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I used to go to Ferrum college so i know the area well, unfortunately at the time i was out of mountain biking, I seem to remember Jamison mill having a trail but couldn’t tell you much about it

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Returned to a trail today, this one turned out to be more challenging than the previous one but i went in this time more cautious, I think I was a but too aggressive last time. This time I did much better, though this time the bike took a beating. the cantilever cable snapped leaving me 2 miles out with no rear brakes, fun on a trail you’ve never ridden. also my rear derailleur was out of adjustment a little and put the chain between the spokes and cassette. I nave restores several antique cars, my #1 passion so i have been a bit stubborn about doing my own maintenance, think it might have bitten me Brings me to 3 questions

1 What is that plastic thing behind the cassette called?

2 The Brake cable said Lee Chi, Finding Lee Chi Parts are few and far between leading me to believe they are no more, can a shimano cantilever system or another brand be easily retrofitted

3. the Cassette will have to be removed to replace the plastic piece, how hard is it to change from a 5 speed to a 7 speed, I know the shifters have to change but does the derailleur?

I defiantly want to fix the brakes no matter what but I’m not sure how far i really want to go with the Raleigh, right now i am finishing college, 1 semester left (returned to college at 29). If it has some good use left and its economical to repair everything, otherwise I’ll just keep it going till I’m in a position to replace it, as for the trek, I have new shifters but it will most likely be end of the week before i can install them.

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Can I ask what model the Raleigh and Trek are? It would be helpful to know the two bikes you have available to you for trail riding.

The Raleigh is an M30 1993 I Believe, Maybe a 1994, The Trek I don’t know as well Its an 800 Mountain Track, Ugly purple color, I was told it is around a 1997 model bit really don’t know, pictures i have seen indicate it as a mid 1990’s model I am going to stick with these 2 for a while, If I stick with it like i hope to I may look into getting a a 29" with some suspension, either a 2012 when the 2013’s come out or a gently used one, use the Raleigh and Trek as back-ups / guest rides

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Thanks, I was back on the Murry Cruiser today and had my best performance yet. My failure on the trail made me push harder. Strong Thunderstorms are forecast the next 2 days but I plan on trying to get back to riding first of the week and ride on dirt at least 2 of the days. find some sort of inside exercise for a couple days. The Trek has bad shifters, I ordered new ones but they have not arrived yet, when i get it repaired i will try it on a trail. I only paid $30 for it so i don’t mind sinking a little money into it. I have ridden it around the farm it seems to ride good as long as you don’t try to shift it. Til then the Raleigh is the sole trail bike. Should i seek out some dirt roads, flat trails (walking trails that allow bicycles) while training to get used to the bumpiness and increased resistance or just keep after the easy green circle mountain bike trails. Also what are some things i can do indoors to continue to train when weather conditions do not allow me to go out and train?

Thanks
Aaron

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