You might have a hard time seeing it, but under all that snow and ice is a cog that actually still engages the chain. The rest of what you see is an accumulation of crud over 4 days of commuting. Here is another shot:
My bike sits outside at work and I keep it in the garage at home. These pictures were taken when I got home last night. By this morning, some of the snow around the brakes had melted a bit. Much of the other snow has not melted at all this week. The snow around the cog has turned to ice. I'd have to use a tool to get it off.
Despite the accumulation of slop and ice, I can still ride. The rear brake has frozen solid, but I ride "fixed" so it hasn't been necessary to really use it. Besides, I cannot really seem to get going that fast anyway :) I have a feeling that if I were attempting to use a geared bike it would require regular maintenance, something for which I do not have time or energy for.
I am hoping my new headlight will arrive today and to do some maintenance this weekend. I will bring the bike in and let it thaw out, get it lubed up and ready for next week.
3 comments:
I agree about the singe gear. I switched to SS this Summer and now that I am riding in the slop, I am glad I do not have gears!
I use multi...
however, I just don't shift from Nov. 1st thru April 21st.
It works good that way.
-Me
I'm glad that I'm not the only one on a weekly freeze/thaw cycle.
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