July 21, 2011

Salt

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This week I finally got around to taking apart and cleaning my winter bike. Both brakes were shot, the nipples on the rear wheel are frozen (but luckily it's super true), and I decided to swap cranksets to something a little more attractive.

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Checking out the parts that came off the bike, I couldn't believe how well the salt had worked it's way onto every surface of my bottom bracket spindle and crank arm tapers.

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That's a pretty snug fitting interface there, but salt can't be stopped. It's annoying as hell.

(that's the last time I bring it up until winter)

I'll have pics of the new build soonish.

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