What have you done to your bike today?
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Kaleidopete
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Removed the fishing line tangled around my pedals and arms left by a careless fisherman, there is a place to dispose of this.
Dusty the Whale
Mr.Chainsaw
Spent a lot of $ on a Minion & a Dissector
Dusty the Whale
Mr.Chainsaw
Noticed that my front brake was cooked so i made a temporary XT swap.
Kaleidopete
Well-Known Member
Fixed my flat tire, rear. I run tubes and like them. I've only gotten three flat tires in over 20,000 miles.
Always a thorn or something small and pointy and easily fixable with a patch.
Always a thorn or something small and pointy and easily fixable with a patch.
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
Sounds like there might be a story behind this……
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Mr. Chainring
Pedal strike on a very large rock. Spun me around 180° and landed sideways. Luckily I walked away with only a light bruise on my knee.
serviceguy
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Frown on adjustable wrench, chuckle on miniature vise grip(don’t know why they make me chuckle but they do). Glad you and the bike escaped with little damage, I did the same and cracked my only carbon frame on its maiden voyage, sigh!
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Mr. Chainring
Surprisingly effective tools for straightening a bent rotor. In the end, I thought it was best to toss the old one in the trash. 🙂
Man, I could have used some bug spray filled suspension at Chimney Rock this morning. Gnats FTW.
Bikeworks
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Lol, I hear you!!! I was there yesterday, truly overwhelming. Anytime I got to a descent, I stopped and swatted around like a madman before setting off.
iman29
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I’m no bike tech but I was sure wondering if you use that to replace the oil in the fork for the summer.
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Bikeworks
Well-Known Member
Nah, the aerosol version is non-greasy, does nothing for stiction. 😁
I actually bought it because of my last trip to CR. Shit was that bad.
1speed
Incredibly profound yet fantastically flawed
It's been a while since I did any maintenance on the Womble, mostly just laziness. I knew the wheels needed some attention for a while - any time I'd ride it, I had to inflate both front and rear. But every time I'd inflate it, it'd hold for the whole ride so I just kind of ignored it. So tonight, with no ride planned and a backup of maintenance to all my bikes to address, I decided to bite the bullet and get them cleaned up and reset. Kind of a good thing I did ... I think I know why it wouldn't hold air for more than one ride ...
Yeah ... that tape is ... uhhhh ... yeah ...
But no big deal - I peeled it out, cleaned the rims and re-taped them airtight.
Then I turned to the tires themselves. The sealant was more or less an exploded rubber ball at this point - dry and spread in a thin film across the entire inside of the one tire, and in a giant gooey clump in the other. The clump I just pulled out and tossed. The other one I had to go for the clean sweep - it took about 20 minutes but I got it all out in one piece.
I'm way prouder of this than I should be.
Yeah ... that tape is ... uhhhh ... yeah ...
But no big deal - I peeled it out, cleaned the rims and re-taped them airtight.
Then I turned to the tires themselves. The sealant was more or less an exploded rubber ball at this point - dry and spread in a thin film across the entire inside of the one tire, and in a giant gooey clump in the other. The clump I just pulled out and tossed. The other one I had to go for the clean sweep - it took about 20 minutes but I got it all out in one piece.
I'm way prouder of this than I should be.