tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943563221520693631.post4020249424035050866..comments2023-05-24T05:05:49.488-04:00Comments on family//bike//words: Today's CommuteDerrickPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09034165897877375002noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943563221520693631.post-42678241513136521132011-01-17T09:01:04.436-05:002011-01-17T09:01:04.436-05:00@ Doug - Thanks. I love that shot, too. I'm no...@ Doug - Thanks. I love that shot, too. I'm no photographer. In fact, 99% of the photos on the blog are from my phone. But that one seemed to capture some of the isolation and peace offered on my bike commute.<br /><br />@ Kathleen - Those ice crystals build up on everything from your bike to your eyebrows!DerrickPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034165897877375002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943563221520693631.post-34168079793915219242011-01-16T00:48:57.218-05:002011-01-16T00:48:57.218-05:00Beautiful picture! Glad I haven't had to deal ...Beautiful picture! Glad I haven't had to deal with the gritty ice crystals, though.Kathleen McDadehttp://technoearthmama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943563221520693631.post-54041806967836016022011-01-15T11:23:44.849-05:002011-01-15T11:23:44.849-05:00I really like the shot of the Snapdeck with the ic...I really like the shot of the Snapdeck with the ice crystals on it. I keep coming back to it for some reason.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090802854306112252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943563221520693631.post-38117931282861095842011-01-12T10:53:21.991-05:002011-01-12T10:53:21.991-05:00@ NDS - Sounds like we have similar problems. My b...@ NDS - Sounds like we have similar problems. My bike is in need of lots of maintenance, so it doesn't have a lot going for it. The rear brake is very out of whack, so the snow built up and was pushing it against the rim. Wasn't worth fixing, so I just opened it up. I should give it some attention soon!DerrickPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034165897877375002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943563221520693631.post-59221145073720344682011-01-11T19:43:27.844-05:002011-01-11T19:43:27.844-05:00Hi,
THis is my first year commuting on my old schw...Hi,<br />THis is my first year commuting on my old schwinn MTB from childhood. I must say I've had only 2 problems: Below Zero F a free spinning hub, which I fixed by putting Mag 1 in there, and on wet, sloppy slushy days like this snow gets in my cassette and at first when I shift the snow compacts in there and the chain skips over the teeth. If I pedal lightly, it smashes (I'm assumming) the snow down and runs just fine. I've ridden down to -10 F for an hour and those are the only problems I've had. No brake problems, no shifting problems, nothing gumming up. Every lever and button has always worked. I am wondering if I'm lucky or if it's that I put it in a heated garage at 45 degrees at home and right in the building I work in at 65 degrees during the week?NDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993661072517802536noreply@blogger.com