Does leaving the chain on overnight tire the legs

[smutchin]

Make sure you always park your crank with the pedals at 12 / 6 O'Clock or they won't run as smoothly the next time you use your bike.

Ideally, you should rotate the left hand crank so it's in line with the right hand crank and have them both 'hanging' downwards in the 6 o'clock position to minimise stress, which can lead to metal fatigue.

But also remove the pedals to avoid stretching.

 

[Threevok]

Before setting off - I tend to align the logos on the rear wheel, to the ones on the front - this stops the rear wheel lagging behind

 

[TheDoctor]

I misalign the logos deliberately. This forces the back wheel to accelerate as it tries to match the front.
Obviously, it never manages it, but hey, free power!

 

[Threevok]

I misalign the logos deliberately. This forces the back wheel to accelerate as it tries to match the front.
Obviously, it never manages it, but hey, free power!

Damn - I never thought of that

 

[Markymark]

When I'm out riding I have to stop 5 times a day and face my bike towards London.

 

[ayceejay]

You leave your bike ALONE in the garage overnight?

 

[Saluki]

If you have a derailleur the chain should be fine. Chains naturally shrink in the darkness overnight, and the derailleur is designed to stretch them so that when you take the bike out in the morning you can just hop on and ride without having to take the chain off and stretch it with your hands.

Make sure you always park your crank with the pedals at 12 / 6 O'Clock or they won't run as smoothly the next time you use your bike. I once left mine at the 3 / 9 O'Clock position by mistake and it took me at least an extra 30 mins to get to work. No kidding!!

You do remove your handlebars to stretch the brake cables as well, right?

Oh no. Just seen that I left the roadie, overnight, with pedals at 10 & 4. Have rectified this and wondering if I should take my other bike out tonight while the roadie recovers

 

[TheDoctor]

Absolutely!

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Oh no. Just seen that I left the roadie, overnight, with pedals at 10 & 4. Have rectified this and wondering if I should take my other bike out tonight while the roadie recovers

No, it's important that your bike returns to normality quickly as it will be suffering from PTSD - Post Traumatic Storage Disorder. Counselling is available.

 

[winjim]

To minimise stress on the wheels I recommend slackening off the spoke nipples a couple of turns every night. Then all you need to do in the morning is pop them on the stand, true them up and off you go. It's really quite quick once you get the hang of it, I've got it down to about an hour before I need to set off.

Just to check though, and I know it sounds obvious, but you are removing all bolted on parts to prevent thread seize aren't you? It only takes a couple of hours in the morning with a torque wrench to get them back on.

 

[TheDoctor]

I recently discovered that I can't ride a bike no-hands in New Zealand. I think the gyroscopic forces work t'other way round in the Southern Hemisphere.
Of course, it could be that I was riding a bike that was unfamiliar and didn't fit me very well, but I'm blaming Coriolis forces myself.
Also, the Moon looked upside down. This may be relevant. Or not.

 

[postman]

I am very surprised at the answers to the question from the poster.Despite millions of miles ridden by these fine people.Not one, i said not one has mentioned fresh air each morning in both tyres.There is nothing worse than stale air,it's like not brushing your teeth in a morning or before going to bed.Fresh air is bouncier,so giving the feeling of floating along.

 

[Markymark]

I recently discovered that I can't ride a bike no-hands in New Zealand. I think the gyroscopic forces work t'other way round in the Southern Hemisphere.
Of course, it could be that I was riding a bike that was unfamiliar and didn't fit me very well, but I'm blaming Coriolis forces myself.
Also, the Moon looked upside down. This may be relevant. Or not.

Honestly the lack of knowledge of physics is unbelievable. The moon wasn't upside down, you were. That's why you couldn't ride no handed as the bike was on your head.

 

[Jenkins]

Make sure your tyre valves are both facing up, if not air could fall out overnight.

Wouldn't that ruin the tyres by giving them a flat spot from being stood in the same position every day? The only answer to that is to deflate the tyres and rotate them a few degrees on the rims before reinflating each day..

 

[PeteXXX]

Personally, I take the tyres off after every ride and polish them inside and out. I find this gives me greater WHOOOSH on my next ride.
Surely every sensible cyclist does this?!