Carry a pr of disposable gloves in your seat bag. DH used a pr the other day helping a friend fix a flat. They were totally covered in grease! Saved his white bar tape!
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I cross chained while switching gears on my bicycle today which caused the chain to come off. That part wasn't as bad as putting the chain back on. Is there any way to avoid getting grease all over my hands when I put the chain back on -- beside not cross chaining in the first place?
kajero
2013 Trek FX 7.6 WSD
2012 Specialized Ruby WSD
2004 Schwinn (I think that is the year)
Carry a pr of disposable gloves in your seat bag. DH used a pr the other day helping a friend fix a flat. They were totally covered in grease! Saved his white bar tape!
2011 Specialized Ruby Comp
2015 Giant Liv Tempt 3
What smittykitty said. Other than that, it's also smart to carry an individually wrapped wipe (Wet-n-Dry or whatever) in case any grease gets on your hands (or you get the famous "chainring tattoo" on your leg.
Emily
2011 Jamis Dakar XC "Toto" - Selle Italia Ldy Gel Flow
2007 Trek Pilot 5.0 WSD "Gloria" - Selle Italia Diva Gel Flow
2004 Bike Friday Petite Pocket Crusoe - Selle Italia Diva Gel Flow
If it comes off the largest chainring while pedalling it's worth a try to shift down again and try to get it on while still pedalling. Try a few times. With luck you may get it back on before you've rolled to a stop :-) Otherwise it's possible to grab a twig or something to lift the chain with to keep grease off your hands, but I usually just get dirty.
Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
1995 Kona Cinder Cone commuterFrankenbike/Selle Italia SLR Lady Gel Flow
2008 white Nakamura Summit Custom mtb/Terry Falcon X
2000 Schwinn Fastback Comp road bike/Specialized Jett
Yep, I carry wet ones. Only I opened them up and they had all dried out due to the heat. Better luck next time?????
kajero
2013 Trek FX 7.6 WSD
2012 Specialized Ruby WSD
2004 Schwinn (I think that is the year)
I never even thought of disposable gloves. And they don't take up any room. I will put some in my seat bag as soon as I remember!
kajero
2013 Trek FX 7.6 WSD
2012 Specialized Ruby WSD
2004 Schwinn (I think that is the year)
You might also try a chain keeper http://www.amazon.com/Third-Eye-Bicy...s=chain+keeper
P2
2018 Trek Silque SLR6 - Selle SMP Glider
2018 Specialized Dolce EVO Comp - Selle SMP Glider
2011 Trek Madone 5.2 WSD -Selle SMP Glider
2013 Giant TCX W - Oura 143
I never have to put the chain back on manually, on the rare occasion it comes off. Keep pedaling and quickly put the front derailleur into the biggest ring. The chain will go back on when you do this. You just have to be quick and once it goes back on, get yourself into a gear that isn't cross chained!
2015 Trek Silque SSL
Specialized Oura
2011 Guru Praemio
Specialized Oura
2017 Specialized Ariel Sport
I am not sure I can think fast enough to do that!
kajero
2013 Trek FX 7.6 WSD
2012 Specialized Ruby WSD
2004 Schwinn (I think that is the year)
It becomes a habit...
2015 Trek Silque SSL
Specialized Oura
2011 Guru Praemio
Specialized Oura
2017 Specialized Ariel Sport
I also carry individual "Monkey wipes" in my pack. I use them to handle the chain, and then to wipe any grease off of the me or the frame. The few times I've dropped a chain I've been thrilled to have one in my pack.
I think sometimes if you pedal backwards, the chain will go back on.
- Gray 2010 carbon WSD road bike, Rivet Independence saddle
- Red hardtail 26" aluminum mountain bike, Bontrager Evoke WSD saddle
- Royal blue 2018 aluminum gravel bike, Rivet Pearl saddle
Gone but not forgotten:
- Silver 2003 aluminum road bike
- Two awesome worn out Juliana saddles
A little water bottle squirt on the dried up wipes and they are rejuvenated (if you are carrying any plain water).
2011 Specialized Ruby Comp
2015 Giant Liv Tempt 3
I used to drop the chain and shift it back on in the same place on my old commute a couple times each week. When I got a new bike, I never dropped there anymore and I doubt that I could shift it back on. Seems like the work of small mischievous supernatural beings; maybe they just liked that purple aluminum frame.
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