to toid rage.
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