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learned a few things today

Penny S. · 2003-04-06T02:00:13+00:00

after my ride I headed down to my LBS because I thought I'd get a new chain. Weird.. a Saturday and there is parking out front; the owner is headed out the front door and it's still and quiet inside. And here I was feeling guilty about taking their time on a typical Saturday. So Brian throws my bike on the stand and checks the chain with the "official" tool. He tell me to wait until June or so...might as well wait until the muddy sand season is over. Then I ask him to take a look at the rear wheel as I couldn't get it true. He works on it a bit, calls over the other guy, Guy who takes it down stairs to the wheel stand. Uh-oh... there's flat spot in the rim and he can't get it true either. Must have been something I did last year as I haven't hit anything this year. But... it's not that bad, I might as well wait until it gets unbearable ( at $150 to build a new one, Mavic hub, I am relived for the moment.) I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur; an assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over. I better spend some money there next time, and of course they know I will. Penny

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Published: 6 April 2003
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Penny S.
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6 April 2003, 02:00 UTC #1

after my ride I headed down to my LBS because I thought I'd get a new chain. Weird.. a Saturday and
there is parking out front; the owner is headed out the front door and it's still and quiet inside.
And here I was feeling guilty about taking their time on a typical Saturday.
So Brian throws my bike on the stand and checks the chain with the "official" tool. He tell me to
wait until June or so...might as well wait until the muddy sand season is over. Then I ask him to
take a look at the rear wheel as I couldn't get it true. He works on it a bit, calls over the other
guy, Guy who takes it down stairs to the wheel stand. Uh-oh... there's flat spot in the rim and he
can't get it true either. Must have been something I did last year as I haven't hit anything this
year. But... it's not that bad, I might as well wait until it gets unbearable ( at $150 to build a
new one, Mavic hub, I am relived for the moment.)
I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur; an
assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over.
I better spend some money there next time, and of course they know I will.
Penny

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Flyingcoyote
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6 April 2003, 02:00 UTC #2

"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
: I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur; an
: assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over.
So, you gonna share this trick? 😉 (I just use a soft wire brush and pedal it backwards...)
--
FlyingCoyote boarsgut.comboarsgut.com
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Sorni
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6 April 2003, 02:30 UTC #3

"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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after my ride I headed down to my LBS because I thought I'd get a new chain. Weird.. a Saturday
and there is parking out front; the owner is headed out the front door and it's still and quiet
inside. And here I was feeling guilty about taking their time on a typical Saturday.
So Brian throws my bike on the stand and checks the chain with the "official" tool. He tell me to
wait until June or so...might as well wait until the muddy sand season is over. Then I ask him to
take a look at the rear wheel as I couldn't get it true. He works on it a bit, calls over

the
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other guy, Guy who takes it down stairs to the wheel stand. Uh-oh...

there's
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flat spot in the rim and he can't get it true either. Must have been something I did last year as
I haven't hit anything this year. But...

it's
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not that bad, I might as well wait until it gets unbearable ( at $150 to build a new one, Mavic
hub, I am relived for the moment.)
I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur; an
assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over.
I better spend some money there next time, and of course they know I will.
So what's the (secret?) pulley-crud-removal trick?
Bill "applies rag whilst backpedaling" S.

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Slacker
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6 April 2003, 03:00 UTC #4

"FlyingCoyote" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur; an
: assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over.
So, you gonna share this trick? 😉 (I just use a soft wire brush and pedal it backwards...)
--
FlyingCoyote boarsgut.comboarsgut.com
I just hold a rag on the non-chain half and pedal.
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Slacker

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Penny S.
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6 April 2003, 03:00 UTC #5

Slacker said:
"FlyingCoyote" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur; an
assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over.
So, you gonna share this trick? 😉 (I just use a soft wire brush and pedal it backwards...)
--
FlyingCoyote boarsgut.comboarsgut.com
I just hold a rag on the non-chain half and pedal.
take a standard screwdriver and apply the flat portion the head to the pulley while pedaling and it
skims the goo right off. Much better than a rag.

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Sorni
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6 April 2003, 03:30 UTC #6

"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Slacker said:
"FlyingCoyote" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur; an
> assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over.
So, you gonna share this trick? 😉 (I just use a soft wire brush and pedal it backwards...)
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I just hold a rag on the non-chain half and pedal.
take a standard screwdriver and apply the flat portion the head to the pulley while pedaling and
it skims the goo right off. Much better than a rag.
Ah. But do you end with a twist or a counterclockwise swirl?!?
Bill "too many {S-word} reruns" S.

