Collin- Thanks. I worked for Piper Aircraft for years, and knew about
frame oil, and didn’t even think about it for my bike. Also thx for the
note on derailleur pulleys.
Jason- I get what you’re saying with the pipeline, but my tires are way
more likely to have slices and chunks taken out of
I ride a bike till it gets dirty, then I buy another frame and a bunch of
components and switch everything around! Sometimes I don't even wait till
the bike gets dirty. This is sadly not too far from the truth. I am now
down to 11 Rivendells (does not include my wife's Betty Foy or the Roadini
I'm blessed/cursed with two identical Bubbes that get all the miles. Back
when I pedaled one bike along with glee, blissfully unaware to the day to
day degradation, I'd ride it until it was in major need of everything (and
I can do 98% of my own maintenance), happily. Now that I've got the one t
I’ll clean my bikes every week in the winter, every other week for the rest
of the year unless I’ve been riding in the rain and picked up a lot of
sludge. I always check wheels for true and tires for wear and debris at the
same time. Otherwise I maintain things as needed. I keep an eye on pad an
bjm.. wrote:
*I need to invest in a repair stand so I can do maintenance without
flipping my bike upside down and letting the grips and saddle take a
beating. *
Meanwhile just throw down a moving blanket.
If one of my bikes needs maintenance, I buy another one on craigslist and
fix it up wi
I took my front wheel off to see how gross the underside of my fender was.
I almost gagged.
I need to invest in a repair stand so I can do maintenance without flipping
my bike upside down and letting the grips and saddle take a beating.
On Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 8:07:01 PM UTC-6 Jason
Better than rotating the tires is getting a front/rear "pipeline" going:
once the rear is worn, put the front onto the rear and get a fresh front
tire. I learned this somewhat recently, and the reason being that it
minimizes the chance of a front tire blow-out, which is a lot more
dangerous th
1275 miles is too long for routine maintenance. I usually ride 200-350
miles between maintenance work, to keep the bike looking nice and inspect
common things for damage/wear. This is especially important for fendered
bikes, as it’s difficult to inspect the tires on those,
My maintenance routin
I personally tend to keep a good eye on the bikes and just change/clean
things on an ongoing basis, often around 1/month. I've done this often
enough that a full rebuild or overhaul of any component on my bike takes
less than 1 hr., assuming I have spares on hand, which I try to.
Frame saver ap
