Water pooling under bottom bracket horror

[newfhouse]

I remember the old rain capes, usually bright yellow until they had some use, I think mines in the house somewhere.

I haven’t worn one since I had a paper round. Great with the wind behind me but had to tack into a headwind.

 

[a.twiddler]

Who is the model for the cape? A bit scary. Either he has no head or it's the invisible man. Would lend a new dimension to "sorry mate, I didn't see you" events

 

[PaulSB]

Try not to worry about absolutely everything. Life isn't a series of disasters waiting to happen.

 

[ColinJ]

Reminds me of the time I went into my garage and went weak at the knees when I found a long "Crack" running down the length of the head tube on my best bike. It turned out to be a strand of hair that was clinging to it.

I had something similar with my old Cannondale CAAD5 top tube. That turned out to be scratches in the paintwork. (But I think I will triplecheck letter using a bright light and a magnifying glass - my nearsight isn't fantastic these days!)

 

[carlosfandangus]

Poor old wafter. He'll spend days and £££'s fixing his bike, only to find it was a leaking radiator in the hallway.

A friends dad had a Citroen with hydraulic suspension, many moons ago, puddle by the back wheel and he thought it was hydraulic fluid, finger in the puddle and a taste test, only to find out it was a neighbours dog that had used his wheel instead of a lampost

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Dinitrol or wax oil. Spray it into all tubes. Use on a hot day so flows well into all crevices. You can get spray nozzles to coat all areas

Not Waxoyl please - it's of the 1950s. Dinitrol & others have moved the game on a long way

 

[ColinJ]

A friends dad had a Citroen with hydraulic suspension, many moons ago, puddle by the back wheel and he thought it was hydraulic fluid, finger in the puddle and a taste test, only to find out it was a neighbours dog that had used his wheel instead of a lampost

I'd rather taste dog pee than some nasty chemical!

(Having said that, I still wouldn't be keen! )

 

[Drago]

Not Waxoyl please - it's of the 1950s. Dinitrol & others have moved the game on a long way

I make my own Waxoyl.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I make my own Waxoyl.

There's a real man, right there. How does it taste?

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I came downstairs earlier to find a 4" diameter pool of water underneath the bottom bracket of the new bike

Got a cat, dog small child?

Never go outside without this, and apply this to every tube. Sorted.

How much!!! Must be designed for a Brompton user.

 

[pawl]

I remember the old rain capes, usually bright yellow until they had some use, I think mines in the house somewhere.

Take it to The Antiques Road Show must be worth hundreds ££££££££

 

[CXRAndy]

Not Waxoyl please - it's of the 1950s. Dinitrol & others have moved the game on a long way

I really just needs to be thick oil for a bike. It will slow corrosion down to outlast you. Agree Dinitrol with their thixotropic (not sure word) properties are much better

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Take it to The Antiques Road Show must be worth hundreds ££££££££

Lol!

 

[Mr Celine]

I make my own Waxoyl.

In your ears?