| Re: Metal flake in brake pad...
maxo wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 23:11:49 -0600, Mike Kruger wrote:
>
>> You are certainly right that sealed bearings are no
panacea.
>> I purposely bought this winter bike with a sealed bottom
>> bracket, but the BB needed replacement one year later,
>> probably due to salt.
>
> was the bb shot on the bike w/ fenders? When I lived in
Chicago my
> winter ride needed the hubs repacked once per season (at
least) and
> as you mentioned, cheap due to traditional cup and cone
servicing (30
> minutes and a beer, and a few pennies worth of grease) but
I never
> managed to kill my cheapo Shimano cartridge BB or
(traditional)
> headset in three years of brutal salty commuting.
I was surprised, too, but did run into some similar stories
on the "Icebike" list.
By soaking it on motor oil for a long time I was able to get
it to turn usefully again and use it for a few days, but I'd
ordered a replacement and put the replacement in when it
arrived. The replacement's on it's 5th winter, so it's doing
a lot better.
If you think about the leverage involved on a BB, it has to
be pretty jammed up before it won't turn unless I'm standing
up on it with all 200 pounds. My theory is that it was some
combination of salt and rust.
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