Chain Cleaning & Maintneance

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http://sheldonbrown.com/chainclean

Must be April again......nice one Sheldon!!!

Gags

so reading from top to bottom my rambling mental activity went along the lines of: "yep.. ahuh.. hmmm... wtf.. oh wait... the date! lol"

🙂

Sheldon Brown said:

http://sheldonbrown.com/chainclean

Sheldon, thanks for this new product. It fills a much-needed gap in the
bicycle maintenance market, and I'm sure it will be a great success for
you. I'll certainly be ordering my deluxe kit first thing Monday.

Can you recommend a supplier for the requisite safety gear? I've got
some of this stuff at home, but I'll be needing the suit and some heavy
duty gloves. Also, should I get some steel-capped boots, or will
ordinary leather shoes do?

You can't put too high a price on safety.

--
John
Guinness is a food. I remember reading somewhere that there is sufficient
nutrients to live on in 12 pints of Guinness and a pint of milk every day. But
who could drink a whole pint of milk? -- Tim D on fatcyclist.com

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114 Shimano Replacement Pins (cost $71.82)

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If swallowed, do not bother to induce vomiting, it won't do any good, you're a goner!

Aha... brilliant :-).

Sheldon Brown said:

Mostly this is due to ignorance. Few cyclists are aware that there
is really only ONE RIGHT WAY to care for your all-important chain.

That is why I prefer old style chains. You can use all sorts of methods,
even rubbing it on the sheeps back.

Quoted message said:

Sheldon Brown said:

All knowledgeable cyclists know that THE most important thing in
cycling is proper chain cleaning and maintenance...yet, most cyclists
neglect this essential task, or use slapdash lazy techniques that are
letter better than pure neglect.

Mostly this is due to ignorance. Few cyclists are aware that there
is really only ONE RIGHT WAY to care for your all-important chain.

Now, the bicycle scientists of ShelBroCo have codified the PROPER
METHOD and offer a complete kit, the:

*********ShelBroCo Bicycle Chain Cleaning
System.**********

http://sheldonbrown.com/chainclean

Now you have not excuse for skimping on this most vital aspect of
cycling!

Sheldon "The One Right Way" Brown
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| "O, don't the days seem lank and long |
| When all goes right and nothing goes wrong, |
| And isn't your life extremely flat |
| With nothing whatever to grumble at!" |
| --W.S. Gilbert |
+---------------------------------------------------+

I think you forgot to mention that this should be done after
every ride.

DeF

--
To reply, you'll need to remove your finger.

Sheldon Brown said:

All knowledgeable cyclists know that THE most important thing in
cycling is proper chain cleaning and maintenance...yet, most cyclists
neglect this essential task, or use slapdash lazy techniques that are
letter better than pure neglect.

Mostly this is due to ignorance. Few cyclists are aware that there
is really only ONE RIGHT WAY to care for your all-important chain.

Now, the bicycle scientists of ShelBroCo have codified the PROPER
METHOD and offer a complete kit, the:

*********ShelBroCo Bicycle Chain Cleaning
System.**********

http://sheldonbrown.com/chainclean

Now you have not excuse for skimping on this most vital aspect of
cycling!

Sheldon "The One Right Way" Brown
+---------------------------------------------------+
| "O, don't the days seem lank and long |
| When all goes right and nothing goes wrong, |
| And isn't your life extremely flat |
| With nothing whatever to grumble at!" |
| --W.S. Gilbert |
+---------------------------------------------------+

I only have one problem with this, and it's a biggie: where's the
Campag deluxe kit? Is there some sort of discrimination being
perpetrated here? Fur could fly!!!
--
Regards.
Richard.

Sheldon Brown said:

http://sheldonbrown.com/chainclean

But. But. But. It's not April 1st yet!

--
Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
"My ambition, naturally, is to have a student quote my own words back
to me without attribution in a final paper. That's an office hour I'd
look forward to." -- Kieran Healy, on plagiarism

"Sheldon Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

All knowledgeable cyclists know that THE most important thing in
cycling is proper chain cleaning and maintenance...yet, most cyclists
neglect this essential task, or use slapdash lazy techniques that are
letter better than pure neglect.

