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racing last weekend and the cassette failed....cranks could spin either way and not engage. It was deep snow. A spectator said the cassette burls were frozen so we poured hot coffee on it and it…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dave Haygarth Dec 23, 2010.
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"Bet it was a Shimano? Friend of mine has XT and Deore hubs and it happens al the time.
Dunno what mine are (Ritchey I think) and it hasn't yet happened to me. Fingers Crossed."
Nigel replied to Nigel's discussion cassette failure in the snow"Thank you for your replies...I will take the cassette off, ensure it is completely dry, then apply some synthetic crease. Lets hope that sorts it."
Dave Haygarth replied to Nigel's discussion cassette failure in the snow"Update - just 'experimented' in 5 - 6 " of snow (It's minus 4 here at the mo) with replacing my normal pricey lube with a £1 spray lube from the pound shop, incl spraying cassette. Nothing stuck. Scientific? No."
Clive Wilkinson replied to Nigel's discussion cassette failure in the snow"My bike came straight out of the shed with the same problem during the snow last year.
I put it down to getting water in the freewheel mechanism when cleaning the bike after races, which then freezes overnight during low temperatures. Pouring hot…"
Dave Haygarth replied to Nigel's discussion cassette failure in the snow"I think the general point is to try to use a grease rather than just a grease-based based lubricant (which can have other things in that freeze) but it sounds to me like the snow got packed into the cassette and iced up - hence the problem probably…"
barry davies replied to Nigel's discussion cassette failure in the snow"The GB team had the same problems at the worlds last year in Czech, the grease was freezing on the wheel brgs too. there was an article on a website with how they got round it but cannot remember it, sure someone will post it on here."
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racing last weekend and the cassette failed....cranks could spin either way and not engage. It was deep snow. A spectator said the cassette burls were frozen so we poured hot coffee on it and it worked agin for a bit but then stopped again 5 mins later. Is this a common problem in the cold? If so how do I prevent it happening again? Thanks
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