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Old 11-19-08 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by ItsJustMe
Last week I cleaned and lubed on Thursday, then rode Friday and didn't clean the chain; when I went out Sunday night to grab some stuff from the garage, I checked and the chain was frozen SOLID. No link would move at all. When I tried to backpedal it, the derailler hyperextended due to the non-flexing chain. It took me 10 minutes to break all the links free and work lube into them all.
Do you use water in your cleaning or lubing ritual? If not, what the heck is freezing solid? If yes, stop using water in your cleaning or lubing of the chain.
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