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Wumpus

Wumpus

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Dec 25, 2003
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or 'You think you sweat alot.'


Took the grips off to change bars and this was the salt accumlation:


Good thing I did. Most of the white stuff is corrosion with some pits(greenish areas) that are millimeter or so deep.

 
MTB_Rob_NC

MTB_Rob_NC

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Are you sure that is salt?


What kind of grips do you run that are so pourus?

And don't you wear gloves?
 
mack

mack

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Feb 26, 2003
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I have allot of that on the inside of my bars, I had no idea that it was from my hands... as i wear gloves.
 
-dustin

-dustin

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i thought this thread was gonna refer to the 80* temps today.

i took my lock-ons off not too long ago, and there was nasty ass smelling liquid on the bar. i don't know what the hell it was, but it smelled like an asshole.
 
SkaredShtles

SkaredShtles

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Sep 21, 2003
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the Inbred said:
i thought this thread was gonna refer to the 80* temps today.

i took my lock-ons off not too long ago, and there was nasty ass smelling liquid on the bar. i don't know what the hell it was, but it smelled like an asshole.
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Ummmm...... what the Hell have you been doing to your bar? :confused:

Pervert. :D

-S.S.-
 
The Toninator

The Toninator

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the Inbred said:
i thought this thread was gonna refer to the 80* temps today.

i took my lock-ons off not too long ago, and there was nasty ass smelling liquid on the bar. i don't know what the hell it was, but it smelled like an asshole.
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please keep your weekend activities to yourself.

Yea today TOTALLY SUCKS becuase i'm all stuck up inside.
 
J

JRB

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My bars don't do that. Actually, that's not my bar is it??? :eek: I agree with the lock ons and a cleaning program. Preventative maintenance ain't so bad, ya know.
 
J

JRB

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chicodude01 said:
You can. You can even get shortened (sp?) ones so your brake levers aren't inward too much
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shhhhhhh - I think Chris thinks you can't. He probably doesn't know about the grip shift ones you are referring to.
 
Wumpus

Wumpus

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chicodude01 said:
You can. You can even get shortened (sp?) ones so your brake levers aren't inward too much
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loco said:
shhhhhhh - I think Chris thinks you can't. He probably doesn't know about the grip shift ones you are referring to.
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Pau11y said:
Hum.. does that mean I broke something 'cause I ran those stubby Profile Design ones w/ some lock-ons when I had a flat bar :think:
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Geez. I learn something new everyday. Thought that they locked on to the end of the bar, but looking at them they are just clamps.

Let it go, ya'll.




edit - I even deleted the offending message.
 
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Wumpus said:
Geez. I learn something new everyday. Thought that they locked on to the end of the bar, but looking at them they are just clamps.

Let it go, ya'll.




edit - I even deleted the offending message.
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You never have offending messages. :think: You are the most laid back friend of mine. sheesh - I didn't like lock ons for what it's worth. I would just get Susan to let you buy a compressor. :D
 
Wumpus

Wumpus

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Got two rides on it as a SS before I noticed the crack. I was using it for a kid trailer hauler for a while. Check out the 150 mm stem. And that is a quadra 20 on the front.



It had already been sent in twice to fix the clamp area (It was also gray for a while). I decided to retire it after this last crack.

 
stinkyboy

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Skookum said:
mmm yummy salt lick....


seems useful if you have a pal on the trail who is dehydrating. Probably work better than Gatorade.
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I watched a mechanic last week beat the crap out of a titanium fork with a wooden mallet to get it unstuck because the owner "sweats a lot" and I guess it just pours into his head tube. It was very crusty and very nasty.
 
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