A fortnight ago, I had a wee accident that resulted in me spending a couple of nights in hospital. My family kindly stuck the bike in the garage. It wouldn’t have been wet or particularly dirty when it was put away (it was a cold, dry day) although the roads may have been salty.
I had glanced at the bike in the intervening fortnight, to see if there was any serious damage, but hadn’t taken it out to check it in detail.
Normally I clean/lube the chain at least weekly, more often if it’s wet. Just the usual wipe/lube/wipe thing.
Today, I was quite surprised just how stiff the chain had become in the fortnight since it was last used. Quite a few stiff links. Some more lube, and some flexing, seems to have fixed it.
Is that normal? I can’t remember my chain getting as stiff before after a fortnight?
Front brake also looks like the cable maybe needs some lube - it’s not returning freely - other than that the only real damage appears to be a broken light and a few scrapes. (and my hip & ribs - but that’s another story!)
I had glanced at the bike in the intervening fortnight, to see if there was any serious damage, but hadn’t taken it out to check it in detail.
Normally I clean/lube the chain at least weekly, more often if it’s wet. Just the usual wipe/lube/wipe thing.
Today, I was quite surprised just how stiff the chain had become in the fortnight since it was last used. Quite a few stiff links. Some more lube, and some flexing, seems to have fixed it.
Is that normal? I can’t remember my chain getting as stiff before after a fortnight?
Front brake also looks like the cable maybe needs some lube - it’s not returning freely - other than that the only real damage appears to be a broken light and a few scrapes. (and my hip & ribs - but that’s another story!)