Re: cleaning the commute bike

Wolfgang Strobl <news51@mystrobl.de> wrote:

Am 19 Jan 2025 14:33:37 GMT schrieb Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>:
 

In slightly disappointing news I’ve discovered that the Old school roadie
commuter does need to be cleanse or shifting becomes hit and miss!
 
Unlike the old MTB who’s cables run safely out of reach of muck and grime
the roadie runs the shift cables around the bottom bracket, which collected
salt/grime which eventually stopped it shifting reliably to the big ring.

 
Wireless shifting might come to the rescue. :-)

I’d expect so or even electronic as well sealed systems, though not really
in the spirt of the cheap roadie!

 
I avoid these conditions nowadays, so I can't report on how the rear
derailleur deals with dirt and especially salt. Most probably not worse
than a mechanical one and perhaps better.
 
Years ago, when commuting around the year, I had both spare cable guides
and cables in my toolbox.  Using a a little bit of grease helps, but
can't help with corrosion on salted roads, in the long run. Replacing
both the inner cable and the cable guide after winter is a more reliable
solution. These parts are cheap.
 
 
<https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=derailleur+cable+guide+bottom+bracket&iax=images&ia=images>
 
 

Wasn’t actually the cable guides under the bottom bracket but muck
collecting between the mech/chainset and the chain stays which clogged the
cable and it’s guide.

I’ll keep an eye on it!

Roger Merriman