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....camp lejeune? That's contaminated water dude! oh, you just rode thru it----lucky you did not drink it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lejeune_water_contamination I bet both sand and mud are pretty bad for cycle components. And I bet most of the mud at LeJeune has quite a bit of sand particles in its composition. On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Whalen, Kevin <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sand but MUD! Worst ride was when we got caught in a torrential > downpour during an XC race at Camp Lejeune. Wore out a set of disc brake > pads to the metal. Almost toasted the bottom bracket and had to replace the > shift cables afterwards. The water was hub deep in some of the "high ground" > sections. Cynthia almost got washed away going over a bridge...spooky ride > that was. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ronnie Raper > *Sent:* Friday, March 25, 2011 3:25 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [COWs] My Thursday thumps > > That could be due to the different type of dust/debris being thrown up > into the chain that grinds away at it. Sandy trails are probably the worst. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Whalen, Kevin > *Sent:* Friday, March 25, 2011 3:17 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [COWs] My Thursday thumps > > > > I agree with Ronnie on keeping the drive train clean/lubed...although I > have noticed a difference (yes on a mtb) with riding on different trails and > chain life. When I rode certain trails it seemed I'd wear out the chains > quicker (no not due to jumping, just riding, Mark). I wish I could get 2 > years off of a chain though! And the cassette...I replaced it when I ripped > the small ring off sprinting after Ethan. > > > > Kevin > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ronnie Raper > *Sent:* Friday, March 25, 2011 2:34 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [COWs] My Thursday thumps > > It depends. How clean & lubricated you keep the drivetrain will affect the > lifespan dramatically. How hard you ride isn’t as big a factor as how much. > > > > I clean my drivetrain roughly every 200 -300 miles. > > > > I generally have to replace the chain every 2 years. I’ve replaced the > cassette once (last year) since I’ve had the madone. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Glover, Jeff > *Sent:* Friday, March 25, 2011 2:13 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [COWs] My Thursday thumps > > > > Survey question: What is the effective life of a chain? What is the > effective life of a cassette? > > > > Jeff > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ronnie Raper > *Sent:* Friday, March 25, 2011 7:42 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [COWs] My thursday thumps > > > > If the chain has “stretched” > 1/16th of inch, replace. Check by holding > 12 inch ruler against chain lining up the first inch mark with the rivet. > Look at the 12” mark and see how far the rivet is past it. You wait too long > to replace you will be replacing your cassette much too soon as well. > > > > Don has had bad experience with Shimano chains. In my experience KMC or > SRAM are much better and hold up. They also have the “quick link” for easy > removal and cleaning. They both are fully compatible with Shimano components > as I have Ultegra and Dura-Ace and have had no problems whatsoever. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *ssp > *Sent:* Thursday, March 24, 2011 10:42 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [COWs] My thursday thumps > > > > .... > > > > > > sorry to hear of the trails and tribulations. > > > > stardude, you had a chain tool w/ you on your bike wed night > > when you got to checkers? And then proceeded to reduce the length > > of your chain by 1 link and then road ~25 miles? The chain length does > not > > have to be that precise of a length? Interesting for me since I am > > getting on up in miles on my chain and think I need to put a new one > > on. Have been researching how to do it. Don does not sell shimano > > chains so I have decided to try it myself. > > > > Lately there have been many chain horror stories. Prefer not to have > > to replace cogs cause of chain wear. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Tim & Susan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I broke my chain last night. Whipped out my chain tool, took out the bad > link, put it back together then rode to Bailey! Tools are great! :) > > > > Good luck this weekend!!! > > > > tim > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Derek Belhumeur <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Thursday, March 24, 2011 7:24 PM > > *Subject:* [COWs] My thursday thumps > > > > Ahh the wonders of a busted chain, bent rim and blown tire with a race > coming up in two days. So, here I sit in my living room on my laptop after > having gotten to OSB to reach for my front tire to place it on my bike only > to find out that the tire was flat and the rim bent. I rush home, take the > rim and tire from my old Trek 1.2 and throw it in the back of my car and > head back to OSB. I jump out, slap my helmet, gloves and shoes on, place > the front tire on my bike and take off in route to Cloverdale to meet up > with the other riders. I arrive with a few minutes to spare. Phew! At > least I made it. We leave Cloverdale, life is good because I'm in good > company and on the bike with the road ahead of me. Life couldn't get any > better and nothing could go wrong... or could it??? We arrive at the > intersection of Nash and Grace St across from the cemetary. Cars left, cars > right. Finally the path is clear for us to cross Nash Street and to > continue on, however, my chain had different plans for me. I snap my left > shoe in and attempt to snap my right in, however, my pedals will not > continue to cycle. I make it to the turning lane in the center of the road > and get off my bike. I look down and realize that I had a busted chain only > to look back up and realize that the rest of my fellow Thursday riders are > already down the road and out of ear shot. What a night. 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