Stupid things we all must have done
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guitarpete247
Just about surviving
- Location
- Leicestershire
I always work in the garage even when it's sunny. As I lost a couple of nuts and bolts into the gravel in front of the garage one hot day a few years ago. I can't remember what I was fitting probably a set of mudguards and had to search to find a couple of odd bits from my odds and sods collection.
I've since bought a box of current sized nuts, bolts and washers too. I've also put a bit of old carpet down to stop bits bouncing and rolling out of sight.
I've since bought a box of current sized nuts, bolts and washers too. I've also put a bit of old carpet down to stop bits bouncing and rolling out of sight.
Why was it? Stop the suspense.
I could tell you but I'd need to kill you after!
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
My mechanical faux pas is putting a new chain on, feeding it through the jockeys correctly but on the outside of the chain guide 
Smokin Joe
Squire
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Done that more than once. Along with fitting it and bypassing the front mech.My mechanical faux pas is putting a new chain on, feeding it through the jockeys correctly but on the outside of the chain guide
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I couldn't work out why the tyre had a bulge after fixing a puncture. I had left the nut on the valve stem inside the rim.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Fixing a front wheel puncture and using the 'wizzo' new quick release on the front brake to get the wheel back in (tyre inflated) then forgetting to flip the lever back before 'attempting' to use the front brake.
Have I mentioned before that I live on the top of a hill/ridge.
Have I mentioned before that I live on the top of a hill/ridge.
jay clock
Massive member
- Location
- Hampshire UK
Went to replace the rear brake cable on a 105 shifter. Nipple was jammed so I pulled and twisted it with fine pliers for about 30 mins until I wrenched it out leaving a tangled mess of frayed cable inside with the plan to pull the cable out from the rear. Only to find I had been attacking the front shifter and the cable was firmly attached to the caliper, so no great surprise that it wouldn't budge.... oopsie
threefingerjoe
Über Member
- Location
- St. Louis, MO, USA
Chased a "clicking" sound for weeks, before I discovered that it was coming from my KNEE!
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Mine is fitting the chain outside of the rear triangle. Doesn't work very wellMy mechanical faux pas is putting a new chain on, feeding it through the jockeys correctly but on the outside of the chain guide
Having cleaned all the bikes the previous day, the kids staying with us during one half term holiday decided we would take the bikes down the road to the Tarka trail for a sunny morning ride.
Did all the checks with the kids on their bikes, brakes, tyres, etc. Then proceeded to lead us all down the hill to join the main road which leads to the track.
Only when I tried to feather the brakes on the approach to the junction did I realise I didn't have any. I took out the toes of my 2 month old bike shoes and slightly buckled my front wheel coming to an abrupt halt when I took aim at an outreach green box about 10 yards from the junction. I forgot to check over my own bike, so didn't notice I hadn't pushed the calliper levers back down after cleaning it
Did all the checks with the kids on their bikes, brakes, tyres, etc. Then proceeded to lead us all down the hill to join the main road which leads to the track.
Only when I tried to feather the brakes on the approach to the junction did I realise I didn't have any
. I took out the toes of my 2 month old bike shoes and slightly buckled my front wheel coming to an abrupt halt when I took aim at an outreach green box about 10 yards from the junction. I forgot to check over my own bike, so didn't notice I hadn't pushed the calliper levers back down after cleaning it 
