Collin- Thanks. I worked for Piper Aircraft for years, and knew about
frame oil, and didn’t even think about it for my bike. Also thx for the
note on derailleur pulleys.
Jason- I get what you’re saying with the pipeline, but my tires are way
more likely to have slices and chunks taken out of
I ride a bike till it gets dirty, then I buy another frame and a bunch of
components and switch everything around! Sometimes I don't even wait till
the bike gets dirty. This is sadly not too far from the truth. I am now
down to 11 Rivendells (does not include my wife's Betty Foy or the Roadini
I'm blessed/cursed with two identical Bubbes that get all the miles. Back
when I pedaled one bike along with glee, blissfully unaware to the day to
day degradation, I'd ride it until it was in major need of everything (and
I can do 98% of my own maintenance), happily. Now that I've got the one
I’ll clean my bikes every week in the winter, every other week for the rest
of the year unless I’ve been riding in the rain and picked up a lot of
sludge. I always check wheels for true and tires for wear and debris at the
same time. Otherwise I maintain things as needed. I keep an eye on pad
bjm.. wrote:
*I need to invest in a repair stand so I can do maintenance without
flipping my bike upside down and letting the grips and saddle take a
beating. *
Meanwhile just throw down a moving blanket.
If one of my bikes needs maintenance, I buy another one on craigslist and
fix it up
I took my front wheel off to see how gross the underside of my fender was.
I almost gagged.
I need to invest in a repair stand so I can do maintenance without flipping
my bike upside down and letting the grips and saddle take a beating.
On Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 8:07:01 PM UTC-6
Better than rotating the tires is getting a front/rear "pipeline" going:
once the rear is worn, put the front onto the rear and get a fresh front
tire. I learned this somewhat recently, and the reason being that it
minimizes the chance of a front tire blow-out, which is a lot more
dangerous
1275 miles is too long for routine maintenance. I usually ride 200-350
miles between maintenance work, to keep the bike looking nice and inspect
common things for damage/wear. This is especially important for fendered
bikes, as it’s difficult to inspect the tires on those,
My maintenance
I personally tend to keep a good eye on the bikes and just change/clean
things on an ongoing basis, often around 1/month. I've done this often
enough that a full rebuild or overhaul of any component on my bike takes
less than 1 hr., assuming I have spares on hand, which I try to.
Frame saver
