Today is officially a bike maintenance day

[dodgy]

Bucketing it down (on the Wirral anyway), so as a benevolent gesture to my fair weather riding comrades on CycleChat, I'm declaring today a 'bike maintenance and drinking tea and eating cake' day, please enjoy this gift

Dave.

 

[tdr1nka]

Great timing there, I've got no cake and my bike is 400 miles away in London! Besides that it is a misty drizzly day in Ireland and perfect lazy loving fettle weather!

Can I redeem this gift at the start of Septemeber?

 

[HLaB]

I had planned on putting a new fixed seat post on my commuter and doing some other work; cleaning, lubing, etc. Unfortunately I got sent out for a site visit yesterday afternoon and by the time I got back the office was locked up along with my bike an new seatpost.

 

[John the Monkey]

Well, I'll enter into the spirit of it.

I'll be fitting my F'iz:ik bar gel and tape today, and as the missus is away, I'll be doing that (whisper it) in the living room.

 

[longers]

Good idea Dodgy but today for me is "Cooking and Cleaning Day" seeing as it's raining.
I've eaten a lot and haven't done much cleaning

I will be greasing a seat post later in readiness for a ride out tomorrow but I have no cake, yet.

 

[numbnuts]

I did mine yesterday it’s clean the flat and baking for me today

 

[dodgy]

A day off the bike isn't wasted if you're fettling your loved one (bike). For me it's bleeding the hydraulics on the MTB, new cable for gears fitting, all accompanied by some comedy show of some sort on R2 in my garage workshop

Next best thing to riding the bike, am I bad for taking so much pleasure in maintaining my bikes?

Dave.

 

[Headgardener]

Hi all. Unfortunatly I can't work on the bike today as is raining and there isn't room indoors to work on the bike. I will have the cake and a cup of coffee though, that sounds good.

 

[Dayvo]

I did mine yesterday

Yep, me too!

I wish I could wash and tinker around with my bikes at home (or where I live - rented accommodation) but have to make do with the facilities at work.

One day I'll have my own little shed/workshop/doss house!

 

[punkypossum]

You could have told me that earlier - I was out and drenched by the time it got declared "Maintenance Day"

 

[gbspark]

done maintenance on thur, all ready to go now ,
but rain,,,,,
so went to work instead, (electrician), got a bit done, now
little lady just made me a tea , but no cake, sliiming (fat boy)
out later tho for a beer or 2 and a little curry,
first one in a month, then ride it off 2moz
see if i can do a 20 mile again

 

[fossyant]

I was on a maintenance day as well.....

Waxed and polished both road bikes (yeh I know) and re-greased the jockey wheels on the Herety and lubed the chain (here is hoping for good weather tomorrow).

Popped out to B&Q to get a couple of anchor points and cable kits - down to £7.99 from £20 for securing the kids bikes in the garage (after Sharky's experience recently), and fixed the kids battery operated trike thing (the wheel fell off).

 

[fossyant]

Grrrr - it got rather dirty this morning - my fault - shouldn't have waxed it - missed most of the rain showers, but ran into the after effects of a heavy shower 5 miles from home - soaked feet from spray by the time I got home.

Windy though - 21 miles in 1.03 !!! Including hills !!!

 

[Baggy]

One day I'll have my own little shed/workshop/doss house!

We bought our house largely on the basis that it had a nice outhouse and yard
It's a bit showery here today, but I've run out of things I can fettle myself.

 

[Dayvo]

We bought our house largely on the basis that it had a nice outhouse and yard
It's a bit showery here today, but I've run out of things I can fettle myself.

Fettle yourself!