Originally Posted by
srestrepo
do you think there would be any merit to have full coverage cables and housings in a situation like this?
Yeah, I think full cable housing would work to prevent ice build up. The RD in the pic looks pretty bad, but surprisingly it still shifted. Don't know if it would have shifted full through all the gears as I only used two or three gears that day.
Originally Posted by
srestrepo
hey Mcours2006, do you think if maybe you had a mud flap at the end of your fender that extended pretty close to the ground that would potentially would have avoided this nasty accumulation of slush and ice?
You mean like this:
IMG_0435.jpg
I DIY'ed the mudflaps the day after that ride. For sure it would help prevent a lot of that ice build up on the BB. Wouldn't have help on the rest of the bike.