Originally Posted by
Hot Potato
And I thought it was just MY chain doing that! I have seen more chain rust after 3 winter rides than I did the entire 12 years I owned the bike. But I think you win.. mine has never locked up.
All I have to do is not ride for 2 days, and it's frozen. Was again last night, and many of the gaps between rollers were clogged solid with rust-colored ice. I really need to start lubing on friday night before I let it sit for a few days.
FYI, this chain is new, it's been on the bike for 3 weeks now.
One bonus is that since I've switched from the crappy $12 freewheels that the bike shipped with to freehub+cassette, the cogs aren't all worn out after one worn out chain. I think the freewheels must be made of really junky steel.