gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
When I read articles or watch Youtube about cleaning the chain, they all say to run it backward when lubricating it. Why? Does it really make a difference if you run it forward?
Why backwards.
- Thread starter gavroche
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Because you have to lift the back wheel off the ground if you turn the pedals forward.
Edit snorri late again((
Edit snorri late again((
I'd always assumed it was about not turning the wheel* in a finger-or-rag-trapping manner...
*Editor's note - this CCer has not ridden, does not and will never ride fixed. Because, like clipless anywhere other than the stoker seat, first there would be pain and next there would be death.
*Editor's note - this CCer has not ridden, does not and will never ride fixed. Because, like clipless anywhere other than the stoker seat, first there would be pain and next there would be death.
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rikki
Legendary Member
- Location
- Limestone Coast, South Australia
If you run it forwards the rear wheel will have to turn. Of course if it's a fixed wheel, then it will turn whichever way you run the chain.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Because otherwise if we all did it it could upset the delicate balance of the Coriolis Effect, and the Earth would spin wildly off its axis and plunge into the distant Universe and oblivion.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
[QUOTE 5221501, member: 10119"]I'd always assumed it was about not turning the wheel* in a finger-or-rag-trapping manner...
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Actually, I have run the chain forwards with the bike on a stand and trapped my finger between chain and chainring so that's a good point!
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Actually, I have run the chain forwards with the bike on a stand and trapped my finger between chain and chainring so that's a good point!
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
Don’t you just hate it when that happens !
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Spilt me tea last time. Most inconvenient. Took Will Smith and his mates* a couple of hours or so to get it back on its correct axis, so all's well that ends well.
*Who I believe were on their way to answer Accy's 101 call, so don't tell him they diverted please.
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gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
I always lube the chain on my bikes when they are on a stand and turning it forward. Never had any problems. First I clean the chain then use a marker pen on a link and oil each one until it has gone round then wipe the top of the chain.
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I've trapped my finger twice, both times whilst working on my fixed, not nice, makes an orrible mess and hurts.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Ouch! At least with a conventional bike the momentum of the rear wheel isn't driving the chain forwards.
See - I told you!
[QUOTE 5221501, member: 10119"]first there would be pain[/QUOTE]
I accept that others may be less catastrophically poorly co-ordinated and avoid all this, but for me, I'm not taking the risk
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
If I could afford a stand, I'd just pay someone to oil my chain
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