My friend is on his second 2005 Tequilo. first one had a problem with the front derailleur, and the store said its broke, we’ll get you a new one. So, he got another one ordered. the only thing he changed was the stem. Today, he went out on a ride and the gears again were slipping, especially in his fastest gear and slowest gear (excuse my lack of detail here, but the ones you’d go in on a downhill and on a mega steep uphill). He’s so frustrated b/c he started this bike-buying 2 months ago, and loved the Tequilo, but is just about done with it. I kept trying to get him to get a P2K, but he’s thinking Aegis.
anybody have any clues? He’s got a 50 mile charity ride this Saturday he’s freaking out about in New Hampshire and is doing his first tri on Labor Day weekend…any help would be appreciated.
Um, it sounds more like the shifting adjustment is off or a part is worn out. I doubt it’s a frame specific problem but the fact that the shop he bought it from is incapable of diagnosing the problem doesn’t give me great confidence in the shop.
It sounds like the approach being used here is if my car needs an oil change, I need to buy a new car.
That’s why I was questioning…since the first was brand new, and we rode together the first time, and his gears were all over the place. He rode this past weekend with me and was having issues with this new bike (the second one, and the first time he was riding it), so he took it to the shop up by the beach, but today on his second ride, he had problems on hills. So, that’s two shops, and two bikes…the first shop sponsors the columbia and Eagleman tri, so I’m really surprised that it would be a lack of workmanship.
I’m just trying to protect the shop’s name, you know, just saying that its a fairly tri-specific shop, so I’d be surprised at the lack of quality. And not a new rider, just new to tri-bikes…I haven’t gotten on it to ride. I just thought maybe, just like cars can have recalls, maybe there was a recall on this particular make? Just a thought…since it seemed awfully odd that 2 brand new bikes could be built wrongly. I’m just wondering is it worth to go back to the original shop, go to one that I wouldn’t consider to be nearly as good, but they sell the same bike and possibly have built it correctly, or do you take this bike to a different shop??
Yes, it is awfully odd that you got not one but two “unrideable” bikes that happen to be Tequilos.
However, a mechanic should not allow a bike to leave the shop without the gears properly adjusted and the bike road tested. On the other hand it is in the middle of the season and they might be swamped…
I do not question your concern, it may be valid. Maybe the guys assembling it at the plant goofed off. However, this does not take any responsibility away from the person who built the bike up in the shop. He HAS to check this. This is short of sending out an unsafe bike (worst case scenario).
My advice would be to go back and tell them the exact problem. If possible, demonstrate the problem and ask them to fix it (for free). It is not uncommon with a new bike (especially with the more expensive ones) that you have to go back several times until everything is dialed in.
Well since this problem is about me - might as well reply. Thanks turtle. I am a new tri bike rider, but have been riding mountains for quite some time and never had these type of issues. No - not running the wrong combo’s with the rings. First ride with 2nd new bike - I was stuck in one gear. I could change gears - but the chain was rubbing and it sounded nasty. Took to new bike shop - they adjusted it all - removed one link in the chain, and still can’t go in super easy gear or fast gear. Maybe this is my inner kid wanting the Aegis, or a sign i should stick to trails and riding over trees and through rivers.
OK I have another stupid question. Do you have a mechanically inclined friend who could spend 60 minutes on this for you? I am hoping that they could fix this for you and save you the cost of buying another bike. Maybe you got unlucky with a bad run of bikes but this seems unusual. My first purely speculative guess is that whoever is doing the cables on these bike builds has not done this particular frame before. The fact that you get it and it doesn’t work sounds like they are not even testing it.
Is this 650 wheel or 700 wheel bike? Supposedly some 650 wheel bikes are a bit more finicky because the chainlines are extreme.
its a 700 size wheel. Yeah actually a guy I am doing this century ride with is a bike mech that was watching it jump gears and grind today as we rode up a steep hill. He is gonna take a look, said that isnt normal at all. About the luck - its typical for me, hence my screenname of “thatguy.” I don’t fault the bike, it just has to be the setup of the components. Yeah - so far neither tech has tested it other than spinning it on a rack with me lookin in from 20 feet away. Next time doin a full road test before I leave the store. Basically I was wondering if anyone else had this kinda issue. Sounds like once again I am alone on this one.
The guy can screw around with the barrel adjuster all day long but it will just never seem to work… trust me I’ve been there. If he doesn’t have the tool or doesn’t know how to use it run to another shop.
well 2 shops looked at it - the part that connects the front derailuer to the frame is bent. Came from the factory that way (2nd time in a row). What I didnt know is that piece comes pre-built on the roo’s. So its definitely a Roo issue, not a tech issue. Eitherway - looks like a 3rd times the charm on a new bike. Or the Aegis is now screamin my name…get me thatguy. Thanks to all that helped.
well it was causing issues on both. The front was rubbing the chain against the shirfter. The rear I couldn’t get to the easy gear and it would jump up and down when I stepped on it for hills. Also - the wheel was out of allignment (some is ok) - but it was really off center. So all those things added together for a loud and slow bike. I had 2 shops look and they both agreed that it came from roo in bad shape.