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Old 08-02-13, 12:57 AM
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Not your run of the mill mechanical.

I know there are more photos out there; I'm starting this with this one..

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Old 08-02-13, 03:08 AM
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Old 08-02-13, 05:45 AM
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Snakebite puncture there.
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Old 08-02-13, 05:58 AM
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Let me guess: Your bike is a Diamond Back?
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Were you noticing a rattle in the drivetrain?
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Old 08-02-13, 08:52 AM
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I have heard of dog fang chain keepers, but never a snake fang one.
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Old 08-02-13, 09:33 AM
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sheldon brown i thought used to sell a device called
snake b gone
because mountain bikes often get multiple snakes caught in the wheels
often forming a 'solid disk of snakes'

i cannot find the article now
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Old 08-02-13, 09:44 AM
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Only one thing to do now. Make snake skin bar tape.

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A nasty case of chain wrap!
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So THAT is what chain suck looks like!
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Snake-Oil Chainlube?
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All right, y'all, these jokes are cold-blooded.....
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so, is the snake dead or what.
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That cassette is showing signs of snake finning.
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Possibly the "Elaphe Obsoleta Spiloides" ... Gray Rat Snake ... After your rat traps???
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