This morning, I walked my bike down to the main road as the road I live on is one big sheet of glossy, icy death. Hopped on the bike, wizzed of down the hill and on trying to get up the next hill I discovered that my chain was slipping and I was stuck in 2nd gear.
Thanks to the cold weather the dérailleur cable is frozen solid in the sleeve and the free-wheel isn't engaging properly (resulting in what felt like a slipped chain and feet slipping off pedals).
This is the first time I've experienced this on a bike due to cold weather, but then thinking about it I wouldn't bother cycling in this kind of weather on anything but my ebike!
Anyone got any tips for keeping bikes running smoothly in freezing conditions?
Thanks to the cold weather the dérailleur cable is frozen solid in the sleeve and the free-wheel isn't engaging properly (resulting in what felt like a slipped chain and feet slipping off pedals).
This is the first time I've experienced this on a bike due to cold weather, but then thinking about it I wouldn't bother cycling in this kind of weather on anything but my ebike!
Anyone got any tips for keeping bikes running smoothly in freezing conditions?