REALLY wet ride

"no spam for me" <no_ [email hidden]> wrote in message
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I was on a century Saturday in Maryland..really sucked, rained all
friggen day, poured other times and my knee crapped out at 83 miles and I
sagged it. So now in the agony of defeat it's time to clean up, ice down

my

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knee and be happy that my hands are no longer looking like a couple of
albino prunes, I want to make sure I get all the yuck and grit out the
headset, cables, STI's, etc...how far into tearing it apart and or

spraying

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WD40 or something into where ever to make sure I got all the water and

sand

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out? Any useful Idea's, Links, Lists and any special considerations for a
carbon frame??

K

Not sure about carbon, but after a disgustingly muddy off road ride, I just
take my rig into the bath tub (wheels off, cover the saddle with a plastic
bag), grab a sponge and some dish liquid, and let it take a shower. Use a
gear brush with some dish liquid to get the gunk out from around the cranks,
rings, bb shell. I never take any thing apart. Dry it off with a towel.
Stick a fan in front of it until the whole thing is completely dry, re-lube
the chain, and all the pivot points (drailleurs, around headset cups, hubs,
etc).

no spam for me said:

I was on a century Saturday in Maryland..really sucked, rained all
friggen day, poured other times and my knee crapped out at 83 miles and I
sagged it. So now in the agony of defeat it's time to clean up, ice down my
knee and be happy that my hands are no longer looking like a couple of
albino prunes, I want to make sure I get all the yuck and grit out the
headset, cables, STI's, etc...how far into tearing it apart and or spraying
WD40 or something into where ever to make sure I got all the water and sand
out? Any useful Idea's, Links, Lists and any special considerations for a
carbon frame??

K

Rinse it gently with a garden hose,
Brush it down with a soft brush an dishwasher soup,
Rinse it again gently with a garden hose,
Dry the bike very well; compressed air, (paper)towel, hair dryer or
whatever.
If the bike is completely dry relube chain, brake and derailleur pivots.
Once or twice a season repack the hubs en headset.

Lou
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In article <r6v2f.19147$3w.4229@trnddc07>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

I was on a century Saturday in Maryland..really sucked, rained all
friggen day, poured other times and my knee crapped out at 83 miles and I
sagged it. So now in the agony of defeat it's time to clean up, ice down my
knee and be happy that my hands are no longer looking like a couple of
albino prunes, I want to make sure I get all the yuck and grit out the
headset, cables, STI's, etc...how far into tearing it apart and or spraying
WD40 or something into where ever to make sure I got all the water and sand
out? Any useful Idea's, Links, Lists and any special considerations for a
carbon frame??

It really depends on the parts themselves. Some come well sealed against
the elements, others don't.
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Alex

ellis said:

Not sure about carbon, but after a disgustingly muddy off road ride, I just
take my rig into the bath tub (wheels off, cover the saddle with a plastic
bag), grab a sponge and some dish liquid, and let it take a shower.

This sounds like a great way to clog the plumbing...

no spam for me said:

I was on a century Saturday in Maryland..really sucked, rained all
friggen day, poured other times and my knee crapped out at 83 miles and I
sagged it. So now in the agony of defeat it's time to clean up, ice down my
knee and be happy that my hands are no longer looking like a couple of
albino prunes, I want to make sure I get all the yuck and grit out the
headset, cables, STI's, etc...how far into tearing it apart and or spraying
WD40 or something into where ever to make sure I got all the water and sand
out? Any useful Idea's, Links, Lists and any special considerations for a
carbon frame??

Cleaning up is such a PITA after a long rainy ride that I don't do them
any more without fenders. Besides the bike clean up, I hate even more
the sensation of spending the day grit-covered myself.

Peter Cole said:

ellis said:

Not sure about carbon, but after a disgustingly muddy off road ride,
I just take my rig into the bath tub (wheels off, cover the saddle
with a plastic bag), grab a sponge and some dish liquid, and let it
take a shower.

This sounds like a great way to clog the plumbing...

I think I may have done that in my former dorm...

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

Any insights to any damage done to the STI's? With the knee keeping me off
the bike I haven't had the chance to do much more then dump the water out of
the seat tube and dry off the seat!

"Lou Holtman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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no spam for me said:

I was on a century Saturday in Maryland..really sucked, rained all
friggen day, poured other times and my knee crapped out at 83 miles and

I

Quoted message said:

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sagged it. So now in the agony of defeat it's time to clean up, ice

down my

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

knee and be happy that my hands are no longer looking like a couple of
albino prunes, I want to make sure I get all the yuck and grit out the
headset, cables, STI's, etc...how far into tearing it apart and or

spraying

Quoted message said:

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WD40 or something into where ever to make sure I got all the water and

sand

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out? Any useful Idea's, Links, Lists and any special considerations for

a

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carbon frame??

K

Rinse it gently with a garden hose,
Brush it down with a soft brush an dishwasher soup,
Rinse it again gently with a garden hose,
Dry the bike very well; compressed air, (paper)towel, hair dryer or
whatever.
If the bike is completely dry relube chain, brake and derailleur pivots.
Once or twice a season repack the hubs en headset.

Lou
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no spam for me said:

"Lou Holtman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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no spam for me said:

I was on a century Saturday in Maryland..really sucked, rained all
friggen day, poured other times and my knee crapped out at 83 miles and

I

Quoted message said:

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sagged it. So now in the agony of defeat it's time to clean up, ice

down my

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

knee and be happy that my hands are no longer looking like a couple of
albino prunes, I want to make sure I get all the yuck and grit out the
headset, cables, STI's, etc...how far into tearing it apart and or

spraying

Quoted message said:

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WD40 or something into where ever to make sure I got all the water and

sand

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out? Any useful Idea's, Links, Lists and any special considerations for

a

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carbon frame??

K

Rinse it gently with a garden hose,
Brush it down with a soft brush an dishwasher soup,
Rinse it again gently with a garden hose,
Dry the bike very well; compressed air, (paper)towel, hair dryer or
whatever.
If the bike is completely dry relube chain, brake and derailleur pivots.
Once or twice a season repack the hubs en headset.

Lou

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Any insights to any damage done to the STI's? With the knee keeping

me off

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the bike I haven't had the chance to do much more then dump the water

out of

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the seat tube and dry off the seat!

Not really; there is nothing much you can do. The most important thing
is that you get your bike and STI's clean and dry as soon as possible.
I live in the Netherlands and get really soaked several times a year. I
rode STI for more than 8 years and had never had any problem with them
nor had to flush them with WD40 to make them work again. So they are not
that critical in the wet. Now I have Ergo for 7 years which I can take
apart. I never had to do that but it is a relaxing thought.

cheers.

Lou
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Per "no spam for me" <no_ [email hidden]>:

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STI's

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PeteCresswell