Fixie chain lubement

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  • April 15, 2015 at 1:40 pm #1028110
    TwoWheelsDC
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    I use spray lube when I’m in a rush, but I’m not particularly nitpicky or give-a-shit when it comes to chain maintenance. BTW, getting your head smacked by the pedal is preferable to nearly losing the end of your thumb from it getting pulled between the cog and chain…not that I would do something so dumb….

    April 15, 2015 at 1:56 pm #1028111
    mstone
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    Wait, I thought one of the attractions of the fixie was the ability to use a big honkin’ retro chain and go back to the days of not having to worry about chain maintenance?

    April 15, 2015 at 2:05 pm #1028112
    vvill
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    Fixed gear maintenance can definitely be hazardous. I always store mine driveside-in against a wall or whatever to minimize anyone in the family messing with it.

    Without a stand, hmm, maybe prop up the BB somehow? Remove the driveside pedal? Or wrap it in something soft just in case? I think if I’m not using a stand I just lift up the bike and do a partial revolution and lube the chain piecemeal and repeat – slow but not especially so.

    April 15, 2015 at 2:15 pm #1028115
    Tim Kelley
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    @Phatboing 113737 wrote:

    So, in the absence of a stand (the fixie lives in the building’s storage/bike room), what’s a good way to lube the chain quickly without mortal injury?

    My team race mechanic pulls a move where he bends over at the waist, drapes the tip of the saddle over the back of his neck, which then allows him have both hands free to work on the rear wheel. Try it and report back!

    April 15, 2015 at 2:16 pm #1028116
    Tim Kelley
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    @Phatboing 113737 wrote:

    So, in the absence of a stand (the fixie lives in the building’s storage/bike room), what’s a good way to lube the chain quickly without mortal injury?

    My team race mechanic pulls a move where he bends over at the waist, drapes the tip of the saddle over the back of his neck, which then allows him have both hands free to work on the rear wheel. Try it and report back!

    April 15, 2015 at 2:57 pm #1028128
    Powerful Pete
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    Why not turn it upside down and let the bike rest on the bars and seat?

    April 15, 2015 at 2:59 pm #1028129
    Tim Kelley
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    @Powerful Pete 113759 wrote:

    Why not turn it upside down and let the bike rest on the bars and seat?

    Rule 49.

    April 15, 2015 at 3:06 pm #1028130
    mstone
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    @Powerful Pete 113759 wrote:

    Why not turn it upside down and let the bike rest on the bars and seat?

    it’ll scratch the garmin?

    April 15, 2015 at 3:08 pm #1028131
    Phatboing
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    @Powerful Pete 113759 wrote:

    Why not turn it upside down and let the bike rest on the bars and seat?

    My bell’s on the bars, and it’s nice and I don’t want to scratch it. Also, because of the bell, the bike rests lop-sided, which means that lube runoff can very easily go hit a brake pad.

    @Tim Kelley 113746 wrote:

    My team race mechanic pulls a move where he bends over at the waist, drapes the tip of the saddle over the back of his neck, which then allows him have both hands free to work on the rear wheel. Try it and report back!

    This is clever, but crazypants. I’m a short person with a small bike. I can’t exactly picture how much clearance there is between saddle and rear wheel, but my guesstimate is that it’ll put my face parts at grave risk.

    Not giving a toss seems to be the winning solution here, followed closely by planning ahead and doing this on my stand.

    April 15, 2015 at 3:17 pm #1028132
    jabberwocky
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    If I’m out in the woods and need to work on something, I usually just find the nearest low branch and hook the nose of the saddle on it. Failing that I flip the bike over. I prefer to lube the fixie chain with one hand slowly turning the cranks while the other drips lube onto the chain.

    April 15, 2015 at 3:29 pm #1028135
    dkel
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    @Phatboing 113762 wrote:

    My bell’s on the bars, and it’s nice and I don’t want to scratch it.

    A couple of blocks or bricks under the bars can raise the bell off the ground.

    @Phatboing 113762 wrote:

    Also, because of the bell, the bike rests lop-sided, which means that lube runoff can very easily go hit a brake pad.

    This isn’t possible, because there’s only a brake on the front end…right???

    April 16, 2015 at 2:28 am #1028193
    Phatboing
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    @dkel 113766 wrote:

    A couple of blocks or bricks under the bars can raise the bell off the ground.

    This isn’t possible, because there’s only a brake on the front end…right???

    This just seems excessive. And some of us sometimes ride singlespeed.

    April 16, 2015 at 3:07 am #1028194
    dkel
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    @Phatboing 113831 wrote:

    This just seems excessive.

    So does putting the thing in a workstand, apparently. :rolleyes:

    April 16, 2015 at 3:42 pm #1028219
    Bruno Moore
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    VeloOrange bike stand. Small, unassuming, yet effective. Lets you prop up your rear wheel so you can spin it (or take it out), but doesn’t come with the expense or size of a full-blown stand.

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