that special day...
05-14-07, 03:38 PM
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that special day...
when the week before you left that dirty chain in a old jar filled with degreaser.
i usually wake up early early like around 5am. open that jar up. rinse it off and let it air dry for a bit while polishing my bike. put that sucker back on a lube it up. make a nice omlette, toasted bagel and tea. have breakfast while staring at my bike, trying not to eat too fast in anticipation for the early morning ride to follow.
for me, nothing beats a nice clean chain's first ride on a beautiful morning in hawaii
i usually wake up early early like around 5am. open that jar up. rinse it off and let it air dry for a bit while polishing my bike. put that sucker back on a lube it up. make a nice omlette, toasted bagel and tea. have breakfast while staring at my bike, trying not to eat too fast in anticipation for the early morning ride to follow.
for me, nothing beats a nice clean chain's first ride on a beautiful morning in hawaii
05-14-07, 04:22 PM
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I actually have 7 jars like that, lined up on my kitchen counter.
Fresh chains daily.
Fresh chains daily.
05-14-07, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by fetch
for me, nothing beats a nice clean chain's first ride on a beautiful morning in hawaii
05-14-07, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by lyledriver
I actually have 7 jars like that, lined up on my kitchen counter.
Fresh chains daily.
Fresh chains daily.
05-14-07, 06:20 PM
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Wow, somebody needs to get out more.
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05-14-07, 06:21 PM
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anyone else completely willing to eat bike grease and grime
?
it gets on my hands wont come off
i still have to eat!
?
it gets on my hands wont come off
i still have to eat!
05-14-07, 06:35 PM
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Lyle, are the jars labelled with days of the week, a la certain sets of panties? More seriously, are you serious? Do you put the chains on with a master link or a chainbreaker?
05-14-07, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by doofo
anyone else completely willing to eat bike grease and grime
?
it gets on my hands wont come off
i still have to eat!
?
it gets on my hands wont come off
i still have to eat!
05-14-07, 09:28 PM
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i have the same problem
my sexy mac is smear with blood grease and food stains
and hair sticks out from the keys
my sexy mac is smear with blood grease and food stains
and hair sticks out from the keys
05-14-07, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by doofo
i have the same problem
my sexy mac is smear with blood grease and food stains
and hair sticks out from the keys
my sexy mac is smear with blood grease and food stains
and hair sticks out from the keys
05-14-07, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by moki
i try never to break the chains on my fixed rides. yeah, they don't get as clean, but they stay strong like bear.
05-14-07, 11:31 PM
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Never clean a chain like that. Degreaser will get into the rollers, where the grease won't be able to get back in (different viscosities). Just use a brush and keep it on the bike.
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Originally Posted by blickblocks
Degreaser will get into the rollers, .
05-15-07, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by fetch
when the week before you left that dirty chain in a old jar filled with degreaser.
i usually wake up early early like around 5am. open that jar up. rinse it off and let it air dry for a bit while polishing my bike. put that sucker back on a lube it up. make a nice omlette, toasted bagel and tea. have breakfast while staring at my bike, trying not to eat too fast in anticipation for the early morning ride to follow.
for me, nothing beats a nice clean chain's first ride on a beautiful morning in hawaii
i usually wake up early early like around 5am. open that jar up. rinse it off and let it air dry for a bit while polishing my bike. put that sucker back on a lube it up. make a nice omlette, toasted bagel and tea. have breakfast while staring at my bike, trying not to eat too fast in anticipation for the early morning ride to follow.
for me, nothing beats a nice clean chain's first ride on a beautiful morning in hawaii
05-15-07, 06:52 AM
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Why would you not want lubrication on your chain? Also, it is true. If you drive the lube out of the rollers with degreaser, you're going to have a hard time getting it back in.
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05-15-07, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by AfterThisNap
Duh. That's the point. It comes back out carrying all the little crusties and dissolved lube. What lube are you using that's so thick that it won't go back into the chain?
05-15-07, 09:39 AM
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Okay, I lied, I actually have 14 jars, labeled with days and AM/PM, so I can run a new chain twice a day.
I keep 7 jars at work though.. so I didn't count them.
I keep 7 jars at work though.. so I didn't count them.
