Here’s an interesting little nugget of information.

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    • December 6, 2013 at 6:26 pm
    Derek
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    Apparently – when it gets around 8 degrees Fahrenheit, the lubricant in the rear hub of my Specialized 8 speed rear wheel on the A2MS becomes so non-viscous that it becomes a freewheel, pedaling in both directions. Got to walk the 10 miles home last night pushing my bike. 👿 😳

    This morning, after spending the night in the house, it works just fine.

    That’s my diagnosis anyhow. Never experienced that before.

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    • December 6, 2013 at 9:28 pm
    Derek
    Member
    I have several 7-speed wheels/hubs, and just installed one. As my commuter, it’s kind of an emergency and don’t have time to tune it to the 8-speed shifter …… I guess, Vinnie- I am going single speed after all! Kind of.
    • December 7, 2013 at 2:08 am
    vpc66
    Member
    It is a start…just sip a bit of the Kool Aid and BAM before you know it you too will be thinking how nice and quiet it is!
    Nah, you will have the derailleur on I bet so you will still have all the noise
    • December 7, 2013 at 5:26 am
    mixalive
    Member
    Spray a little TriFlow in there and will solve that issue.. When I raced Emmick Karts in the early 90’s, we use to drill the wheel bearing seals to accept the TriFlow nozzle and give it a little spray to lower the viscosity of the wheel bearing grease. It made the Kart roll easier and I can say, every little bit helps in competition..
    This was a Bullet chassis with a Komet K55 100cc controlled engine.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxtmnLCtR6U Here is a clip of me kicking some ass..
    • December 7, 2013 at 7:36 am
    Derek
    Member
    Go-(k)carts!! I am so down with that….. how do I get started? And is that cheating?

    I have some Tri-Flow laying around here somewhere.

    • December 7, 2013 at 7:41 am
    Derek
    Member
    @vpc66 wrote:

    It is a start…just sip a bit of the Kool Aid and BAM before you know it you too will be thinking how nice and quiet it is!
    Nah, you will have the derailleur on I bet so you will still have all the noise

    Can’t hear it over the Pet Shop Boys in my ears.

    • December 7, 2013 at 3:28 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    I am with you on the Kart racing Derek. I had fun with the rail but wonder if that would have been better and they had racing around me though I think it was oval track and T did road course which had to be cooler than round and round ( yawn ) .
    • December 7, 2013 at 6:22 pm
    Derek
    Member
    Taking a dig at my southern roots? I like NASCAR. Been to the Texas Motor Speedway multiple times. My ex-wife lived 4 miles away before I hijacked her to the middle of a cotton field. And she was a personal trainer. So no fat jokes.

    By the way its snowing here.

    • December 7, 2013 at 6:43 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    No digs Derek, just like road over oval. As said in a different post, after the kids there is no way you could call my wife a toothpick…though no where near like the pictures D post.
    So are we going to get some snow riding pictures like last year….I thought some of those were really…..COOL !!!! :mrgreen:
    • December 7, 2013 at 7:09 pm
    mixalive
    Member
    Look for a local Kart track and check it out. Join the World Karting Association. They have this new CHONDA class to race these days using these Chinese Honda motors. It is fast and is an affordable class. I
    The Italian motors we used in the 90’s are way too cost prohibitive these days. You would spend as much for an Italian connecting rod as you would a replacement CHONDA engine. Chassis are about $1500-2000. Tires are expensive if you want to win. We would go through 2 sets in a weekend in the state series races. Rebuild the engines and crank bearings every 2 race weekends. This to avoid having to replace the $400 TKM connecting rod (1992 prices). Just saying.. 104 octane racing fuel. Transport. Spares. I hear you can race a CHONDA for a year without a rebuild. Fun Fun… Mountain Bike riding is still a cheaper sport..
    And the wheel bearings were not a spec item for inspection back in those days.
    • December 7, 2013 at 7:35 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    WOW 😯 …The rail had high cost due to taking it to areas where could run them and if you did something stupid to destroy parts/motor…I was lazy and killed more than my fare share of transaxles because I kept using stock with a built motor…my bad. My cave gear could buy a car if you add the cost up but that stuff is bought as you move up in cert level and just need to keep gear in working order…unless you play the game of keeping up with the Jones…just a modern battery for a scooter these days cost thousands of dollars, old school works but weighs a butt load and no where near the burn time.
    • December 8, 2013 at 4:08 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    @vpc66 wrote:

    …though no where near like the pictures D post.

    Ask and ye shall receive ! ! !

    • December 8, 2013 at 4:41 am
    vpc66
    Member
    Wow D I bet those ladies are the dolls at the nursing home…and what is the deal with the whale picture, that poor thing needs to be push back into deeper water before it dies!
    • December 8, 2013 at 7:46 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    Fine…

    I was going for something a little out of the norm…

    Vinny knows what he likes and I’m not one to disappoint, enjoy compadre!!!

    • December 8, 2013 at 11:50 am
    zoltanka79
    Member
    😆 Every post has the same outcome, a few fat girls and a twisted dude. 😆 You guys are anything but boring!
    • December 8, 2013 at 4:48 pm
    Derek
    Member
    mmmmmm comfy

    As requested from my commute this morning…

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