Tom B
Guru
- Location
- Lancashire
I'm going radical....
Frame has shrunken in the cold.
Frame has shrunken in the cold.
Sub zero where I live this morning
- Thread starter Dec66
- Start date
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Get new shift cables. The cold affects cables, and it's likely you have damp in them and the cold starts them to freeze.
If they are shifting well at above freezing and aren't dragging, then OK you might not need to replace.
Problem is, the bike is in a garage, and it will be close to, or near freezing by the time you get on it in the morning, and will likely freeze when moving.
I've had frozen cables in the past, and on one occasion, a frozen freewheel - road was frozen so had to push to the main road. By the time I got there, the freewheel pawls had frozen open = no drive.
The answer= if it's going to be a very cold night, bring the bike inside the house until the morning. Allows it to dry out, and no freezing.
The other answer is ride fixed. Only brake cables to worry about freezing.
If they are shifting well at above freezing and aren't dragging, then OK you might not need to replace.
Problem is, the bike is in a garage, and it will be close to, or near freezing by the time you get on it in the morning, and will likely freeze when moving.
I've had frozen cables in the past, and on one occasion, a frozen freewheel - road was frozen so had to push to the main road. By the time I got there, the freewheel pawls had frozen open = no drive.
The answer= if it's going to be a very cold night, bring the bike inside the house until the morning. Allows it to dry out, and no freezing.
The other answer is ride fixed. Only brake cables to worry about freezing.
davidphilips
Veteran
- Location
- Onabike
Easy solution , dont cycle when its sub zero, not nice or safe?
OP
OP
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
OP
OP
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
Single speed -Ice Spiker pro tyres and Hydro brakes
Sub zero no longer an issue for me
I can't say I have ever had a freewheel freeze.
Sub zero no longer an issue for me
I can't say I have ever had a freewheel freeze.
