> But western Colorado is not alot different than Northern California > with lots of summer dust. > And its alot like Albuquerque here too with the dust intermixed with > big monsoonal heavy rains.
How can western Colorado be like Northern Cali and Albuquerque at the same time? When it cools down in winter you get muito rain in Northern Cali. Otherwise most of the precip comes in with the fog. On Jun 29, 2:19 pm, Mojo <[email protected]> wrote: > So you all confirmed what I already suspected, I am the strange one. > But western Colorado is not alot different than Northern California > with lots of summer dust. > And its alot like Albuquerque here too with the dust intermixed with > big monsoonal heavy rains. > > I can't remember the last time I used a hose, bucket, and brush to > clean a bike. But after getting caught in the rain, I wipe down the > tubes, lube the derailers & brake calipers, and finally wipe and lube > the chain. This takes 10 minutes total. Prolink cleans and lubes in > one application. Dusty rides are no harder than that. And Jim is > right, my mtn bike gets the really big chunks knocked off only. But > its chain has fresh White Lightning on it regularly. > > Finally, those three grim guys look like they would be a lot of fun to > ride with. > I should be so lucky. > > On Jun 29, 12:45 pm, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Another one who rarely cleans the bike. Sure if I'm working on it in > > the stand it might get a rub down. But only if I feel it needs it. > > > That A Homer Hilsen looks a lot nicer than my Sam Hillborne. > > > Funny, when I was a youngster, was sort of obsessive about cleaning > > things. Now with middle age, can't seem to be bothered most of the > > time. > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > On Jun 29, 1:38 pm, Kenneth Stagg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I look at Grant's bikes and think there is a bike that's put to good > > > > and proper use. Clean bikes look nice and all, but if it's between > > > > cleaning a bike and getting out for a ride I'd rather go for a ride. > > > > Ditto. And if it's between an extra couple of miles on my morning > > > ride or getting back early enough to clean the bike before work, the > > > miles win. I do try to remember to clean each spring but I've been > > > known to forget. > > > > -Ken- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
