Re: [CR]Storing Spring Loaded Devices

(Example: History:Norris Lockley)

From: "Mark Poore" <rauler47@hotmail.com>
To: LouDeeter@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Storing Spring Loaded Devices
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 22:01:20 -0500


Many years ago, too many to recall, a mechanic told me by putting the chain in the little little combo it would take the tension off both the rear derailleur springs as well as the front derailleur spring. Storing the bike this way will also relax the tension on the cables as well and you will find they won't stretch nearly as fast. This is a bigger benefit on index shifting bikes.


>From: LouDeeter@aol.com
>To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: [CR]Storing Spring Loaded Devices
>Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:23:39 EST
>
>I can't imagine that relaxing the spring would make much of a difference.
>In this month's Bicycling Magazine, they also recommended storing in the
>small ring front and small cog rear to relieve the rear derailleur spring.
>I've never paid much attention to it. I do store my tubular tires without
>air and in a dry place, but that's about the only thing that I do anything
>special for storage. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL