Remains of the Day

3 responses to “Remains of the Day”

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   fotogail

   Jan 23, 2005 at 5:39 am

   is that mustard blooming already?

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   jurvetson

   Jan 23, 2005 at 5:57 am

   Why yes, maam. Since you ask, I’ll share a photo…

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   Timmbits

   Jan 15, 2008 at 3:47 pm

   When you get a new chain, you can dip in in parrafin, and won’t need to oil it. No oil, less dust accumulation on it. I have a silver-colored chain on my racing bike, you can grab it with your hand and not have a trace of black goo on your hands as you normally would. Old racer’s trick: parrafin is a natural lubricant, ideal for a chain because it’s not really spinning parts but limited motion in the links (as compared to wheel bearings for example). You just set up a bain-marie, and dunk your chain in it, then reassemble. The SRAM chains have an easy assembly-removal link to make maintenance a few times a year easy, and they shift better too.

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