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[shrpshtr325]

My rear hub gets new bearings once a year, spoke nipples every other. It's a Fat Bike for fuck's sake, they live in salt.

i have learned that people like to blow the severity of maintenance out of proportion, or they just dont want to do it at all so anything that shortens that window and requires effort/time/money to keep up with is a problem . . . . .

Please include coupons for discounted hub rebuild due to sand/salt water contamination. Thanks

Scared to take the "good" bike after this talk about hubs destruction. Might just stick with the OnOne, though it's ready for a deep cleaning after a few rides at the Hook
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the salt air isn't going to do shit to the bearings (they are sealed and greased), and unless submerged for an extended period its unlikely a substantial amount of water or sand is getting past the seals. (hell even getting that stuff TO the seals is a challenge)

 

[rick81721]

Fat bikes are still a thing? I thought they went the way of the penny farthing

 

[Steve Vai]

Fat bikes are still a thing? I thought they went the way of the penny farthing

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We're a year away from Sepcialized re-releasing the Fatboy as a Gravel Bike.

 

[serviceguy]

i have learned that people like to blow the severity of maintenance out of proportion, or they just dont want to do it at all so anything that shortens that window and requires effort/time/money to keep up with is a problem . . . . .





the salt air isn't going to do shit to the bearings (they are sealed and greased), and unless submerged for an extended period its unlikely a substantial amount of water or sand is getting past the seals. (hell even getting that stuff TO the seals is a challenge)

It’s not salt air as much as wet sand and salt water. I could feel my cranks and hubs getting crunchier with each pedal stoke…

 

[qclabrat]

It’s not salt air as much as wet sand and salt water. I could feel my cranks and hubs getting crunchier with each pedal stoke…

I feel it's the sand on the chain ring, cassette and chain which causes the most wear. Wonder if a gates drive or IGH better for regular sand use.

 

[shrpshtr325]

I feel it's the sand on the chain ring, cassette and chain which causes the most wear. Wonder if a gates drive or IGH better for regular sand use.

chainring cassette & chain are exposed and will certainly pick up accelerated wear from the sand, especially if you are heavy on the lube. That said you have the same problem riding at allaire and noone seems to worry about it there so . . . . .

It’s not salt air as much as wet sand and salt water. I could feel my cranks and hubs getting crunchier with each pedal stoke…

either a) this is in your head or b) you had faulty bearings installed, as sand should not get past the seals on the bearings from normal riding.

 

[serviceguy]

either a) this is in your head or b) you had faulty bearings installed, as sand should not get past the seals on the bearings from normal riding.

Well, they were spinning fine until I got hit by spray from the waves (staying closer to the water on wet sand gives you a little bit of an easier ride, as I found out the very sane day) and they immediately started to make a craunching sound. The BB was a cheap Race Fare 30mm and the hubs are some FatBacks that I bought used with the fat wheels. Rather the interesting coincidence that I started imagining things right after the bearings got hit by salt water...I never checked the status of the bearings before so I can't speak for how 'sealed' they were but regular sealed bearings are not waterproof.

 

[Steve Vai]

Here's my chain maintenance after 3 rides on the beach (90-miles/12- hours)

Simple wash with a regular ass hose. Compressed air to dry. 2 applications of Silca Secret Lube.

At the same time I reapply T9 to the spoke nipples.

 

[JimN]

ass hose

What can we use if we don't have an ass hose?

That's obviously a rhetorical question, because we both know I would never wash a bike chain.

 

[shrpshtr325]

Well, they were spinning fine until I got hit by spray from the waves (staying closer to the water on wet sand gives you a little bit of an easier ride, as I found out the very sane day) and they immediately started to make a craunching sound. The BB was a cheap Race Fare 30mm and the hubs are some FatBacks that I bought used with the fat wheels. Rather the interesting coincidence that I started imagining things right after the bearings got hit by salt water...I never checked the status of the bearings before so I can't speak for how 'sealed' they were but regular sealed bearings are not waterproof.

they are not waterproof, but they are SPLASH proof, even spraying with a hose shouldnt get water into them. the CHAIN could have gotten dirry/grimy tho

 

[Steve Vai]

What can we use if we don't have an ass hose?

That's obviously a rhetorical question, because we both know I would never wash a bike chain.

I exlusively use an ass hose, but a regular one.

 

[JimN]

I exlusively use an ass hose, but a regular one.

What if someone only has an irregular ass hose though? Asking for a friend obviously.

 

[serviceguy]

I give up, chasing your comments from the future is making me nuts, @Patrick !

 

[Steve Vai]

What if someone only has an irregular ass hose though? Asking for a friend obviously.

I can't say for sure because my experience is exclusive to the regular ass hose.

 

[serviceguy]

What if someone only has an irregular ass hose though? Asking for a friend obviously.

I may have one of those, let me check for you...wait, it worked?!?!

 

[Piston Honda]

Regular ass hoes are for peasants.

 

[Steve Vai]

I'm working on the details of an ass hose Sponsorship Contract so I can run a wireless ass hose setup.

 

[SmooveP]

Do not google "ass hose".

 

[jklett]

Do not google "ass hose".

Tamer than I was hoping for, much disappointment.

 

[SmooveP]

Tamer than I was hoping for, much disappointment.

You must have safe search turned on.