Re: How compatible is 3 speed internal gear with sand?

On Mar 31, 10:41 am, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Mar 30, 9:32 pm, jobst.bra...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:



Someone sniped anonymously:

I intend to buy one of those, and I have a sand trail
nearby. Are those gears sealed? How about the maintenance they
take.
maintenance? Adjust cable if shifting is sloppy. Other than
that, drip some bacon fat or suitable equivalent on the chain
when it makes noise. Replacement rear cogs and SS chains are
cheap enough to not worry, just ride.
How 'bout the sand?
Don't ingest it and don't use a wet chain lube and you'll be fine.
Regular gears are more complicated, right? I apply the lube
(motorcycle lube) with a brush to use it sparingly.

 http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/motorcycle-chain-lube/dupont-teflon-ch....

Whatever you use, wipe chain outside dry with rag or paper
towel. Lube is on the inside where it belongs, not on the outside
where it acts like sand lure.- Hide quoted text -
Sorry, here it is...

 http://www.wikihow.com/Lube-a-Bicycle-Chain

That's a compendium of myth and lore of chain care.  I suppose it is
best that the author remain nameless, considering the amount of bad
information the article contains.  It starts out with irrelevant
preparing the floor of the work area as though the chain naturally
drips with oil and drops debris.  Then it goes on how to drive the
surface debris can be worked into the pins and sleeves of the chain by
rubbing it in with a rag.  It enumerates a ritual list that does the
chain no good but might make the perpetrator feel good about external
appearance of the chain.

To clean a chain, it must come off the bicycle to be agitated in a
solvent bath until internal grit is washed out.  By that time the
exterior of the chain will be clean anyway unless it had been run
unlubricated a long time.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/chain-care.html

Jobst Brandt

I see. But my technique with the brush seems to make sense: less mess
and better application of the lube, no?

It's a three speed. You're over-analyzing this. Lube yearly, replace
chain if it rusts off.
.

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