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Hint 1 is the bike; hint 2 is that this is barely in DC…

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I might be game for that…

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I’m in! Two whole weeks in a row! At this rate, next thing you know I’ll even be doing Freezing Saddles again.

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@Mikey 99859 wrote:

My Chemistry degree tells me this sounds fishy. Molybdinum doped Steel (Reynodls 531 – Mn/Mo alloy) tends to resist phosphoric acid corrosion but acids by their nature do not “halt” corrosion. If anything phosphoric acid would be a good acid cleaner that would remove the top layer of oxidation, and make the surface shiny. For Mn/Mo steel, I believe the oxidation layer provides some level of protection from further oxidation, it just doesn’t look as shiny. The LPS corrosion-blocking lube is then keeping the surface protected from oxidation and Chloride (salt) pitting.

Sounds a bit fishy to me too- the oxidation may have kept the frame alive this long (2004) as a protective layer. Perhaps just a dry-out plus LPS (Marine rust inhibitor)

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@jabberwocky 99852 wrote:

Framesaver is the popular commercial product. I used to use clear krylon from Home Depot. Worked ok. I solved the issue by breaking all my steel frames and switching to carbon.

Just had someone elsewhere advise using phosphoric acid (Ospho paint treatment) followed by LPS corrosion-blocking lube. Acid halts the corrosion, LPS seals it. Any thoughts? Renyolds 853 is pretty thin stuff…

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@jabberwocky 99815 wrote:

If the frame is steel, make sure it has been internally coated to prevent rust, and recoated at the recommended interval.

Any product/technique suggestions for this as a DIY measure? How about with a steel CX bike that’s never had it done and been ridden wet more than it’s been ridden dry? Can I apply over existing corrosion or do I have a “fun” winter project in front of me?

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My hands run super cold due to some serious frostbite in young days so I’ll opine from that perspective- what works for Hans or GB (frequent riding partners) is *way* too cold for me.

I’ve basically given up on “bike” gloves for cold weather. Even this morning my Pearl 4-finger (lobster) gloves plus thick liners weren’t enough and it wasn’t really that cold. Under 30, I start wearing pretty average bulky ski gloves and then up the ante with real-deal mountaineering mittens when it gets really cold. I have some problems shifting and don’t think that they’d work well for aggressive CX but it’s not really an issue and braking from hoods or drops is fine. They do look silly but my hands are warrrrrm. On longer rides I carry liners plus PI cyclones or the lobsters so that I have some layering alternatives to the big mitts.

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I’m looking at THIS THING as the upgrade from a Skuut balance bike for our 3.5 y/o. Looks like it avoids some of the weight of the bike-sans-pedals approach while being useful for a year or so before we get hi a 16″ bike. Also has a handbrake (which is rare). Also cheap…

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On bike or in car I’m terrified of Nissan Altimas with MD tags.

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Dang… came up to Java Shack this morning just in time to see the last stragglers depart in the distance (maybe Cindy, Dickie and dog man Cannon?). Of course I was walking and in street clothes so I’m pretty sure I would have been justifiably ignored anyway but I ALMOST made a FMCC!

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I just attach the WABA/BA frog blinky lights to trailers and the kids’ other bikes. On the Skuut I had to create a mounting point with a couple of small screws.

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I’ll add another stage- post Wee-hoo, pre completely independent there is the “tow-bar” concept:

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Called the TrailGator, costs about $80. I’ve been using it to tow my 5 y/o on his 16″ bike up Fairfax from Clarendon to the Bluemont trails whereupon I un-hitch the critter and set him free to ride on his own. So far I’m a huge fan particularly as my neighborhood isn’t that kid-bike friendly. Set up was a bit of a PITA but the thing rides great and frees up our Wee-hoo for the younger one.

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@vvill 96087 wrote:

Can’t see the image

There’s also an unofficial CX practice group that meets at Gravelly Pt, right now it is 6pm or so on Thursday (also a smaller Tuesday group I think)

Not as fun as actually doing a CX race, since there’s no tape, but it’s a good race simulation when they have this many strong riders, and the course is reasonably representative of what you may encounter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttUebck4juw

Are we going to start up morning CX club again?

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My company (a major kayak/canoe manufacturer) uses the new Polartec Neoshell fabric in our top-line dry tops which are designed to keep paddlers bone dry while upside-down in a rapid. Performance is simply amazing- it’s light, breaths and the barrier is built right into the fabric (rather than as a coating or a membrane)- paddlers used to wearing nearly nothing under their tops because of the lack of breathability tell us that they are having to layer up because it breathes almost too well. Given what I’ve seen so far I’d totally try a Neoshell based jacket like the below linked one from Sugoi. However, I’m also guessing that it’s NOT cheap…

http://www.sugoi.com/usa/polartec

(you could also wear a paddling dry top but the laytex neck and wrist gaskets *might* be overkill…)

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My first caravan in months… what time do ya’ll pass through Vienna? I’ll probably just ride West until I run into the crew…

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