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The most important thing is
The most important thing is to keep the drivetrain clean. The rest doesn’t really matter, that’s just aesthetics. But the chain, a very good wipe down (at the very least) and lube once a week might do you, but depending on the filth maybe more. If it’s especially grimey, a chain cleaning device once or twice a month, and a strip down every couple of months. You will then start needing tools.
Enjoy the obsession.
They have always liked
They have always liked lingering shots of rotating wheels, it’s part of filling 5 hours of telly.
It’s as much TdF as glorious chateaux, or is the secret cabal trying to make us buy those too.
Unfortunately it could be
Unfortunately it could be coming from anywhere on the bicycle. It always sounds as though it’s coming from the bottom bracket.
For me normally it’s the seatpost, clean and grease, for others it’s the wheel quick releases, adjust and tighten. All easily done and never a bad idea to do occasionally anyway.
Cheers Organon.
Cheers Organon.
I take out homemade flapjacks
I take out homemade flapjacks and brownies, I like to wrap the bar in a small bit of greaseproof paper and then foil. Works well for me, but I like to stop and eat. Today I had a banana and white chocolate muffin.
Are these “underspeeded”
Are these “underspeeded” streets going to be slightly safer than the “overspeeded” ones that seem so very common?
Thank you for bringing this
Thank you for bringing this well written piece to our attention.
Well done for finding this.
Well done for finding this. Very relevant.
There is always the DynaPlug
There is always the DynaPlug system, I’ve not used any, but will eventually get some, you know just in case, better than fitting a tube for the larger holes, maybe.
And those anodised pill holders, pricey, but they are so cool.
And it will last for ages too
And it will last for ages too. Working pretty much faultlessly.
The shifter will probably die before it does.
Rear mechs never last as long as the front.
Just enjoying my new Rohloff
Just enjoying my new Rohloff build, it’s very good. The benefits will become more relevant as the weather gets worse. The shifting will not be as affected by the filth and the chain is much less flexible hopefully allowing in less grit, maybe, so perhaps less of the nasty grinding sound at the end of a long and filthy ride.
The chain is much higher off the ground too, I am convinced that that bottom jockey was sometimes being dragged through the mire.
The cleaning process is so much easier, 2 single cogs and a chain, rather than chain, 2 jockeys, 3 front cogs and 8 or 9 rear, lots of flossing and repeated wiping with proper cleanliness only coming with a full strip down.
Hopefully part replacement will be eventually less costly, that no option single cog has one price and no options apart from number of teeth. No £80-£130 8 or 9 speed cassettes for me on this one and those are relatively cheap compared to the quality 11 or 12 speeds out there.
These are some of the reasons why I dipped my toe into the hub gear thing, I hope the advantages are really there and I’m not just imagining them.
There is somewhat less engagement as some of the best rear hubs, it is a little bit noisy in some gears at the moment, though this may become quieter and it is a bit heavy with all the weight being at the back. And the gripshift style shifter takes a bit of getting used to.
Pilot Pete, another fine,
Pilot Pete, another fine, long and very well made comment. I thank you.
I wonder if RedRobot will ever read it.
I always thought my Travel
I always thought my Travel Contact were excellent, fast on tarmac and enough side knobbles to give a bit of grip when cornering when the going got a bit rough. They don’t like lots of mud though.
A good amount of rubber in the middle to protect against the p thing too.
And if you really want power
And if you really want power and could spend a bit, ceramic rims and appropriate pads. No rim wear and in the dry essentially mechanical 660mm rotors (for me). They are more affected by the wet and filth than seperate disc rotors, but mine still rock in the wet and the mire. Ohh and because of the concrete like pads, they still work in proper sub zero temperatures where standard alloy rims cannot.
I went through many years
I went through many years thinking that Swisstop green were the best, but when they became difficult to find, I think they sort of moved to blue, I tried the Kool Stop salmons, I could not be happier, myself. Give them a go, really highly reccomended.
Better braking, especially in the wet and seemingly less rim wear. I have never been worried about pad wear, better them than rims.
Longer pads, low profile easier to set up for me on the front and the mtb on the rear, cantilever posts.
There is quite a discussion online about it, it’s not a vitriolic as the disc vs rim one but there are conflicting views.