Your most important bike fettling tip?

[zizou]

I've been waiting for a package all day and when it arrived I wanted to get straight onto the job i had lined up. In my impatience I thought i'd save some time rather than go hunting for my work gloves which weren't in their usual place - I knew it was a risk and I was extra careful, but that stubborn little bolt had other ideas.

Remember kids, play it safe and wear gloves when changing a chainring!

 

[Dayvo]

Don't rush things.

And make sure ALL the bits taken off the bike go back on it!

 

[4F]

Watch you fingers when cleaning your chain on a fixed gear bike, I am pleased to say I have

 

[tyred]

Don't forget to do up the quick release on the brakes.

 

[Spinney]

Don't forget to do up the quick release on the brakes.

That's exactly what I was going to say!

 

[Fnaar]

Always wear kneepads when riding your bmx (sorry, that's advice from the 1980s, on kids tv)

OK then, always pump your tyres up till they are rock hard* and you'll get fewer punctures


(*except on my sister-in-laws kids' pushchair, which I 'helpfully' pumped up without checking max pressure and promptly destroyed the tyre and had to go buy a new one while she panicked coz she had to be somewhere and it took ages and now she doesn't look at me as kindly as she used to)

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Watch you fingers when cleaning your chain on a fixed gear bike, I am pleased to say I have

I only forgot once

 

[Deleted member 1258]

If it aint broke don't try and fix it.

 

[Ciar]

Always wear kneepads when riding your bmx (sorry, that's advice from the 1980s, on kids tv)

OK then, always pump your tyres up till they are rock hard* and you'll get fewer punctures


(*except on my sister-in-laws kids' pushchair, which I 'helpfully' pumped up without checking max pressure and promptly destroyed the tyre and had to go buy a new one while she panicked coz she had to be somewhere and it took ages and now she doesn't look at me as kindly as she used to)

takes me back, ye olde kneepads with velcro straps, always came of at the completey wrong time, when you were hitting the deck!

 

[tadpole]

If in doubt Mickle your chain first, before adjusting your gears.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

totally blank anybody who comments on your bike being in the kitchen

 

[tyred]

If it aint broke don't try and fix it.

The greatest advice ever - applies to everything from a pair of scissors, to a bike, to a car or to a Grandfather clock.

 

[jayonabike]

If it moves when it shouldn't, fix with electrical tape. If it doesn't move when it should, WD40.

 

[Trickedem]

Get a bike stand. Can't believe I got by without one for so long.

 

[LetoKynes]

Patience