RAIN DRENCHED

[Slave]

'K so yesterday arvie, I was really doff and went for a ride. I got caught in a heavy cloudburst type thunderstorm.

 

I got soaked but that was easily solved with a towel when I got home. The bike, well, different story.

 

Other than cleaning the chain, the break blocks and the frame, what sort of maintenance do I need to do? The idea here is preventive maintenance and I have already promissed SO that today I will rest so I guess it is faff about with the bike day. (Hey, I need something to keep me out of the house for secveral hours seeing as though I won't be riding.

 

Do I have to get into all the BB bits like wheel and crank bearings and re-grease everything?

 

Do I have to take off the tyres and makse sure no water is in there? I am clueless on this one.

[TNT1]

Clean and lube chain. Go ride...

[1hill@aTime]

all should be ok lube chain go ride some more like tnt says

[KevinV]

On a few occasions after riding in the rain I have ended up with water inside the frame. When tipping the bike onto it's back wheel, water has run out of (I assume drainage) holes near the rear dropouts. I have since heard that Scott frames are prone to this. What bike is it? Perhaps check for water just in case? JB, any comments?

[Bike Mob]

...and clean the road grit out of the brake blocks... otherwise it should all be fine.

[TNT1]

 

On a few occasions after riding in the rain I have ended up with water inside the frame. When tipping the bike onto it's back wheel' date=' water has run out of (I assume drainage) holes near the rear dropouts.

 

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Them is not "Drainage holes" them is there so that when the tubes where brazed into the lugs, gasses  could escape. Anyway, this is a 900 year old peugeot... there is no other damage possible

 

[Tumbleweed]

On a few occasions after riding in the rain I have ended up with water inside the frame. When tipping the bike onto it's back wheel' date=' water has run out of (I assume drainage) holes near the rear dropouts.

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Them is not "Drainage holes" them is there so that when the tubes where brazed into the lugs, gasses  could escape. Anyway, this is a 900 year old peugeot... there is no other damage possible

 

talking about 900-year-old bikes, where's mine??!!

 

s2l, i was also caught in that storm last night. made the ride home from the sushi bar, well, interesting?

[KevinV]

On a few occasions after riding in the rain I have ended up with water inside the frame. When tipping the bike onto it's back wheel' date=' water has run out of (I assume drainage) holes near the rear dropouts.

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Them is not "Drainage holes" them is there so that when the tubes where brazed into the lugs, gasses  could escape. Anyway, this is a 900 year old peugeot... there is no other damage possible

That's handy then, the holes made for gas to escape allow me to avoid a BB service after riding in the wet!

[Slave]

TNT.

IT IS NOT 900 years old.

 

Ok, maybe 850 but I would like it to last another few years before it goes out to the great bicycle happy hunting ground.