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01-29-04, 06:25 AM
I'm new to the winter riding thing - doing it for better health.
I've gone out 5 times in January and haven't noticed any reductions in performance with my Gary Fisher Tassajara mtb but I did knock off snow that was accumulating on the down tube yesterday. I also noticed that the smaller rings on the front were getting covered with ice - I've only been using the largest sprocket in the front. There is ice around the rear cassette and derailer but shifiting hasn't been a problem.
What maintenance should be done during the winter on the bike? I've been leaving it in the cold garage so it doesn't go from warm to cold back to warm again taking it inside and out, but that also means the ice never melts off the bike.
I ride at Stoney Creek Metro park in northern Macomb / Oakland counties of Michigan. They keep the paved bike path fairly clear, in fact two days ago when we have a snow / sleet / freezing rain storm which closed most schools and a lot of people stayed home from work, the bike path was cleared better then the main road around the park. So mostly, the bike is just getting slush spashed on it, no hard impacts - just some moderate hills.
This is the only mtb I have and don't want to ruin it. What should I be doing?
Mark
Rochester, MI
I've gone out 5 times in January and haven't noticed any reductions in performance with my Gary Fisher Tassajara mtb but I did knock off snow that was accumulating on the down tube yesterday. I also noticed that the smaller rings on the front were getting covered with ice - I've only been using the largest sprocket in the front. There is ice around the rear cassette and derailer but shifiting hasn't been a problem.
What maintenance should be done during the winter on the bike? I've been leaving it in the cold garage so it doesn't go from warm to cold back to warm again taking it inside and out, but that also means the ice never melts off the bike.
I ride at Stoney Creek Metro park in northern Macomb / Oakland counties of Michigan. They keep the paved bike path fairly clear, in fact two days ago when we have a snow / sleet / freezing rain storm which closed most schools and a lot of people stayed home from work, the bike path was cleared better then the main road around the park. So mostly, the bike is just getting slush spashed on it, no hard impacts - just some moderate hills.
This is the only mtb I have and don't want to ruin it. What should I be doing?
Mark
Rochester, MI