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01-13-2005, 09:21 PM

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 04:23:16 +0000, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:

> So, if possible, save your nicer bike for nicer weather and get something a
> bit more pedestrian for use as your rain bike. Something where the parts are
> really cheap to replace, and where things don't have to be maintained really
> well in order to work.

Oh you mean a single speed with fenders? :P

I rode a derailleured bike for the first time in a few years most of the
last summer, having ridden either singles or internal gears for many
years, and while I was impressed by the modern cassettes and chains
marvelous shifting--one rain ride was all it took to necessitate a
thorough cleaning.

With my fendered single I've done 10 sloppy rides in
the last two weeks and the chain still looks just fine. It does help to
get the fender as close to the tire as possible in the BB area though, or
spray will indeed grot up the moving bits, most fenders need a little help
tightening up this clearance, but that's why we have zip ties and other
such doohickys.

01-13-2005, 09:21 PM	#70 (permalink)
maxo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Metal flake in brake pad... On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 04:23:16 +0000, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote: > So, if possible, save your nicer bike for nicer weather and get something a > bit more pedestrian for use as your rain bike. Something where the parts are > really cheap to replace, and where things don't have to be maintained really > well in order to work. Oh you mean a single speed with fenders? :P I rode a derailleured bike for the first time in a few years most of the last summer, having ridden either singles or internal gears for many years, and while I was impressed by the modern cassettes and chains marvelous shifting--one rain ride was all it took to necessitate a thorough cleaning. With my fendered single I've done 10 sloppy rides in the last two weeks and the chain still looks just fine. It does help to get the fender as close to the tire as possible in the BB area though, or spray will indeed grot up the moving bits, most fenders need a little help tightening up this clearance, but that's why we have zip ties and other such doohickys.