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Penny S.
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6 April 2003, 03:30 UTC #7

Sorni said:
"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Slacker said:
"FlyingCoyote" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> "Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur; an
>> assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over.
>
> So, you gonna share this trick? 😉 (I just use a soft wire brush and pedal it backwards...)
Quoted message said:
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I just hold a rag on the non-chain half and pedal.
take a standard screwdriver and apply the flat portion the head to the pulley while pedaling and
it skims the goo right off. Much better than a rag.
Ah. But do you end with a twist or a counterclockwise swirl?!?
Bill "too many {S-word} reruns" S.
oh and use a really small one- fit's the shape of the pulley just right.

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David Kunz
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6 April 2003, 09:00 UTC #8

Penny S. said:
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"FlyingCoyote" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur; an
>assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over.
So, you gonna share this trick? 😉 (I just use a soft wire brush and pedal it backwards...)
--
FlyingCoyote boarsgut.comboarsgut.com
I just hold a rag on the non-chain half and pedal.
take a standard screwdriver and apply the flat portion the head to the pulley while pedaling and
it skims the goo right off. Much better than a rag.
Bike shop suggested a cut-off cable tie -- it won't scratch. But, I find that the brush that I use
for the gears works just as well (stiff plastic bristles). Oh, and do the rest (pedal backwards
while holding it against where the chain isn't).
David

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Gary In Va
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6 April 2003, 16:30 UTC #9

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Ah. But do you end with a twist or a counterclockwise swirl?!?
Bill "too many {S-word} reruns" S.
Just don't pinch. They don't like that.
Gary in VA (who sees (S-word) reruns 3 times a weekday)

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Westie
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7 April 2003, 12:00 UTC #10

"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Slacker said:
"FlyingCoyote" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur; an
> assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over.
So, you gonna share this trick? 😉 (I just use a soft wire brush and pedal it backwards...)
--
FlyingCoyote boarsgut.comboarsgut.com
I just hold a rag on the non-chain half and pedal.
take a standard screwdriver and apply the flat portion the head to the pulley while pedaling and
it skims the goo right off. Much better than a rag.
Yes! I got it! It works a treat! Ha Ha! <punches air triumphantly with
fist>
--
Westie - its the little things...

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Bill Wheeler
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9 April 2003, 00:00 UTC #11

On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 17:21:37 -0800, "Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote:
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I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur;
I don't get it...I just don't get it. Whats a derailleur and why does one need one?
????, Bill The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind
should give an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]

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Alan Wilson
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12 April 2003, 11:30 UTC #12

or you could just use your fingernail like a normal person.......
Penny S. <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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"FlyingCoyote" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur; an
> assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over.
So, you gonna share this trick? 😉 (I just use a soft wire brush and pedal it backwards...)
--
FlyingCoyote boarsgut.comboarsgut.com
I just hold a rag on the non-chain half and pedal.
take a standard screwdriver and apply the flat portion the head to the pulley while pedaling and
it skims the goo right off. Much better than a rag.

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Michael Dart
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12 April 2003, 12:30 UTC #13

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Penny S. <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Slacker said:
"FlyingCoyote" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> "Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> "]news:[email hidden]...
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>> I get a lesson in a trick on how to clean the crud off the pulleys on the rear derailleur;
>> an assessment of my chain oiling technique, and the old once over.
>
> So, you gonna share this trick? 😉 (I just use a soft wire brush and pedal it backwards...)
>
> --
>
> FlyingCoyote boarsgut.comboarsgut.com
I just hold a rag on the non-chain half and pedal.
take a standard screwdriver and apply the flat portion the head to the pulley while pedaling and
it skims the goo right off. Much better than

a
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rag.
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or you could just use your fingernail like a normal person.......
Oh my!!! But she might chip her nail polish!!!
Mike - maybe an orangewood stick would be better. ;^)

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Penny S.
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12 April 2003, 15:00 UTC #14

(top posting fixed, alan take note)
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Penny S. <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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take a standard screwdriver and apply the flat portion the head to the pulley while pedaling and
it skims the goo right off. Much better than a rag.
Alan Wilson said:
or you could just use your fingernail like a normal person.......
What, and risk breaking a nail?
Penny

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Jd
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13 April 2003, 00:30 UTC #15

"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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after my ride I headed down to my LBS because I thought I'd get a new chain. Weird.. a Saturday
and there is parking out front; the owner is headed out the front door and it's still and quiet
inside. And here I was feeling guilty about taking their time on a typical Saturday.
So Brian throws my bike on the stand and checks the chain with the "official" tool. He tell me to
wait until June or so...might as well wait until the muddy sand season is over. Then I ask him to
take a look at the rear wheel as I couldn't get it true. He works on it a bit, calls over the
other guy, Guy who takes it down stairs to the wheel stand. Uh-oh... there's flat spot in the rim
and he can't get it true either. Must have been something I did last year as I haven't hit
anything this year. But... it's not that bad, I might as well wait until it gets unbearable ( at
$150 to build a new one, Mavic hub, I am relived for the moment.)
Damn kona. That wouldn't have happened to a real bike.
JD

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