If you had to chose one job on the bike that you hate.....

[green1]

Cleaning handlebars after removing bartape can be a real pain. Once I removed my handlebars from my steel bike to sell and I wanted to send them looking as new. I spent 20 minutes cleaning them and making little progress. A change of tactics was required so out came the gasket remover and after 15 minutes wait with the aid of some wire wool it took a couple of minutes for a shiny clean.

White spirit

 

[tyred]

Anything to do with cantilever-brakes. They're the invention of the devil

Thankfully I only have one bike with them.

 

[Manonabike]

White spirit

Yes, White spirit should do the job too but not as well as gasket remover, I think anyway.

 

[fossyant]

Got to be changing punctures when it's freezing and raining ! Dead fingers time !

 

[yello]

Riding the sodding thing... hateful pastime.

Swine! I was going to say the same thing. Particularly at this time of the year, riding can be a dreadful chore! Giving me mechanicing any day; inside, warm and dry with the radio on....

There's no job that I hate as such though obviously some are more pleasurable than others. I've not had a problem with brake blocks though I think Danb may have it there and it depends on the brakes. I take a pleasure in pretty much everything I do, even though it might be frustrating on occasions!.

I'm not a fan of cleaning my bikes though, never have been. The chain gets looked after, and gear shifting generally, but as for the rest of it... nah, better things to do. My club mates have commented on the state of my bikes!

 

[RiflemanSmith]

Cleaning only because I live in a flat and clean my bike in the front room, so I spend just as long cleaning up afterwards
Our bikes are all discs brakes so have never needed any adjustment.

 

[GIOS]

Replacing a headset.

 

[Nearly there]

Cleaning the chain cassette and chain rings

 

[02GF74]

bleeding hydraulic brakes that require syringes.

 

[Paulus]

Cleaning the chain cassette and chain rings

That is my pet hate as well. You beat me to it.

 

[mark st1]

Cleaning.

 

[avalon]

That is my pet hate as well. You beat me to it.

The '''Lazy persons theory on chain cleaning" is "don't". All that solvent and brushing washes fine particles of grit into the rollers causing it to wear quicker than a dirty chain. Most of the dirt sits on the outside doing no harm and if only the rollers are oiled on the inside as the chain is rotated, no dirt gets washed into it. It works for me, I wear out a lot of other components before I need to replace a chain.

 

[JPBoothy]

White Spirit on a rag and run the chain through the rag whilst holding it. Quick, effective and no chain damage

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Got to be changing punctures when it's freezing and raining ! Dead fingers time !

Yes, repairing puctures.

What a hateful thing a puncture is, especially when you are out on a ride!

 

[slowmotion]

Adjusting the front derailleur. Utter misery. The rear one's a breeze, the front one is entirely hateful.