Did it myself, feel an enormously out-of-proportion sense of pride...

[sbeqs]

I cleaned and re-oiled my gears.
It's not much to most people but I felt like a pro, and the ride was sooo smooth afterwards...

 

[Deleted member 35268]

I don't take enough care of my gears. I did try to - I even bought one of those gadgets where you put the liquid in, but I messed it up and the cleaning fluid went on the floor.

 

[bpsmith]

Well done @sbeqs. You'll move on to a whole world of other tasks now.

 

[ScotiaLass]

I cleaned and re-oiled my gears.
It's not much to most people but I felt like a pro, and the ride was sooo smooth afterwards...

I remember when I first cleaned mine too....I still get a sense of achievement when I clean mine and it runs quiet and smooth.
It makes me grin like the proverbial Cheshire cat!

 

[MontyVeda]

I cleaned and re-oiled my gears.
It's not much to most people but I felt like a pro, and the ride was sooo smooth afterwards...

The irregular clean and lube when the bike really needs it is so much more satisfying... you really do notice the difference. Regular maintenance is no fun.

 

[tyred]

The best way to approach bike maintenance is the way I do it - collect a huge collection of bikes and if you break one, set it to one side and use something different. Then, when you've broken them all, you can start repairing/servicing

 

[bpsmith]

Or you could just keep the first one clean and lubed which negates the need for a lot of the maintenance.

 

[iamRayRay]

I cleaned and re-oiled my gears.
It's not much to most people but I felt like a pro, and the ride was sooo smooth afterwards...

Awesome, I cleaned my road bike after 2.5 years of having it about 2 months back, it was caked in rubbish and road dirt!
Ran so smooth afterwards.

Get yourself a nice bike stand (£20-40) off ebay and then you'll be rocking!

Well done - I feel your pride!

 

[MontyVeda]

Or you could just keep the first one clean and lubed which negates the need for a lot of the maintenance.

regular clean and lube = a lot of maintenance

Infrequent attention when it really needs it = little maintenance + a nice warm feeling when it's running smooth and silent again

 

[Saluki]

Well done.
I'm off to Evans 'fix it' night tomorrow evening. It's a ladies only gig with cake, coffee, goodie bags and a lot of advice. Free bike parking around the shop too, as the doors will be locked so ne're do wells can't wander in and nick our bikes.

 

[bpsmith]

regular clean and lube = a lot of maintenance

Infrequent attention when it really needs it = little maintenance + a nice warm feeling when it's running smooth and silent again

Depends how you look at it I guess. You have a good point in some respects. I was referring to requiring a lot less work coaxing components back to life or replacing prematurely.

I get the warm feeling Every time I ride my bike, as it Always smooth and silent!

You don't have to suffer it being rough and noisy Ever.