Can't STAND dry, un-adjusted chains...(NGC)

[John A]

I enjoyed the chain on my Ambassadors. They are of course on the twist grip under a cover, never gave me trouble and worked nicely. Makes the simple way of wrapping the cable around the drum seem cheesy.

[brider]

I was talking to Burt Rutan. He was just another of the homebuilder guys, then. He said, "She said it was either that airplane or me! That made the decision pretty easy." 

Is this fer real? To think that the fortunes of Scaled Composites at one time hinged on that kind of ultimatum.....I hope he's glad he "wheelied away", I'm sure the rest of the aviation world is!

[Chuck in Indiana]

Is this fer real? To think that the fortunes of Scaled Composites at one time hinged on that kind of ultimatum.....I hope he's glad he "wheelied away", I'm sure the rest of the aviation world is!

Sure it's for real.. Burt was just "one of the guys"  then. I assume he still is.

[brider]

Back to the original story:

I took a close-up of the offensive chain today, if you zoom in and look real close, you can see rust on the pin surface beneath the roller on one of the links:




poems by Anne Porter


This is a critical interface that isn't protected by the O-rings. The rollers make contact with the sprocket teeth, and are not a close-tolerance fit on the pins they "roll" on. Needs to be lube in there, and this is where a majority of the rattly noise that makes me cringe comes from.

[Idontwantapickle]

Back to the original story:

I took a close-up of the offensive chain today, if you zoom in and look real close, you can see rust on the pin surface beneath the roller on one of the links:




poems by Anne Porter

That's a pretty neglected chain. You should just lube it.

[Muzz]

That's a pretty neglected chain. You should just lube it.

  I thought it but didn't want to say it. I can honestly say that I have never let any chain on any of my bikes, either pushbike or otherwise, get to where they are showing rust.

Even as a young kid my old man impressed on us the importance of lube on a chain.

[TimmyTheHog]

That's a pretty neglected chain. You should just lube it.

if that is my bike's chain, I might already have a heart attack...

my OCD won't allow it...

[brider]

That's a pretty neglected chain. You should just lube it.

IT'S NOT MY CHAIN!  It's the chain on the bike that started this whole thread! This chain is my arguement for LUBING your o-ring chain!