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05-26-10, 06:53 AM
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How many times ........
have you washed that greasy chain ring mark off your right calf ?? Sometimes when it won't come off I just leave it a day, let it marinate a little bit
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I don't. My pedaling is efficient 
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05-26-10, 07:00 AM
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Ever since I began unclipping my right foot when I stop, I have few instances of chain-hickey. My current riding partner, somehow, manages to get filthy on every ride. I still don't get how she does it.
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Naptha, WD-40, denatured alcohol will work. I typically just use mechanics hand cleaner -- I think it's called Fast Orange. I get it from Auto Zone. I wipe my chain after each ride, which sometimes gets hands greasy. Easy to clean up any leg marks while washing the hands.
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I had a crash last March and the chainring lightly gashed my right calf. I now have a chainring scar where the imprint shape of 4 teeth are prominent. 
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That;s why I carry Grease Monkey Wipes....
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thats why I never unclip my right foot on a ride.
appropriate BF answer : that wouldn't happen if you never leave the big ring. HTFU
appropriate BF answer : that wouldn't happen if you never leave the big ring. HTFU
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I've had it twice this spring. Second time was this morning. But, both times it was because I dropped the chain. Other than that, I don't usually get greasy from riding.
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I like Fast Orange, it makes your hands smell good.
I never get it anymore once I learned what a "Cat 5 stamp" was. It's not hard, just make sure your leg doesn't get anywhere near the drivetrain.
I never get it anymore once I learned what a "Cat 5 stamp" was. It's not hard, just make sure your leg doesn't get anywhere near the drivetrain.
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How does your calf come in contact with your chain? Curious, since I've never had this happen in many thousands of miles of cycling...
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I think it's mostly when not riding. I always clip out with my left foot when stopping, but if I'm ever straddling the bike with two feet on the ground, it happens since I put it in the small ring when I store it. 54t big ring is unavoidable obviously.
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Shampoo - works every time when the regular bath soap won't budge it.
On the road - what Machka says...baby wipes. Even better if in the individual sachets (put in saddle wedge)
On the road - what Machka says...baby wipes. Even better if in the individual sachets (put in saddle wedge)
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are you all noobs still?
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I only get the mark on my calf when I reapply lube and do not wipe the chain off very well.
05-26-10, 09:43 AM
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