Poster: A snowHead
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Jonny, I've no doubt it works for your riding (I've found the same as you for commuter hack bikes, they just soldier on forever as they don't really get a hard time), but no way could you do serious hardcore winter muddy enduro rides without a serious cleaning session afterwards. Not unless you want to replace the entire drivetrain every week. They can often look like this after a long ride, especially if the ground has a lot of clay. The one in the pic is actually not that bad. We are straying well away from the salt question now though, which has never been an issue for my bikes when transporting them on the car roof.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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valais2, If your kids race, their skis will probably be in contact with a fair bit of salt on the piste towards the end of the winter.
I was using 10kg of salt each day the last week that I skied, the skis went in the shower before I did.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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abc wrote: |
PowderAdict wrote: |
@valais2, I have a similar concern when I see multi-thousand £/€ mountain bikes on roof or tailgate (worse) racks during the winter. As you describe, they are effectively being jet washed with salt spray for potentially hours at a time |
Some of us RIDE our bike on roads with salt! And our bikes survive just fine.
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Indeed, there seem to be a load of over sensitive types on this thread. Probably the type that talk about their 'quiver' of skis.
I cycle my carbon Orbea Onyx winter bike through winter when im working in London and as others have said, it doesn't do any damage other than the chain and sprockets needing more regular replacement.
I really can't see putting skis on the roof doing any significant harm either. If you're a bit anal then a hose when you come back at most would be all thats needed. I've seen pro ski racers driving off with skis on the top of their car so it can't be that bad.
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Carbon isn't corroded by salt and water though. Probably the perfect winter bike material in fact.
This seems to have turned into a bike maintenance thread now...
How often do you lot regularly inspect your bindings? I'm often fiddling with my stance on the snowboard and so they get looked at regularly. Had the same set for 10 years on 3 different decks and there's never been any sign of corrosion. Not much contact with salt either though.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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rjs wrote: |
valais2, If your kids race, their skis will probably be in contact with a fair bit of salt on the piste towards the end of the winter.
I was using 10kg of salt each day the last week that I skied, the skis went in the shower before I did. |
Can't imagine that 70kg of salt is going to do much good for the ecosystems of the small mountain rivers it will flow into!
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My motivation for cleaning bikes has to do with riding it the very next time. If I leave the dirt un-washed, I can distinctly feel the extra resistance from all the sand and such (see @uktrailmonster's picture). Lubing of the chain is pretty much required to keep the bike ride-able the very next day. Or, I would be spending the entire next ride WISHING I had cleaned the drive train.
Compare to lubing the drive train, the little bits of hosing the dirt off is the easier bit.
That said, I really don't go all nuts in cleaning my bikes, apart from the quick wash and quick lube.
I don't transport my skiing on the roof. If I do, I may hose it off following a long journey, but ONLY if there's significant road grim visible.
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@rjs, ....they don't race at the moment - actually thinking hard about my smallest (age 10), since I have been grabbed by quite a few coaches and asked to put him in for race prep, but living mainly in England and miles from any training venue, I am not sure that this is a good idea - but I hadn't realised about the application of salt....so found this....interesting
http://www.fall-line.co.uk/what-makes-a-race-course/
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