I had a car from 2019 till 2014. I never used the word verge. I never had to. I never came across it. At least from what I remember. MAYBE back then I knew it. Maybe. But not now. The guy replying to me, didn't explain what the word meant. Please review what I wrote about that.
Fixing a puncture or replacing inner tube when dirty
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I had a car from 2019 till 2014. I never used the word verge. I never had to. I never came across it. At least from what I remember. MAYBE back then I knew it. Maybe. But not now. The guy replying to me, didn't explain what the word meant. Please review what I wrote about that.
Yeah never understood what those verge signs meant if I did see them. Though I don't remember. There's lots of signs I probably don't understand. Who drives on the 'verge' anyhow?! 😂
Chislenko
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Was it a Delorean?
I wish. BACK TO THE FUTURE!
Getting back to bicycle mechanicals,
I think that the OP should try reading one of the books available to learn about bike servicing.
I recommend the Haynes Bike Book. Step by step text, with pictures on how to service and repair bicycles. Starting from the easy bits and building up to more complicated stuff.
Bike Book: Complete Bicycle Maintenance https://amzn.eu/d/gl2bKwB
I think that the OP should try reading one of the books available to learn about bike servicing.
I recommend the Haynes Bike Book. Step by step text, with pictures on how to service and repair bicycles. Starting from the easy bits and building up to more complicated stuff.
Bike Book: Complete Bicycle Maintenance https://amzn.eu/d/gl2bKwB
My local bike shop recommends for my carerra crossfire 3, Flinger FD50 mudguards. I need mudguards. I want ones that go all the way to provide max coverage. When I asked him if they are something I can fit myself, he said, well you would think so, but in fact mudguards need trimming down to get them to look nice and fit correctly and other things.
He charges £15 to fit them. £40 for the mudguards.
Is he right about this? Should I pay him to do it or can I fit them myself?
Are those mudguards good?
I COULD buy those mudguards cheaper by about £5 online and get TCBP to fit them for free, but it is raining on the two days he is open to the general public this coming week, Mon and Tues. My bike will get bathed in grit again. That's then another £12 to pay the local bike shop to wash it.
Kingfisher101
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You don't need to pay a bike shop £12.00 to wash your bike, do it yourself round the back of your house. Just put your bike next to the grate and get a bucket with water in it, washing up liquid and a sponge/brush etc and off you go.
My LBS said washing up liquid contains silicone which will be bad for my disc brakes.
Cycleops
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120 posts on mending a puncture. Could this be a CC record?
But its not JUST that is it? The topic branched off into other related things too
It does contain salt, but the rinsing process after washing gets rid of it.
salt isn't silicone? Silicone is a slippery material? Also from my research it does not contain the type of salt that causes damage - https://www.morebikes.co.uk/how-to/3729/can-clean-bike-fairy-washing-liquid/ (Sodium Chloride)
Complete rubbish. Washing up liquid is fine to use on disc brake rotors. Just make sure it's rinsed off properly.
edit: beaten to it by @Paulus
Alex321
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I know he didn't explain what the word meant. Nobody would have thought he needed to, because it is a VERY commonly known word.
I would be surprised if a single adult I know doesn't know what it means.
If it were a niche word, or something specifically related to cycling, I could understand you wanting an explanation of what it means. But it isn't. The word is used in the Highway code (which all drivers are supposed to have read), it is used on road signs (as illustrated above). It is far to well known a word for people to expect that you would not know what it referred to.
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