Dust

Trapped in the house today, with a cold rain falling that came very close to
being freezing rain (one year to the day from the worst icing event in
Charlotte history) I decided to get out my long-neglected mountain bike
(anyone notice I haven't been around too much?)

Good lord. It's been stored in my shed for several months and the neglect
shows. I didn't clean it after my last ride, so the dirt and mud splats
were like concrete. One thing that bothers me is the fact the red grips had
turned almost black (mold?)

I was worried that there was a haze of rust on my cassette (with cogs from a
now-difficult to find HG90 cassette) but that turned out to be red clay
dust. I'll take the whole thing apart at the store and restore it's nickel
plated luster.

The PC - 58 chain was perfect. No stretch. Same to be said for the chain,
which got a fresh coat of Pro-link and a wipe down.

Cleaning the boots on a 97 Manitou SX Ti can be fun. They fit tight and are
hard to turn!

The brakes took a good dose of lube. The rears (Avid 2.0x) were dia-comping
(not centering) until I got some lube on them.

Now I just need to get out and ride the damned thing.

The Nelson Paradigm murmured while asleep:
Trapped in the house today, with a cold rain falling that came very
close to being freezing rain (one year to the day from the worst
icing event in Charlotte history) I decided to get out my
long-neglected mountain bike (anyone notice I haven't been around too
much?)

Good lord. It's been stored in my shed for several months and the
neglect shows. I didn't clean it after my last ride, so the dirt and
mud splats were like concrete. One thing that bothers me is the fact
the red grips had turned almost black (mold?)

I was worried that there was a haze of rust on my cassette (with cogs
from a now-difficult to find HG90 cassette) but that turned out to be
red clay dust. I'll take the whole thing apart at the store and
restore it's nickel plated luster.

The PC - 58 chain was perfect. No stretch. Same to be said for the
chain, which got a fresh coat of Pro-link and a wipe down.

Cleaning the boots on a 97 Manitou SX Ti can be fun. They fit tight
and are hard to turn!

The brakes took a good dose of lube. The rears (Avid 2.0x) were
dia-comping (not centering) until I got some lube on them.

Now I just need to get out and ride the damned thing.

felt good just to fondle it a bit, didnt it..?!

penny