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...teach an old dog new tricks please?
His road bike which he (sometimes) uses for commuting and occasional leisure rides was making the most horrendous noises (rear hub knackered) last time we went out together, so I had a quick look over it and ordered new parts (new wheels, new cassette, new chain, new brake pads, new brake cables, new brake sheath) and have just set about replacing the parts today.... I've managed to keep the cost down below 3 figures until know. Somehow (presumably the chain was over the middle chainring at the time), I have missed this....
Now his bike has done less than 1/2 the mileage mine has before I had to replace my chainset but mine was nowhere near as bad as that... that middle chainring has seen less than 2,000 miles of use!
So please, how do I get an ex-cotton mill mechanic (yep mechanic) to actually maintain his bike and not work on the principle of "it still works...."? He complains bitterly about me maintaining his bikes (don't ask!) saying they make more noise as they get dirty again, and keeping them dirty and rusty makes it less knickable from work when he locks it up alongside bikes costing 3 or 4 times what his did...
I'm not sure his mountain bike is in much better condition and I am seriously considering just buying him a new mtb... can't afford for him to have a new road bike as well....
His road bike which he (sometimes) uses for commuting and occasional leisure rides was making the most horrendous noises (rear hub knackered) last time we went out together, so I had a quick look over it and ordered new parts (new wheels, new cassette, new chain, new brake pads, new brake cables, new brake sheath) and have just set about replacing the parts today.... I've managed to keep the cost down below 3 figures until know. Somehow (presumably the chain was over the middle chainring at the time), I have missed this....
Now his bike has done less than 1/2 the mileage mine has before I had to replace my chainset but mine was nowhere near as bad as that... that middle chainring has seen less than 2,000 miles of use!
So please, how do I get an ex-cotton mill mechanic (yep mechanic) to actually maintain his bike and not work on the principle of "it still works...."? He complains bitterly about me maintaining his bikes (don't ask!) saying they make more noise as they get dirty again, and keeping them dirty and rusty makes it less knickable from work when he locks it up alongside bikes costing 3 or 4 times what his did...
I'm not sure his mountain bike is in much better condition and I am seriously considering just buying him a new mtb... can't afford for him to have a new road bike as well....