Bike Maintenance day
by admin on Jan.04, 2009, under Uncategorized
Bummer. I hate doing bike maintenance. Well not maintenance but cleaning and the two are closely linked.
Anyway, I got all three active (for active read: not in the loft), bikes out and spleandered them all up. They’re all fairly clean now and all workable which means I can choose any one, at least for the nest three rides. I have to say, while I was doing it all I started wanting to bring the pompino down from the loft to get it in riding order. I’m not sure I have enough wheels mind, or even forks to be honest. Maybe that’s how you figure out just how great you think a bike is. I’m about 95% convinced I’ll ride the chameleon tomorrow though, it’s such a cool bike to ride. It’s not such a great climber but downhill it rocks supreme.
Anyway, my shoulders ache from rubbing and my fingers are still ingrained with dirty oil.
January 4th, 2009 on 7:50 am
Can you pop round and do mine now please?
January 4th, 2009 on 11:38 am
I’d expect a constant stream of tea and cakes… and you’d have to expect less than supreme quality.
January 4th, 2009 on 8:30 pm
Trio doesn’t share her cake.
On the maintenance front, I tend to build up a list on a sheet of paper then tackle the whole thing once I’ve got so many knackered bikes it starts to impede my ability to go out for a ride.
It’s anally retentive procrastination or something.
I had a fettling session last weekend – 4 bikes, 5 hours. There’s no heating in the cellar either.
January 4th, 2009 on 10:59 pm
ooh hark at him, a cellar! I’d love a cellar.
I wouldn’t be like you, I’d kit it out with warmth and a workshop and creature comforts like kettles and things. Maybe keep a secret home brew cache in there.
The only poor aspects of a cellar I can conceive would be damp and dragging dirty bikes through the house.
I remember we stayed in a flat for a year in Manchester. We had access to the cellar there which was massive, never used it though.
January 5th, 2009 on 10:33 am
I rented a place with a cellar, had access from the flat or from outside absolutley brilliant for bike storage/fettling. Wish I’d looked harder for a house with cellar but I dont think theres that many around.