Tim, That is an outstanding color on your bike. Beautiful!
DAvid Charlotte, NC On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 10:44:59 AM UTC-4, Tim Gavin wrote: > > I've been experiencing some nasty chain slippage on my Riv Road Standard. > Under torque, the chain would slip over the top of the freewheel and make > nasty crunch sounds (especially in the 3rd cog, a 15t, but occasionally on > the 13t and 18t cogs as well). > > I thought about swapping to a different freewheel to see if a worn cog was > the cause of the slip. (Chain and freewheel were new ~500 miles ago, > chainrings are new-ish with good teeth. But, I figured I'd diagnose one > part at a time). > > But, before I did that, I decided that I should clean the bike before I > started wrenching on it. Our snow melted last week, so the streets have > been more puddles and potholes than pavement. And my Riv is my only bike > with full fenders right now. > > I washed the bike with soap and water, and scrubbed the chain and > drivetrain with a rag. By no means did I do a thorough drivetrain clean, > nor did I use degreaser or a stiff brush. I re-lubed the chain with > Boeshield. > > Amazingly, the chain slippage went away! From serious crunching to CND > (could not duplicate). > > Clean your bike! It will look great and run better. I was worrying last > night about the bike and what I'd have to do to fix the drivetrain. After > this morning's commute I realize it just needed a clean and lube. > > Tim Gavin > Cedar Rapids, IA > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 7:30 AM, Pondero <[email protected] <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Great point, Rob. The Bleriot is lovely, of course. I enjoyed your >> story, and can relate to the emotional lift a fresh clean bike can give. >> My bikes are sadly overdue on bath time. >> >> Chris Johnson >> Sanger, Texas >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
