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Old 12-02-12 | 12:09 PM
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Bikes: 2016 RITCHEY BreakAway (full Chorus 11), 2005 Ritchey BreakAway (full Chorus 11, STOLEN), 2001 Gary Fisher Tassajara mountain bike (sold), 2004 Giant TRC 2 road bike (sold)

Originally Posted by Crimsonghost
So my chain dropped and i was just trying to shift it back on, which usually works fine, but this time it got stuck and chewed up my frame. I put some clear nail polish on it to keep water out and have been riding it around but i was just wondering what everyones thoughts on this were. Luckily all of my riding is uphill, so if it does fail i wont be flying down a mountain at top speed.
Not sure what "keeping the water out" would do for you. Carbon fiber and resin aren't affected by water unless it would get in and freeze. That would cause any cracks to enlarge, but where you are hardly ever freezes.

However, one way that it might help would be to lock any frayed fibers together and minimize problems for you if you happened to touch it.
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