Globalti
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Last night I stripped the roadie down for a clean, adjust and inspection. It only gets used on dry roads but inevitably it gets wet and muddy at this time of year. It is only a couple of months and a few hundred miles since I last did this but here’s what I found:
Both gear cables rusted up and sticking in their outers – (I already knew this from the poor shifting) so both inners replaced and rear derailleur outer replaced.
Chain clogged up with black dried lube – soaked in white spirit and cleaned thoroughly. No need to check for wear as it’s new.
Bottom pulley bearing sticky – disassembled, cleaned and re-lubed with white grease.
Both rims contained smelly stagnant water from after-ride washing, it must be getting in around the valves. Oxidation is appearing around the valve hole on the rear rim. – Drained out water and left by the Aga to dry overnight (I hope).
Grit embedded in brake blocks – picked out with a sharp knife and block faces cleaned with wire wool. Lightly cleaned braking surfaces of rims with wire wool then isopropyl alcohol.
General dirt and dried lube on cassette – removed, disassembled and hub cleaned before replacing. Close inspection shows that the teeth are not worn (it’s on its second chain) but interesting round wear marks are appearing on the sides of the cogs from the rivets in the chain - never seen that before. Note however that cassette and chainrings are beginning to look generally ropey after 5000 miles so might replace with the next new chain, which will be at around 9000 miles.
Polished the frame with car polish but haven’t yet got round to removing the seatpost; I expect to find it gritty and wet so will “ream out” the seat tube with a cloth poked down with a stick and leave overnight to dry.
Inspected the witness cracks in the paint and tugged and squeezed the frame and forks while listening for creaking sounds. Checked BB bearings and cleaned both chainrings.
Other jobs include refitting tyres and tubes with talc then inflating and thoroughly inspecting for cuts.
Then a general setup, light lube of moving parts, lube chain, adjust gears and test ride.
Lastly, open a bottle of Moorhouses Premier Bitter and relax by the fire.
Both gear cables rusted up and sticking in their outers – (I already knew this from the poor shifting) so both inners replaced and rear derailleur outer replaced.
Chain clogged up with black dried lube – soaked in white spirit and cleaned thoroughly. No need to check for wear as it’s new.
Bottom pulley bearing sticky – disassembled, cleaned and re-lubed with white grease.
Both rims contained smelly stagnant water from after-ride washing, it must be getting in around the valves. Oxidation is appearing around the valve hole on the rear rim. – Drained out water and left by the Aga to dry overnight (I hope).
Grit embedded in brake blocks – picked out with a sharp knife and block faces cleaned with wire wool. Lightly cleaned braking surfaces of rims with wire wool then isopropyl alcohol.
General dirt and dried lube on cassette – removed, disassembled and hub cleaned before replacing. Close inspection shows that the teeth are not worn (it’s on its second chain) but interesting round wear marks are appearing on the sides of the cogs from the rivets in the chain - never seen that before. Note however that cassette and chainrings are beginning to look generally ropey after 5000 miles so might replace with the next new chain, which will be at around 9000 miles.
Polished the frame with car polish but haven’t yet got round to removing the seatpost; I expect to find it gritty and wet so will “ream out” the seat tube with a cloth poked down with a stick and leave overnight to dry.
Inspected the witness cracks in the paint and tugged and squeezed the frame and forks while listening for creaking sounds. Checked BB bearings and cleaned both chainrings.
Other jobs include refitting tyres and tubes with talc then inflating and thoroughly inspecting for cuts.
Then a general setup, light lube of moving parts, lube chain, adjust gears and test ride.
Lastly, open a bottle of Moorhouses Premier Bitter and relax by the fire.
