Christmas Day Ping-Pong...

 

Tuning in on the rear derailleur shifting with the "wider" range cassette...

The old worn out cassette is soaking in the container on the right.

In the glass jar, on the left, is the chain that's soaking in the cleaning solution.

They've been sitting in the containers for several days now and are ready to be taken out and the finished cleaning process...

These two small screws are what holds the rear derailleur hanger onto the bike.

They were slightly loose.

Using a small Allen wrench, tightened them...

I adjusted the rear derailleur rotation adjusting screw so that the chain engagement to the rear cassette gear is a little further back on the gear.

The idea is to make it a little easier for the chain to move from gear to gear...

 

Rearranged some stuff on the cabinet shelves for the bicycle stuff and some other "junk"...

 

Replacing the rear cassette on the Cannondale -- part 5 -- Installing the wheels and the chain

Installed the rear wheel and the DLC chain.

The derailleur position adjustment screw, top arrow (for adjusting the chain position on the gear, for when changing gears...).

The bottom arrow is the hand adjuster for the shifter cable.

The DLC chain is black.

The DLC chain came in the nicest packaging I've ever seen for a chain.

There's an outer sleeve.

Then a very nice box inside the sleeve with a flip up lid (with a magnetic "catch" for the lid).

Then a velvet "flocked" inner compartment for the chain with a foam pad on top...

Used a normal "missing link" to assembly the chain.

When I bought the chain (slightly used), it was "separated" at one of the links.  That's where the silver missing link was installed, after shortening the chain to the right length.  There was already a DLC missing link on the chain.  So, now there's two missing links on this chain.

The front derailleur alignment is pretty good.

The "crankset" (or front gears) are pretty worn.

Will have to replace them soon...

Close up view of the wear on the gear teeth.

The arrow on the left is pointing to some metal corrosion/degradation on the outer (large) chain ring...

Cleaned both wheels (spokes and rim) and installed the front wheel also.

Ready to ride.

Decided to swap out the front wheel skewer wit this Mavis skewer, since it matches the Mavic wheel...