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Thread: Drivetrain Cleaning Frequency
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11-10-2017, 08:44 AM #101
Fucking lube
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11-10-2017, 09:08 PM #102
FFS! What the hell is wrong with you ultrasonic cleaning, cotton flossing, hot wax dipping, stale old fucks. I haven't cleaned my chain in at least a month and I guarantee I ride more than you do.
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11-10-2017, 09:31 PM #103
Huh? They're aluminum, dumbass.
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11-10-2017, 09:43 PM #104Banned
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Looks like some fine desert dirt to me. Count me envious.
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11-10-2017, 10:07 PM #105
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11-10-2017, 10:11 PM #106
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11-10-2017, 11:04 PM #107
Drivetrain Cleaning Frequency
So... 3 months on a bike path? ;-) Seriously, if I didn’t clean my chain for a month where I ride it would barely work at that point.
And fine, maybe you ride somewhere that’s super packed without a lot of loose and or wet dirt or moon dust, but that doesn't mean it applies to all of us.Last edited by TahoeJ; 11-11-2017 at 08:15 AM.
I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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11-11-2017, 12:22 AM #108
^ or his/her chain is super dry and doesn't pick shit up, like a well cleaned chain ought to, and he/she doesn't ride in the muck. When I only rode in dry packed conditions for a long stretch then my chain would look like that after 2 months too, though it sure would sound like an awful hamster wheel.
Honestly though the biggest difference for chain maintenance and noise on my SRAM X01 rear derailleur was going to Absolute Black CNC narrow-wide pulleys to replace the crappy stock not-quite-delrin material. That seemed to make more difference than how religiously I re-lubed & wiped._______________________________________________
"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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11-11-2017, 08:16 AM #109
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11-11-2017, 12:51 PM #110
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11-12-2017, 09:29 AM #111_______________________________________________
"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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11-12-2017, 09:43 AM #112
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11-12-2017, 10:08 AM #113
Yes and yes. But we’ve already had threads about obscene pulley products and prices.
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"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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11-12-2017, 08:52 PM #114Banned
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Took some pics of my chain tonite to show what careful no more than what's needed drip on each pin never need to run it thru a rag or need to degrease or clean. This chain has about 4 months of more than multiple days a week riding in it in all conditions including rain like in the 1st pic from last week.
You can almost eat off of it. Lube is only where needed.
Lube smart not hard. No rag evar.
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11-13-2017, 12:42 PM #115
I post a joke pic of leaves and it turns into this ghey shit.
Laps around biatches
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11-13-2017, 01:12 PM #116Registered User
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11-13-2017, 01:21 PM #117
That blanket of wet leaves acts like the flappy things in the car was. No mud, sand, silt, clay in sight.
#mightaswellkeepthisgheythreadgoing
Here's a moderately muddy day at Snowshoe. Good luck with your artsy fartsy careful chain fetish out there. Our strategy is to douse the chain in something with oil in it and pressure wash daily. Replace bottom bracket as needed.
However many are in a shit ton.
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11-13-2017, 01:22 PM #118Banned
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11-13-2017, 01:50 PM #119
But that was at least a page ago. How can we be sure you're the real Rog if we have to click on different pages to find your special techniques?
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11-13-2017, 02:23 PM #120Registered User
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11-13-2017, 02:29 PM #121Banned
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11-13-2017, 02:46 PM #122Banned
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Sen~or Hombre,
You wouldn't be related to the guy who invented fuel atomizer/actuator plates to mount between manifold & carburetor during the 1960s-70s, allegedly with fantastic MPG and HP boosts... would you?
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11-13-2017, 10:25 PM #123
Shop guys actually told me never to wash bike. Said H2O hurts parts over time. Seems a tad silly to me but what the hell do I️ know. Anyone have opinions?
No gnar was harmed in the writing of this post...
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11-13-2017, 11:05 PM #124Registered User
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Better avoid riding it too. That really wears stuff out.
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11-14-2017, 05:32 AM #125Banned
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The force of the water can be the problem. As mentioned earlier in this thread, watering can velocity is about as hard as you want water to hit your frame and parts. Spraying your bike like a fire hose can force water and grit into places where you don't want it to go. There's nothing wrong with letting the bike completely dry then just wiping/brushing/flaking the dirt and crap off of your bike. Unless you're in the middle of a stage race or 24 hour or some such circumstance.
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