solarbird | another bike drive training clean and the other chain lubricant (Reply)

Yeah bike definitely needed that second round of cleaning and I do think I like this Effetto wax more than the Rock n Roll.

I mean, this was also after realigning the rear derailleur, which absolutely didn’t hurt anything, and also I absolutely did a better job of cleaning the cartridge the second time than I did the first, even if the first time got out 90% of the dirt and crud. But still.

I guess the best way to put it is that I kept glancing at the gear display thinking I was one gear lower than I actually was. The first time made everything much smoother; after the second cleanup, it basically bought me an entire gear.

Also, the shifting was so smooth and quiet I didn’t even always hear it. I had to check a few times, that’s how smooth and quiet it was.

I did have a little noise on one gear start to show up early in the ride but a little fine tuning at the halfway point sorted it out completely and everything else was fine so that was nice.

sooooooo smoooooooth

Here, have a fall photo from the Sammamish River Trail: