Which part of your bike do you let touch the lamppost/wall/fence?

[raleighnut]

I miss being able to prop 1 pedal against the kerb and knowing the bike would still be there when I came out of the shops.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I you joking or what?

Nice Scooter Steve

 

[steveindenmark]

I have changed the name. It is now

The Man Scoot

 

[steveindenmark]

But I do have real bikes which have footrests so you dont need to rest them anything.

The Koga even has 2 footrests.

 

[Idoru]

Usually pedal, but saddle or bars occasionally

Same

Then I spend the whole of the coffee stop watching it like a hawk incase it starts to move (either assisted by a hoody or wind... must get a lock)

 

[GrasB]

A combination of handle bars, pedal & rear wheel which ever is most convenient for the situation

 

[snorri]

Named for the Dempster Dumpster,

The University of CycleChat has no narrow field of special subjects, it specialises in everything, absolutely everything .

 

[Low Roller]

Some years back, had a few pints, pedalled a few miles home. Hit the lamppost outside my house with my brake lever. Broken wrist and lots of blood.

Probably not the brake lever.

 

[G3CWI]

My butler holds the bike.

 

[mickle]

Kickstand obvs.

 

[slowmotion]

Why do scratches on the top tube matter? Do you spend the weekend waxing your cars? Do you have carpet protectors across the sitting room floor?
Just asking, like.

 

[Katherine]

Thanks everyone. I'm going to try to look after it. The pedals and pannier rack are probably the best bet. I have to watch the mudguards, so have to be careful with the wheels. Handlebars àre wrong shape too.

 

[S.Giles]

The only part I'm slightly precious about is the (thin vinyl) gel saddle, which I don't like the idea of being pressed against anything abrasive (such as a brick wall for instance). There was also a corroded aluminium milk churn in the garden that was like sandpaper to anything that touched it, so I would avoid leaning the bike against that. It would go straight through paint like a knife through butter!

Anything else, I don't care. I actually quite like my bike having a slight 'patina', in fact.

In connection with this subject, I always think of the Piper PA28's I used to fly. They had to be kept in tip-top mechanical condition, but looked at close up, and everything about them was well-worn, aesthetically speaking. That's my attitude with my bike. Keep it in perfect working order, but try not to think of it as a work of art or status-symbol. Rather, it's a mechanical contrivance with a practical job to do. The joy comes from riding it.

Steve

 

[slowmotion]

"Rather, it's a mechanical contrivance with a practical job to do. The joy comes from riding it."
@S.Giles gets spot on.

 

[clid61]

Back tyre.

X3 the only way to roll ! Or not as the case may be