J
J. Chisholm
Guest
I'm more of a 'Utility' that 'Recreational' cyclists, but that does mean
I'up at crack of dawn (or before) and cycle in all weathers some 10+
miles each day.
This morning my 7 speed Nexus hub was reluctant to go into lower gears
once I'd been in a high one.
This ain't the first time I've so suffered on very cold mornings, but it
is first time this year.
I think it is due to fricton in the cable run, due to buildup of grot
and moisture.
What lubricant, if any, do others use in such cables?
Should I be finding the time to replace such cables each Autumn?
It is a real pain to set off from the lights, or at a mini r'about and
discover you are in second highest instead of the lowest gear!
A couple of years ago the cable to the hub brake became so frozen that
after an application I had to get off bike and bang lever on hub with a
spanner as cable wouldn't release it!
And it wasn't even cold enough to freeze my beard this morning!
(I gather neither Napolean nor ****** got to Moscow because their
machinery/guns wouldn't work in the cold)
Jim Chisholm
I'up at crack of dawn (or before) and cycle in all weathers some 10+
miles each day.
This morning my 7 speed Nexus hub was reluctant to go into lower gears
once I'd been in a high one.
This ain't the first time I've so suffered on very cold mornings, but it
is first time this year.
I think it is due to fricton in the cable run, due to buildup of grot
and moisture.
What lubricant, if any, do others use in such cables?
Should I be finding the time to replace such cables each Autumn?
It is a real pain to set off from the lights, or at a mini r'about and
discover you are in second highest instead of the lowest gear!
A couple of years ago the cable to the hub brake became so frozen that
after an application I had to get off bike and bang lever on hub with a
spanner as cable wouldn't release it!
And it wasn't even cold enough to freeze my beard this morning!
(I gather neither Napolean nor ****** got to Moscow because their
machinery/guns wouldn't work in the cold)
Jim Chisholm