To be clear I’m not talking about like when you see the local spice addict riding down to the bookies.
Rather, after cleaning my road bike I noticed some spots of rust on the plates of the chain and the teeth of the cassette though not on any of the chain rollers as far as I can tell.
Firstly I’m wondering if this means I have to replace them or whether I can ignore it for a while at least?
Secondly how can I stop it? My garage is a detached garage with no heat or power etc (think like a lock-up) so my assumption is that when I clean my bike if I put it away in a dark, cold garage, spots of water are lying on the chain in the cold and not evaporating. My flat is a couple of floors up so it’s not massively convenient to take it in just to dry off for an hour or so.
I’m thinking if I buy a cheap air compressor maybe I could blast the water out of the rollers and cassette before putting the bike away?
Or if I just spray it all with GT85 would that work? If I do that though can I then just add a load of normal lube on top next time I come to ride?
Cheers
Duggan