Tea? (Part 2)

[phil_hg_uk]

Potsy get yourself a chain wear tool only a few quid, mine was £4.99, but it will save you having to ask the LBS

 

[potsy]

Potsy get yourself a chain wear tool only a few quid, mine was £4.99, but it will save you having to ask the LBS

Cheers Phil, have one on my wishlist for my next order, also found a decent supplier of chains, much cheaper than CRC/Wiggle

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Cheers Phil, have one on my wishlist for my next order, also found a decent supplier of chains, much cheaper than CRC/Wiggle

Get yourself a chain whip and cassette removal tool while you are at it then you will never need to visit the LBS again

I usually strip down, clean, rebuild and re-lube the drive train on my bike on a monthly basis. Including removing the chain and rear cassette and cleaing them with a tooth brush and white spirit, in the long run it will save you money on knackered drive train components.

You have to remember you are doing more mileage per month that a lot of people would do in a year and if you have to pay LBS charges you will end up buying the bike again in a very short space of time.

The only jobs I wont tackle are the headset and bottom bracket, although I may get a BB tool and try that myself next time, now I have a spare bike incase I cock it up

Last year when I upgraded the chainset to 105 I couldnt believe how easy it was took about 30 - 45 mins and I needed 1 x spanner + 1 x Allen Key + 1 x Rubber Mallet.

 

[Speicher]

Potsy if you think I am going to ride a tandem with you on the back, you may have to think again.

 

[potsy]

Potsy if you think I am going to ride a tandem with you on the back, you may have to think again.

Phil- I do all those jobs myself normally, including changing the BB on the Secteur.
Got myself a toolkit last year with all the bits I need.
Because the bike is in the shop awaiting some new QR skewers I decided to get it all done at the same time, certainly won't be taking it in again unless it's a warranty job or headset job

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Phil- I do all those jobs myself normally, including changing the BB on the Secteur.
Got myself a toolkit last year with all the bits I need.
Because the bike is in the shop awaiting some new QR skewers I decided to get it all done at the same time, certainly won't be taking it in again unless it's a warranty job or headset job

Oh ok I see .............. I thought you had just taken leave of your senses ............ our local specialized dealer charges something like £70.00 for a full service, fat chance of my bike ever going in there it would be in there every month in the summer alright for these weekend carbon posers I suppose with more money than sense that go round the block on a sunday.

 

[coffeejo]

I'm in the process of working up the courage to ask a guy I vaguely know to show me how to do more to the bike myself, I'm ok using books/the net as a refresher once I've seen how to do it but my brain goes "oooh, no, complicated, can't compute" and promptly shuts down, which would be less than useful if my bike was in bits.

NT, that programme sounds great, hope it works out for you. I had a proper chat with my Pathways to Work bod yesterday and have made an appointment to see my GP on Friday. Urgh.

Colly, any of that tea left?

 

[potsy]

Off shopping for fruit and other healthy snacks
Will be doing my best to ignore all the goodies on special offers/bogof etc, I might not suck seed (chirp)

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I'm in the process of working up the courage to ask a guy I vaguely know to show me how to do more to the bike myself, I'm ok using books/the net as a refresher once I've seen how to do it but my brain goes "oooh, no, complicated, can't compute" and promptly shuts down, which would be less than useful if my bike was in bits.

I am sure you will be able to pick it up, just tell yourself its only a bit of tubing with 2 wheels and a chain ........... how hard can it be

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Off shopping for fruit and other healthy snacks

Are you taking a book with pictures in with you, so you know what to look for

 

[coffeejo]

I am sure you will be able to pick it up, just tell yourself its only a bit of tubing with 2 wheels and a chain ........... how hard can it be

My brain makes it much harder than it should be

 

[Arch]

Hopefully I will also get into cycling there although it is up hill all the way and I have to cross the A6.
This is their bike shelter.
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That's very cool!

Glad it was a positive visit. Sounds like a fantastic chance to master yet another skill. Or even just enjoy trying it...

I'm just about to have spag bol, after a long wet day at work...

 

[phil_hg_uk]

My brain makes it much harder than it should be

It is really a case of getting the right tools, then getting someone who you can follow to go through what you need to do, once you have done it a few times you will be laughing.

I must admit that I thank my lucky stars that I spent most of my early teens fixing and rebuilding bikes then breaking them and fixing them again. Then in the early 80's I worked for a company that manufactured bikes, not for long but long enough to pick up one or two things

 

[potsy]

My brain makes it much harder than it should be

Jo has a brain?

I think I might, ever so slightly, maybe, have failed in the healthy snack buying

 

[coffeejo]

Jo has a brain?

I think I might, ever so slightly, maybe, have failed in the healthy snack buying

Serves you right