Tales from today's commute....

[fossyant]

no didn't oil, the chain was only partially cleaned by hosing it. I thought you should only really oil it when it is fully cleaned. is it alright to top up the oil when it is only a bit clean? I normally do a full degrease, chain bath and reapply oil about once a month. Using finish line wet oil. It was laziness really last night, pitch black and still raining so just did a spray down and dry. I may top up the oil today then. Yes, need to reread Mickle method process.

Very rarely degrease my chains. The only time is when the MTB or CX bike has done an epic weekend/few days of total filth riding. I use finish line wet ceramic. Just oil, then wipe. Then if it's been mucky or wet, wipe the chain again. If it's light on oil, then I'll drop some on and wipe again.

That's all you need to do to keep it clean. Degreasing strips everything out and you don't need to do that often.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

no didn't oil, the chain was only partially cleaned by hosing it. I thought you should only really oil it when it is fully cleaned. is it alright to top up the oil when it is only a bit clean? I normally do a full degrease, chain bath and reapply oil about once a month. Using finish line wet oil. It was laziness really last night, pitch black and still raining so just did a spray down and dry. I may top up the oil today then. Yes, need to reread Mickle method process.

I find every commute in the rain needs oil afterwards, or it rusts.

If yours is making those noises, I think you need oil very urgently!

 

[Mazz]

Long term dodgy knee unfortunately !

And the finger joints?

 

[Dadam]

That reminds me I need wipe and oil the chain after yesterday. Usually the last thing I think of doing after getting home in the wet!

 

[cyberknight]

Sorry to hear that - how come you've got pain? Did you come off your bike?

nearly 40 years of manual labour

 

[cyberknight]

Long term dodgy knee unfortunately !

And the finger joints?

the knee was a long term injury that finally seems to be getting better , well i have niggles but thats down to getting old .The fingers ? i put that down to nearly 40 years of manual labour .

 

[fossyant]

Wet return, full of a head cold, been sneezing all day. The police helicopter didn't catch me, was buzzed by it when coming up the local farm track.

 

[HLaB]

Glad I run two sets of lights. Tried to put the front flasher on and it was dead. I don't think I got a low battery warning on my last commute. It usually gives me a warning and disables high beam about 1h before it cuts off. Hopefully the lack of a warning means after 9-10 years its not failing.

At least I had a light on route there was the typical Ninjas, the last one cycling straight into my path.

Got to the Station and just one rear light was still on too but that's typical of Lezyne lights. Even when they show green battery they'll just randomly switch off no warning.

Apart from the typical 🥷, and it being dreich and a headwind all the way there's nothing much to report from the actual ride.

 

[Mazz]

I wish this dreich would turn to dry - just awful damp weather and more rain again this morning!

 

[ianrauk]

I wish this dreich would turn to dry - just awful damp weather and more rain again this morning!

Drier here this morning in the South East thankfully. Last nights commute home was torrential rain all the way. Not nice at all.

Rainy Commute # 16 for the year
Same period last year, 2 rainy commutes.

 

[fossyant]

WFH today, glad as my head cold is painful. On the drugs now so should feel more human later. Took it easy last night as I'm aching all over - never a good sign when poorly - one that says don't ride. Never ride with flu type symptoms.

 

[biking_fox]

WFH today, glad as my head cold is painful. On the drugs now so should feel more human later. Took it easy last night as I'm aching all over - never a good sign when poorly - one that says don't ride. Never ride with flu type symptoms.

That's basically my criteria for calling in sick. If I don't feel fit enough to ride in then I'm ill. Don't' mask it by trying to WFH, you're probably not thinking properly either, just take it as a sick day. If you wouldn't have come into the office before WFH was a thing, don't do it now!

 

[HLaB]

Hard to believe its going to clear overnight and freeze, its still p1shing down. Traffic in the town/city centres at both ends of my train journey was at a standstill.

I charged my front light that wasn't working and after an hour or so it said charged, so I thought it might be OK but it was the same. I'll wait for it to dry a bit and try changing it with the battery pack or wall charger. If its still the same I'll order a new one, for £20 and circa 8-10years it was good and I like the way it mounts. I can quickly mount it anywhere and on any bike.

An 800lumen solid on the right side of my bars doesn't seem to be as visible as a 500lumens flashing judging by the 3 drivers that started to pull out on me in places.