Exploring transport options in a world where oil will someday be too expensive to burn.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Winter damage, not too bad.
Most of the Winter Trike seems unaffected by salt thanks to generous use of lubricants and a freshwater rinsing after each winter ride. Unfortunately, I didn't get to ride the trike for about 2 months. So, it sat in my garage. I found that there was some rust on some bolt tops but nothing serious. What I didn't expect was a section of rather bad rust on a small chain section! I think it might have been caused by moisture and salt sitting either in the chain tube or on the idler gear (hard to say which one). Fortunately, a generous amount of gear oil on the chain seems to have taken care of that issue or at least stopped further rusting. After that, a tire pressure check and check of lighting batteries. All fine. The bike was then ready to go....somewhere. So, I took a trip to the grocery store. It works fine!