It's raining--maybe I'll go riding

Was planning on riding in Central Park tonight but it's raining right
now and it doesn't look like it's going to stop by the time I get out
tonight. I'm assuming the wet isn't all that damaging to the bike, so
I think I'll go for it and then make sure I wipe the bike down good
when I'm done.

wrote:
Was planning on riding in Central Park tonight but it's raining right
now and it doesn't look like it's going to stop by the time I get out
tonight. I'm assuming the wet isn't all that damaging to the bike, so
I think I'll go for it and then make sure I wipe the bike down good
when I'm done.

Back in the days when I lived in an apartment, I'd bring my bike into
the shower to rinse off the grime and mud after a rain ride. Much more
effective than wiping.

Joseph

On 12 Jul 2006 12:40:55 -0700, wrote:

Was planning on riding in Central Park tonight but it's raining right
now and it doesn't look like it's going to stop by the time I get out
tonight. I'm assuming the wet isn't all that damaging to the bike, so
I think I'll go for it and then make sure I wipe the bike down good
when I'm done.

The only thing that can get damaged are your clothes, that is if the bike
doesn't have fenders.

Since you are in NYC check out the TA joyrides I've put on the web. See my
signature.

Don www.donwiss.com/joyrides (e-mail link at page bottom).

Was planning on riding in Central Park tonight but it's raining right
now and it doesn't look like it's going to stop by the time I get out
tonight. I'm assuming the wet isn't all that damaging to the bike, so
I think I'll go for it and then make sure I wipe the bike down good
when I'm done.

You might be assuming too much. I was out on a charity ride and got stuck in
a sudden rain. The water goes down the seat tube and into the bottom
bracket. A couple of months later, hearing some rain stories, I decided to
check it and found the bottom bracket assembly had to be changed out because
it was rusted! I had to buy a new bottom bracket gizmo and use steel wool to
clean out the inside of the tubes where it was rusted.

Pat in TX

Group: rec.bicycles.misc Date: Wed, Jul 12, 2006, 9:55pm (EDT-1) From:
(Pat*in*TX)

You might be assuming too much. I was
out on a charity ride and got stuck in a
sudden rain. The water goes down the
seat tube and into the bottom bracket. A
couple of months later, hearing some
rain stories, I decided to check it and
found the bottom bracket assembly had
to be changed out because it was rusted!

Which Is why I driled a few holes in the bottom of the hanger shell, for
drainage.

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Pat in TX wrote:
Was planning on riding in Central Park tonight but it's raining right
now and it doesn't look like it's going to stop by the time I get out
tonight. I'm assuming the wet isn't all that damaging to the bike, so
I think I'll go for it and then make sure I wipe the bike down good
when I'm done.

You might be assuming too much. I was out on a charity ride and got stuck in
a sudden rain. The water goes down the seat tube and into the bottom
bracket. A couple of months later, hearing some rain stories, I decided to
check it and found the bottom bracket assembly had to be changed out because
it was rusted! I had to buy a new bottom bracket gizmo and use steel wool to
clean out the inside of the tubes where it was rusted.

On most bikes, the water should not get into the frame tubes. On lower
quality bikes with tubular seatposts open at the top, the rear wheel
would sling water up to the seat's underside, and some would drip down
into the seat tube and bottom bracket.

Solutions to this are a cork in the top of the seat tube, and/or decent
fenders, or a more modern seatpost, sealed at the top.

ISTR some "fluted" seatposts could allow water to enter, perhaps if the
owner trimmed the bottom off to save weight. So don't do that.

But in general, bikes are quite weatherproof, especially if you run
fenders. I've spent many hours out in downpours (the latest being two
days ago) with no problems whatsoever.

- Frank Krygowski

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wrote:
Was planning on riding in Central Park tonight but it's raining right
now and it doesn't look like it's going to stop by the time I get out
tonight. I'm assuming the wet isn't all that damaging to the bike, so
I think I'll go for it and then make sure I wipe the bike down good
when I'm done.

Back in the days when I lived in an apartment, I'd bring my bike into
the shower to rinse off the grime and mud after a rain ride. Much more
effective than wiping.

In that situation a handheld shower head (with the flexible "hose"
thing) is really helpful -- you can blast away at the brake arms,
which seem particularly prone to collecting a lot of gunk when
ridden in the rain, especially if you go off the paved streets,
onto hardpack park trails.

I used to have to take my front wheel off to fit the bike into
the apartment-sized bathtub. But it was a viable solution to
the apartment dweller's bike cleaning problem.


cheers,
Tom

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