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Low-spatter

Am I glad that I have new mudflaps on my bike, to keep all the salt and slush and melting snow from spraying up on me while I ride back and forth to campus? Yes, I am very glad, even though I had to remove the carrier from the back to put on the rear flap. That will be going back on when mud season is over, I figure.

I got some “winter” chain lube as well, and hopefully regular lube and the reduced spray will help my drive train get through the winter with minimum damage. I’ve become sensitive enough to the feel of the bike that I can tell the difference between a newly-lubed chain and one in need of some TLC. (For one thing, the lubed chain shifts more easily.)

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Posted by pjm on February 16, 2006 1:39 PM |

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Not enough room under the rack for the fender? I’m surprised.

Posted by: Scooter | February 16, 2006 2:07 PM

Yeah, that bugged me too. But I think the rack is a bit small for the bike; for one thing, the fender was wider than the space under the rack, and for another, the geometry of hooking the rack and the fender to the frame of the bike was hampering the proper motion of the brakes. I might’ve done better with a narrower or differently-attached fender, or a bigger rack (I’ve been using this one for three bikes now) but for now switching the fender and the rack off works best.

Posted by: pjm | February 16, 2006 10:07 PM

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