gear cables and sub-zero temps - Page 2

01-12-2007, 09:44 AM

GeeDubb wrote:
>
> "cc" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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>> GeeDubb wrote:
>>>
>>> "cc" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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>>>> Scott Gordo wrote:
>>>>> Skeleton Man wrote:
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I live in Canada and still like to enjoy my MTB in the winter..
>>>>>> but when it
>>>>>> gets below freezing the gear cables must contract or something
>>>>>> because the
>>>>>> rear derailler goes out of alignment.. usually resulting in difficult
>>>>>> shifting to lower gears (1, and 2 mainly).. but when it warms up
>>>>>> a little
>>>>>> everything is fine..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there anything I can do to prevent this ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>> Wow. If the cable contraction due to cold is enough to pull your rear
>>>>> der out of wack, that's some serious shrinkage!
>>>>>
>>>>> I've had shifting suffer in the cold, but always chalked it up to the
>>>>> shifter mechanisms and or the mung inside the cables stiffening up.
>>>>>
>>>>> /s
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> mung?
>>>
>>> dirt-lube combination. wasn't really that difficult to figure out.
>>
>> I know. Just wanted to hear the official definition; I already got it
>> in a sentence.
>>
>> Ever hear of santorum?
>
> No and now I wish I never had....eeewww
>
>

yeah dude. i remember when the
Stranger articles came out
with that originally. that is
one of the funniest syndicated
columns I've ever read.

01-13-2007, 08:04 PM

I should point out this bike is brand new and only ridden a handful of times
since xmas.. so wear and muck, etc are unlikely..

Chris

01-14-2007, 10:23 PM

Skeleton Man Wrote:
> I should point out this bike is brand new and only ridden a handful of
> times...

Well, oils and greases still generally gets thicker as it gets colder
regardless of their age. If you have too much lube in shifters or cable
housings the cold will affect the bike even if you ride it straight off
the showroom floor. Likewise if you've managed to get water in the
cable housings, that can also kill shifting as soon as it has happened.

--
dabac

01-15-2007, 01:12 PM

Scott Gordo wrote:
> Skeleton Man wrote:
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I live in Canada and still like to enjoy my MTB in the winter.. but when it
>>gets below freezing the gear cables must contract or something because the
>>rear derailler goes out of alignment.. usually resulting in difficult
>>shifting to lower gears (1, and 2 mainly).. but when it warms up a little
>>everything is fine..
>>
>>Is there anything I can do to prevent this ?
>>
>>Regards,
>>Chris
>
>
> Wow. If the cable contraction due to cold is enough to pull your rear
> der out of wack, that's some serious shrinkage!
>
> I've had shifting suffer in the cold, but always chalked it up to the
> shifter mechanisms and or the mung inside the cables stiffening up.
>
> /s
>

Ha! My family have been using the term mung for generic goo or
contamination for forever. I figured it was an Aussie term (anyone know?).

Long live mung! (the word anyway)

Matt (single speed in the cold, or ski)

01-15-2007, 04:56 PM

Skeleton Man wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I live in Canada and still like to enjoy my MTB in the winter.. but when it
> gets below freezing the gear cables must contract or something because the
> rear derailler goes out of alignment.. usually resulting in difficult
> shifting to lower gears (1, and 2 mainly).. but when it warms up a little
> everything is fine..
>
> Is there anything I can do to prevent this ?

Ride a singlespeed.

JD

01-15-2007, 10:06 PM

MattB wrote:
> Scott Gordo wrote:
>> Skeleton Man wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I live in Canada and still like to enjoy my MTB in the winter.. but
>>> when it
>>> gets below freezing the gear cables must contract or something
>>> because the
>>> rear derailler goes out of alignment.. usually resulting in difficult
>>> shifting to lower gears (1, and 2 mainly).. but when it warms up a
>>> little
>>> everything is fine..
>>>
>>> Is there anything I can do to prevent this ?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Chris
>>
>>
>> Wow. If the cable contraction due to cold is enough to pull your rear
>> der out of wack, that's some serious shrinkage!
>>
>> I've had shifting suffer in the cold, but always chalked it up to the
>> shifter mechanisms and or the mung inside the cables stiffening up.
>>
>> /s
>>
>
> Ha! My family have been using the term mung for generic goo or
> contamination for forever. I figured it was an Aussie term (anyone know?).
>
> Long live mung! (the word anyway)
>
> Matt (single speed in the cold, or ski)

I only know it as a bean, but
wiki's got some great stuff,
including the military def of
a "combination of axle grease,
mud, and dead things that were
crushed under the equipment".
Yum.

cc

01-17-2007, 05:59 AM

cc wrote:
> MattB wrote:
> > Scott Gordo wrote:
> >> Skeleton Man wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I live in Canada and still like to enjoy my MTB in the winter.. but
> >>> when it
> >>> gets below freezing the gear cables must contract or something
> >>> because the
> >>> rear derailler goes out of alignment.. usually resulting in difficult
> >>> shifting to lower gears (1, and 2 mainly).. but when it warms up a
> >>> little
> >>> everything is fine..
> >>>
> >>> Is there anything I can do to prevent this ?
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Chris
> >>
> >>
> >> Wow. If the cable contraction due to cold is enough to pull your rear
> >> der out of wack, that's some serious shrinkage!
> >>
> >> I've had shifting suffer in the cold, but always chalked it up to the
> >> shifter mechanisms and or the mung inside the cables stiffening up.
> >>
> >> /s
> >>
> >
> > Ha! My family have been using the term mung for generic goo or
> > contamination for forever. I figured it was an Aussie term (anyone know?).
> >
> > Long live mung! (the word anyway)
> >
> > Matt (single speed in the cold, or ski)
>
> I only know it as a bean, but
> wiki's got some great stuff,
> including the military def of
> a "combination of axle grease,
> mud, and dead things that were
> crushed under the equipment".
> Yum.
>
> cc

Zappa also uses it as a term in his autobiography: "low-end mung". I
always figured it was some type of voluminous bass distortion.

/s

01-17-2007, 07:53 AM

Scott Gordo wrote:
> cc wrote:
>
>>MattB wrote:
>>
>>>Scott Gordo wrote:
>>>
>>>>Skeleton Man wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>>I live in Canada and still like to enjoy my MTB in the winter.. but
>>>>>when it
>>>>>gets below freezing the gear cables must contract or something
>>>>>because the
>>>>>rear derailler goes out of alignment.. usually resulting in difficult
>>>>>shifting to lower gears (1, and 2 mainly).. but when it warms up a
>>>>>little
>>>>>everything is fine..
>>>>>
>>>>>Is there anything I can do to prevent this ?
>>>>>
>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Wow. If the cable contraction due to cold is enough to pull your rear
>>>>der out of wack, that's some serious shrinkage!
>>>>
>>>>I've had shifting suffer in the cold, but always chalked it up to the
>>>>shifter mechanisms and or the mung inside the cables stiffening up.
>>>>
>>>>/s
>>>>
>>>
>>>Ha! My family have been using the term mung for generic goo or
>>>contamination for forever. I figured it was an Aussie term (anyone know?).
>>>
>>>Long live mung! (the word anyway)
>>>
>>>Matt (single speed in the cold, or ski)
>>
>>I only know it as a bean, but
>>wiki's got some great stuff,
>>including the military def of
>>a "combination of axle grease,
>>mud, and dead things that were
>>crushed under the equipment".
>>Yum.
>>
>>cc
>
>
> Zappa also uses it as a term in his autobiography: "low-end mung". I
> always figured it was some type of voluminous bass distortion.
>
> /s
>

It's a versatile word. Great googly moogly!

Matt