I saw the video Leah posted of her wheel removal and reinstall - which she nailed first try - and man oh man this reminds me how much of a bugger that job is no matter how many times I've done it. I didn't nail it first try all those years ago!
Joe Bernard On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 6:50:21 AM UTC-8 Tom Wyland wrote: > Good for you, Leah! I serviced my first headset and bottom bracket last > fall. It felt good. > I have a fender-mounted taillight but always wound the wire under the > bottom bracket, out the non-driveside chainstay and out the fender > support. Aesthetics aside, I never understood the under-fender approach. > It seems like it it would leave the wire open to damage by rocks or ice > chunks getting kicked up under the fender. I guess that's not too > different from under-bottom bracket damage potential. > > On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 11:00:09 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> Tomorrow I am doing a new thing because Leah Peterson Took A Stand and >> now has no excuses. >> >> The crappy electrical tape the LBS used to tape my dyno wire under my >> fender is (predictably) falling off...again. I need to remove the rear >> wheel, which I have never ever done - and clean the fender (I’m thinking >> with alcohol) and then try to secure the wire until the good tape arrives >> from Analog. I’m afraid that this will all go south on me and I will have a >> unicycle. >> >> I’m going to watch like 15 YouTubes tonight. Wish me luck. >> >> Darn this new stand, >> Leah >> >> On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 10:54:26 AM UTC-8 Doug H. wrote: >> >>> I like my Bike Hand stand but it's my first so no point of reference >>> with other stands. I agree it is a pain to work on a bike on the ground. >>> The Bike Hand isn't great at rotating the position of the bike but it holds >>> a heavy bike well. >>> Doug >>> >>> On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 10:04:27 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding >>> Ding! wrote: >>> >>>> Ok, that got your attention. >>>> >>>> I’m not actually taking a stand so much as BUYING a stand. I have had >>>> it with trying to work on a bike on its kickstand. Tonight I tried to put >>>> sealant in my tire and the tire deflated and my Clementine tipped over. >>>> Hopping mad...that would be an apt description of me in the garage >>>> tonight. >>>> I’m sick and tired of wrecking my back and fed up with the awkwardness of >>>> working on a bike that is always threatening to tip over. I’m taking a >>>> stand against not having a stand. >>>> >>>> I know Rivendell sells a stand but last I checked, it is sold out and >>>> also $$$. Is there anything that makes their stand worth waiting for? >>>> >>>> I don’t have many preferences, save two: I don’t want something that >>>> takes up a bunch of room, and I want the clamp to be on the seat post. >>>> (Not >>>> the frame.) >>>> >>>> You’re the best! >>>> Leah >>>> >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b041ee7a-e91e-4f2a-8d08-6701a39693e2n%40googlegroups.com.
