roundisland
Guru
- Location
- Worcestershire
Put my bike in to LBS today for a pre tour service hope they don't find to much wrong with it. 11 days until the off I'm so excited
Pre tour service
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ComedyPilot
Secret Lemonade Drinker
- Location
- The Kingdom of Yorkshire
10 days to go for me
videoman
Guru
- Location
- Staffordshire
Have a great tour and look forward to your trip report. By the way where are you going to?
Just serviced my own bike, wheel bearings front and rear, chain, cassette, jockeys wheels and brake overhaul as I don't trust anyone. I now have my mountain bike in as many pieces awaiting parts delivery and my new workshop stand.
Just serviced my own bike, wheel bearings front and rear, chain, cassette, jockeys wheels and brake overhaul as I don't trust anyone. I now have my mountain bike in as many pieces awaiting parts delivery and my new workshop stand.
andy_spacey
Veteran
- Location
- coventry
21 days for me. Coventry to faro in Portugal. rebuilt my bike, Dawes galaxy. new seat, brook's b67, cables, big chain ring, chain, rear sprocket pedals, wheels, tyres and tubes. handlebar grips, new front rack
For the last 3 weeks been going out every day fully loaded, on last Friday i was out on a 30 mile ride with the full loaded on when 20 miles in one of the bolts to my front rack came lose and sent my rack and pannier into my new front wheel. It could have been a lot worse. i only buckled very slightly (it took me about 10 mins to fix)and put a small rip in the bottom of my classic roller. Its my own fault for not checking the bolts in the last two years and 5000 miles, I did look at the rack and think about changing. On the plus side, better it happen when i am here than when on tour.
For the last 3 weeks been going out every day fully loaded, on last Friday i was out on a 30 mile ride with the full loaded on when 20 miles in one of the bolts to my front rack came lose and sent my rack and pannier into my new front wheel. It could have been a lot worse. i only buckled very slightly (it took me about 10 mins to fix)and put a small rip in the bottom of my classic roller. Its my own fault for not checking the bolts in the last two years and 5000 miles, I did look at the rack and think about changing. On the plus side, better it happen when i am here than when on tour.
videoman
Guru
- Location
- Staffordshire
Somebody else who prefers to do it themselves and at least if you have a problem out on the road you can fix it yourself.
Have a great tour to Portugal, how long do you expect it to take?
Have a great tour to Portugal, how long do you expect it to take?
OP
OP
roundisland
Guru
- Location
- Worcestershire
I'm taking the bike express to narbonne 2 weeks of cycle touring and camping then pick up from Orange. I am starting to do my own bike maintenance went on a days course and learnt a lot but still I wanted a professional take a look until my experience grows.
Andy I invested in a tubus front rack really strong, very happy with it. Have a great tour also.
Andy I invested in a tubus front rack really strong, very happy with it. Have a great tour also.
videoman
Guru
- Location
- Staffordshire
Better to be safe than sorry by having a pro look over your bike until you become more confident of your abilities as we all have to learn sometime.
Have a great tour.
Have a great tour.
andy_spacey
Veteran
- Location
- coventry
i think it will take me 6 to 8 week. On avg around 50 miles a day 5 a week. It will take as long as it takes? i am thinking its going to be hard. well some bits. Going to wild camp as much as i can.
I have put a Blackburn f1 on. I am not using the braze on, Good one nuts and bolts going around the forks,
Have a great tour your self
I have put a Blackburn f1 on. I am not using the braze on, Good one nuts and bolts going around the forks,
Have a great tour your self
OP
OP
roundisland
Guru
- Location
- Worcestershire
Picked up my bike this afternoon all that needed doing was truing up a slight wobble on the front wheel and tiny adjustment to the brakes and i think they lubed it up a bit cost £20.00 very pleased 
Sounds like a great trip Andy, enjoy!
Sounds like a great trip Andy, enjoy!
samid
Guru
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
My trip (to Scotland - where else? 
) is a bit more than a month away - can't wait. This year I decided to do a proper maintenance on my bike (I do it myself), turned out one of the bearing cones in the front hub is shot - so now I'm waiting for a replacement, good thing my LBS was able to order it (the hubs are an older model which Shimano no longer supports properly). And ordered new set of tyres today.
) is a bit more than a month away - can't wait. This year I decided to do a proper maintenance on my bike (I do it myself), turned out one of the bearing cones in the front hub is shot - so now I'm waiting for a replacement, good thing my LBS was able to order it (the hubs are an older model which Shimano no longer supports properly). And ordered new set of tyres today.
Put my bike in to LBS today for a pre tour service hope they don't find to much wrong with it. 11 days until the off I'm so excited
I did this last September, day before I was due to go to Barcelona, I'd run out of time to look at it so dropped it in at my LBS. TBH there was nothing wrong wth it but I was looking forward to peace of mind and a smoooooth ride. Picked it up, the gears were out of synch, the brakes dragging and the front wheel on back to front. On removing it I found both axle springs on the same side, that made me check the rear, same result! Good luck.
OP
OP
roundisland
Guru
- Location
- Worcestershire
Samid your photographs of Scotland have inspired me to tour there next year there absolutely stunning, it looks like you had a great tour. Enjoy the coming one to!
samid
Guru
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
Thanks Roundisland!
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
I did this last September, day before I was due to go to Barcelona, I'd run out of time to look at it so dropped it in at my LBS. TBH there was nothing wrong wth it but I was looking forward to peace of mind and a smoooooth ride. Picked it up, the gears were out of synch, the brakes dragging and the front wheel on back to front. On removing it I found both axle springs on the same side, that made me check the rear, same result! Good luck.
you didn't take to Halfords did you?
