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ParticipantYes, but does it have the words DON’T PANIC inscribed in large friendly letters on its cover?
November 17, 2011 at 12:12 am in reply to: Rain dance brings wet clothes – Logistics and discussion #932677ParticipantI wring out socks, gloves, etc over the plants in my office—grey water management, how green is that? I’ve also found that the chunky old-school TV is really good at drying and warming things like gloves and socks over the course of a work day. Good thing I’m tucked away in a corner office, though.
The bike gets wiped down when I enter the building and is mostly clean and dry by the time it’s parked by my desk. I put an old cloth diaper under the chainring and each wheel to catch any water I may have missed.ParticipantThanks for the heads-up. Unfortunately, it was planes, trains, and automobiles for me today and I wasn’t able to even log on to check.
And, for the record, after a day spent in airports and traffic, I am truly looking forward to riding my bike in the rain tomorrow morning. Wash me clean…ParticipantI’ll try to be there and help out.
ParticipantPersonally, I’m not into conversions. If I’m going to put something together with a single gear, the frame needs to come with horizontal dropouts.
Ease/speed of cleaning is a function of the simplicity and the size of the mechanism.
Cleaning between multiple cogs on cassette takes a lot longer than thoroughly wiping down a single fixed cog. And, if you are really looking to clean it properly, you kinda need to pull the cassette and clean each part separately. And then there is still the derailleur which has lots of hard to get to places where abrasives and gunk can lodge.
1/8th inch chains are quicker and easier to clean link by link simply because the openings are bigger and threading a rag through them is consequently easier.
Just a question of how meticulous you want to be and how much time you are willing to invest. I want very clean but don’t want to spend more time than I must. It takes me twice as long to get my cx rig to the same level of clean and properly adjusted as either of the fixed gears.
Whatever turns our respective cranks, no?
ParticipantFixed = Fun
Also crazy easy to maintain.
And gives you a nice varied workout whether you want it or not.Participant@Dirt 10655 wrote:
I kinda figured that they’d tagged me. I can feel the Lojack when I sit.
But does it require a warrant?
ParticipantChuckled pretty much the whole way home this evening. One big cluster from the bottom of 15th, across the bridge, down the Parkway (emphasis on “park”), and I-66. But not for me.
Hope everyone kept the shiny side up on the way home.ParticipantI’m glad I ran into you this morning. I always enjoy riding with you—especially because your consistently positive outlook is a good reminder that what counts is not what happens but how I handle it.
Looking forward to seeing the video of my pitifully slow descent.
And, yes, those tires howl.November 10, 2011 at 1:47 pm in reply to: Long-time reader decloaking after impromptu Moose Mitts trail trial #932271ParticipantHey! Great that you are now fully in the mix. I enjoyed meeting you this morning.
And it really was a wonderful Fall morning. Just cool enough. Plenty of color left in the leaves. And, the tip of Hains was socked in by the fog so that you couldn’t see Ft. McNair or National Airport.Participant23mph on The Thing…niiiiiiiice.
ParticipantI absolutely love that thing. And have been know to go back for multiple do-overs if a car passes while I’m approaching or if I just don’t like the results.
Mirror, mirror on the wall…ParticipantIt’s the hill behind the Italian Store in Arlington where the Custis crosses 29.
Well, shoot, if they were looking for comparative speeds I would have gone along at the usual clip instead of behaving myself.
And then I would have stopped and asked how fast I was going.
And, if I didn’t like the answer, I’d ask for a do-over.ParticipantSweet.
ParticipantThat sounds great, many thanks.
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