Snow cycling and freezing breaks
joebatz
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Just arrived at work after a lovely 10mile cross country commute.
The cycle paths here in Cambridgeshire are terible very icy same in most places i guess?
I have 2 problems i could do with some advice or suggestions on., firstly my breaks are freezing solid, especialy my front break which froze to my wheel this morning which luckly i had only just left home so i carried my bike home and freed it again with hot water. But after about 15 mins of cycling it was frozen again so no front break at all and my back break was also very stiff this morning. Secondly my bike has hub gears and they froze solid too so i was stuck in 3rd gear all the way to work.
Unfortunatly my bike has to be left outside at night, any suggestions please on how i can solve the problem?
The cycle paths here in Cambridgeshire are terible very icy same in most places i guess?
I have 2 problems i could do with some advice or suggestions on., firstly my breaks are freezing solid, especialy my front break which froze to my wheel this morning which luckly i had only just left home so i carried my bike home and freed it again with hot water. But after about 15 mins of cycling it was frozen again so no front break at all and my back break was also very stiff this morning. Secondly my bike has hub gears and they froze solid too so i was stuck in 3rd gear all the way to work.
Unfortunatly my bike has to be left outside at night, any suggestions please on how i can solve the problem?
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other than bringing your bike inside, wrap it up a bit? De-icer all over it? Dunno to be honest. I wouldn't want to be stuck with rim brakes in this weather. the fixie has been relegated to the shed and I'm on the disc braked mtb with knobblies til the white stuff melts. even then they're a bit squeaky. As my house is in the middle of rennovations, i can just chuck it in the hall when i get home. it lives in the office at work too.0
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My best road bike is in the shed for winter so no room there for my winter bike. I guess it means talking the wife in to letting me bring my bike in at night.0
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Get some good low temp grease for your brakes, take and smother that goo inside. Same could be said of the hub gear but more "fun" to do...Le Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]0 -
Silicone grease works wonders for brake/gear cables.0
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Alphabet wrote:brakes
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Doh, bring the bike in overnight then - so everything drys out. I'm washing the mtb, drying with a fan heater in the garage, re-lubing, then leaving it in the house overnight to dry.
Despite all my components looking like big blocks of snow and ice this morning, everything worked as normal. The bike also comes in the office during the day - otherwise it would be a permanent block of ice.
You need to get the bike thawed out at room temperature. If outside all day/night, it will just freeze up.0 -
MonkeyMonster wrote:Get some good low temp grease for your brakes, take and smother that goo inside. Same could be said of the hub gear but more "fun" to do...
Not meaning to teach anyone to suck eggs, but greasing the brakes doesn't mean greasing the pads/rims! Could make for an interesting ride :twisted:FCN3: Titanium Qoroz.0 -
No brakes, no gears ?
You've got a fixie. Roll up your jeans and embrace your inner hipster.Misguided Idealist0 -
Bringing it inside is a temporary fix which will get you just far enough away from home to make it easier to carry on than return. Lube and lube enough to stop water penetrating and freezing (especially in windchill) is the only answer. My gears froze in double-digit freezing temps - nothing for it but to MTFU and carry on the rest of the 15 hilly miles.ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0
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Is it the brakes or maybe it's just the cables? Check out
http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/2009/12/20/frozen-cable-time/0