Rick Johnson
Oh yea, one other thing. When you get here from the wet side don't be
surprised if the locks on your car or bike rack freeze. A little spray
lube will prevent that - but if it's too late heat your key with a
cigarette lighter before you use it.
Rick Johnson
Bend Oregon
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On 12/6/2013 6:17 PM, Nathan Frechen wrote:
> I'll to Rick's list....
>
> - if you haven't do so already, try to get a solid amount of a light chain lube into your freehub body to lighten the viscosity. At low enough temps, the grease can cause the pawls to stick, and you have the reverse of a fixed gear.
>
> It's as simple as taking the cassette off, and just dripping some TriFlow, etc into the freehub/hub junction while spinning the freehub backwards. No need to remove the freehub, don't over think it.
>
> It may or may not be necessary....but speaking from experience riding in Rochester, NY during the winter, it's an extremely concerning feeling when your freehub just stops engaging.
>
> May not be totally necessary for cross racing - but it takes less than 5 minutes total.
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