Least miles, most maintenance?

[Crackle]

I seem to spend an awful lot of time fiddling with my mtn bike. Far more time fiddling than riding in fact!

The road bike I never touch apart from a yearly maintenance job and checks. The mtn bike however has had different pads in and out, fork pressure fiddled with, new bars, new stem. Yesterday I noticed the gears weren't working, no click on the thumbshift down, so that's taken a few hours of fiddling to fix and that's not counting the clean and re lube after every ride. If something else goes wrong I may thrash it with a big branch, Cleese stylee.....

 

[goody]

I had two mtb's last year a hardtail and a full sus. Had one day out on the hardtail and none on the full sus. I suppose I didn't have to do much maintenance, though!

 

[si_c]

I seem to spend an awful lot of time fiddling with my mtn bike. Far more time fiddling than riding in fact!

The road bike I never touch apart from a yearly maintenance job and checks. The mtn bike however has had different pads in and out, fork pressure fiddled with, new bars, new stem. Yesterday I noticed the gears weren't working, no click on the thumbshift down, so that's taken a few hours of fiddling to fix and that's not counting the clean and re lube after every ride. If something else goes wrong I may thrash it with a big branch, Cleese stylee.....

I find the same, lot more time maintaining the MTB than the road bike. The latter just works, despite months of general neglect and failing to clean it.

 

[summerdays]

Some of us have the balance the opposite way

 

[Markymark]

Don't worry, it all stops when you're a grown up and get rid of the mountain bike.

 

[Crackle]

Don't worry, it all stops when you're a grown up and get rid of the mountain bike.

WTF would you do with a mtn bike in London. I know, cycle by muggings.

 

[si_c]

Don't worry, it all stops when you're a grown up and get rid of the mountain bike.

Why would you want to do that?

 

[arch684]

Don't worry, it all stops when you're a grown up and get rid of the mountain bike.

I was 64 when i bought my first mountain bike.A few bruises in the first couple of weeks but i love it

 

[Drago]

That's off road for you. One wet and muddy day i destroyed a set of pads in a single ride.

 

[Tojo]

That's off road for you. One wet and muddy day i destroyed a set of pads in a single ride.

Were they organic pads perchance.........

 

[Drago]

Nope.

 

[Ian193]

I have a road bike that gets a cursory look over before every ride and after if the roads were wet. Sometimes I wish I still had my mountain bike as the roads round here are quite rough

 

[Levo-Lon]

Think i spend more time on maintenance with my mtb's for some reason...lol

 

[User32269]

I have a road bike that gets a cursory look over before every ride and after if the roads were wet. Sometimes I wish I still had my mountain bike as the roads round here are quite rough

I find my old 90's non-suspension mb, shod with 26" slicks, is the perfect bike for the pot holed poor excuse for roads round here. Also gives the option of cutting across trails etc.
Hope I never grow up!

 

[Accy cyclist]

Think i spend more time on maintenance with my mtb's for some reason...lol



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That's why i don't have a mountain bike. If i took something filthed up like that in the house i'd get endless hassle off the moaning missus! and to be honest i'm not a fan of muddy bikes either.