Mostly this is due to ignorance. Few cyclists are aware that there
is really only ONE RIGHT WAY to care for your all-important chain.

Wrap in bacon and put in microwave.

Always works for me

"Tex" wrote:

....

So, a guy wearing cowboy boots and a big Stetson hat walks into an
English pub and says "Hiya, there, ever'body, ma name's "Tex" and ah'd
like ta buy a drink for y'all!"

After new pints all around, one of the regulars asks, "I say, Tex,
what part of Texas are you from?"

"Ahm not from Texas a-tall! Ahm from the great state of
Louisiana...but I didn't like the name 'Louise'!"

Sheldon "Sorry, I Couldn't Resist" Brown

pfffttt!!! Typical!!!

no friggin campy!@^#%%!!!

now i have all these bits over the bench and no replacements.

Curse you Sheeellldddooonnnnnnn....

Sheldon Brown said:

Sheldon "Sorry, I Couldn't Resist" Brown

Great joke Sheldon... have you had any "genuine" requests for your
product yet?
.... and what was REALLY in those bottles??

--
Bean

"I've got a bike
You can ride it if you like
It's got a basket
A bell that rings
And things to make it look good
I'd give it to you if I could
But I borrowed it" Pink Floyd

Remove "yourfinger" before replying

Bean Long <ben.l...

Quoted message said:

have you had any "genuine" requests for your
product yet?

http://sheldonbrown.com/chainclean

Alas, no. Perhaps 'cause I let the cat out of the bag at the Buy It
Now buttons. I was really worried that somebody might actually take
apart a whole chain and then get mad at me.

I have had serious requests for PowerWheels, even one from a Taiwanese
manufacturer who wanted to license the design.

I also got a somewhat angry email from a guy in New Zealand because I
said Symmetrispokes should be installed the other way round south of
the Equator...he said that didn't make any sense!

I've also had a few bites on the Tork-Grip

Quoted message said:

... and what was REALLY in those bottles??

Just water and food coluring, I'm afraid.

Sheldon " http://sheldonbrown.com/humor " Brown
+-----------------------------------------------+
| ...there is humour in all things and the |
| truest philosophy is that which teaches |
| us to find it and make the most of it. |
| --W.S.Gilbert |
+-----------------------------------------------+
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com

Sheldon Brown said:

Bean Long <ben.l...

Quoted message said:

have you had any "genuine" requests for your
product yet?

http://sheldonbrown.com/chainclean

Alas, no. Perhaps 'cause I let the cat out of the bag at the Buy It
Now buttons. I was really worried that somebody might actually take
apart a whole chain and then get mad at me.

I have had serious requests for PowerWheels, even one from a Taiwanese
manufacturer who wanted to license the design.

I also got a somewhat angry email from a guy in New Zealand because I
said Symmetrispokes should be installed the other way round south of
the Equator...he said that didn't make any sense!

I've also had a few bites on the Tork-Grip

Quoted message said:

... and what was REALLY in those bottles??

Just water and food coluring, I'm afraid.

Sheldon "http://sheldonbrown.com/humor" Brown
+-----------------------------------------------+
| ...there is humour in all things and the |
| truest philosophy is that which teaches |
| us to find it and make the most of it. |
| --W.S.Gilbert |
+-----------------------------------------------+
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwidehttp://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com

Sheldon,

I'm still waiting for my real man saddle order to come....

PiledHigher

PiledHigher said:

I'm still waiting for my real man saddle order to come....

PiledHigher

You can have the one that came on my CRX, although I suspect it is less
comfortable than the real man saddle. 🙁

I removed it after the first ride and don't expect it to ever see the
light of day. I suspect it is a real man saddle with some vinyl over the
top. Ouch.

DaveB

PiledHigher said:

Sheldon,

I'm still waiting for my real man saddle order to come....

PiledHigher

Quite a few jokes come to mind with your name there piled-much-more-higher