we had several days' worth of rain last week, during which I went on a total of 5 hrs' worth of bike rides on a bike path, which is gravel, but when wet, makes a gritty, abrasive soup...not good for bikes.
Now, I sinned in that I didn't wipe 'er down (chain and all) after each ride, and after 4 days, I began to hear light crunchy sounds in the drive train.
when I did get to it with chain degreaser/cleaner and lube, I spotted some rust.
I didn't take time to make sure where the rust came from, but I assume that the gritty wet paste may have been a factor in causing some of my drive train to rust.
My chainrings appear to be alum. so that rules them out..
I didn't see rust thruought the cogs or chain; just on some spots, which makes me think something else on the bike rusted and that rusty water dripped onto the drive train.
I have a fairly decent bike (trek) with a 1 yr old chain..I think SRAM...the kind with that "magic" link for easy chain removal..
anyone have thoughts on whether the chain and cogs COULD have rusted, or whether I need to more carefully investigate the rust's source?
thanks!
geardad
Now, I sinned in that I didn't wipe 'er down (chain and all) after each ride, and after 4 days, I began to hear light crunchy sounds in the drive train.
when I did get to it with chain degreaser/cleaner and lube, I spotted some rust.
I didn't take time to make sure where the rust came from, but I assume that the gritty wet paste may have been a factor in causing some of my drive train to rust.
My chainrings appear to be alum. so that rules them out..
I didn't see rust thruought the cogs or chain; just on some spots, which makes me think something else on the bike rusted and that rusty water dripped onto the drive train.
I have a fairly decent bike (trek) with a 1 yr old chain..I think SRAM...the kind with that "magic" link for easy chain removal..
anyone have thoughts on whether the chain and cogs COULD have rusted, or whether I need to more carefully investigate the rust's source?
thanks!
geardad