Too much time on maintenance?
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I am Spartacus
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This shows up the difference between people and how things in early life developed their approach.....
as a former soldier, even if i took my weapon out of the armoury just for drill, I was still expected to flippn well clean it for 1/2 hour afterwards to get it back into the armoury....
there is no right or wrong way, just your own way
as a former soldier, even if i took my weapon out of the armoury just for drill, I was still expected to flippn well clean it for 1/2 hour afterwards to get it back into the armoury....
there is no right or wrong way, just your own way
I am Spartacus
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This shows up the difference between people and how things in early life developed their approach.....
as a former soldier, even if i took my weapon out of the armoury just for drill, I was still expected to flippn well clean it for 1/2 hour afterwards to get it back into the armoury....
there is no right or wrong way, just your own way
as a former soldier, even if i took my weapon out of the armoury just for drill, I was still expected to flippn well clean it for 1/2 hour afterwards to get it back into the armoury....
there is no right or wrong way, just your own way
I am Spartacus
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- Location
- N Staffs
This shows up the difference between people and how things in early life developed their approach.....
as a former soldier, even if i took my weapon out of the armoury just for drill, I was still expected to flippn well clean it for 1/2 hour afterwards to get it back into the armoury....
there is no right or wrong way, just your own way
as a former soldier, even if i took my weapon out of the armoury just for drill, I was still expected to flippn well clean it for 1/2 hour afterwards to get it back into the armoury....
there is no right or wrong way, just your own way
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beanzontoast
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Thanks for all the comments guys, whichever side of the fence you are.
I do use my bikes a lot (the recent bad weather is easily the longest I've been off them for the last few years) - my commuter in particular. It's an old frame but with a lot of new-ish components, which is why I feel bound to make some effort to keep it up to scratch. I suppose the upside, as has been said, is that the likelihood of it letting me down is lessened, particularly in the case of developing faults that could be spotted.
I think - seriously - a bigger and better shed might help a bit. It's such a tight squeeze in there with me and 2 bikes. If I had more room to move around the bike, it might seem less of a pain. No room in the house to do this sort of stuff and we don't have a garage. Checking the tyres over is probably the one thing I wish it was easier to do, especially in winter.
I do use my bikes a lot (the recent bad weather is easily the longest I've been off them for the last few years) - my commuter in particular. It's an old frame but with a lot of new-ish components, which is why I feel bound to make some effort to keep it up to scratch. I suppose the upside, as has been said, is that the likelihood of it letting me down is lessened, particularly in the case of developing faults that could be spotted.
I think - seriously - a bigger and better shed might help a bit. It's such a tight squeeze in there with me and 2 bikes. If I had more room to move around the bike, it might seem less of a pain. No room in the house to do this sort of stuff and we don't have a garage. Checking the tyres over is probably the one thing I wish it was easier to do, especially in winter.
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beanzontoast
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- South of The Peaks
Thanks for all the comments guys, whichever side of the fence you are.
I do use my bikes a lot (the recent bad weather is easily the longest I've been off them for the last few years) - my commuter in particular. It's an old frame but with a lot of new-ish components, which is why I feel bound to make some effort to keep it up to scratch. I suppose the upside, as has been said, is that the likelihood of it letting me down is lessened, particularly in the case of developing faults that could be spotted.
I think - seriously - a bigger and better shed might help a bit. It's such a tight squeeze in there with me and 2 bikes. If I had more room to move around the bike, it might seem less of a pain. No room in the house to do this sort of stuff and we don't have a garage. Checking the tyres over is probably the one thing I wish it was easier to do, especially in winter.
I do use my bikes a lot (the recent bad weather is easily the longest I've been off them for the last few years) - my commuter in particular. It's an old frame but with a lot of new-ish components, which is why I feel bound to make some effort to keep it up to scratch. I suppose the upside, as has been said, is that the likelihood of it letting me down is lessened, particularly in the case of developing faults that could be spotted.
I think - seriously - a bigger and better shed might help a bit. It's such a tight squeeze in there with me and 2 bikes. If I had more room to move around the bike, it might seem less of a pain. No room in the house to do this sort of stuff and we don't have a garage. Checking the tyres over is probably the one thing I wish it was easier to do, especially in winter.
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beanzontoast
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- South of The Peaks
Thanks for all the comments guys, whichever side of the fence you are.
I do use my bikes a lot (the recent bad weather is easily the longest I've been off them for the last few years) - my commuter in particular. It's an old frame but with a lot of new-ish components, which is why I feel bound to make some effort to keep it up to scratch. I suppose the upside, as has been said, is that the likelihood of it letting me down is lessened, particularly in the case of developing faults that could be spotted.
I think - seriously - a bigger and better shed might help a bit. It's such a tight squeeze in there with me and 2 bikes. If I had more room to move around the bike, it might seem less of a pain. No room in the house to do this sort of stuff and we don't have a garage. Checking the tyres over is probably the one thing I wish it was easier to do, especially in winter.
I do use my bikes a lot (the recent bad weather is easily the longest I've been off them for the last few years) - my commuter in particular. It's an old frame but with a lot of new-ish components, which is why I feel bound to make some effort to keep it up to scratch. I suppose the upside, as has been said, is that the likelihood of it letting me down is lessened, particularly in the case of developing faults that could be spotted.
I think - seriously - a bigger and better shed might help a bit. It's such a tight squeeze in there with me and 2 bikes. If I had more room to move around the bike, it might seem less of a pain. No room in the house to do this sort of stuff and we don't have a garage. Checking the tyres over is probably the one thing I wish it was easier to do, especially in winter.
snorri
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How many thousand miles do you manage without tweaking? A lot depends on weather, road conditions and mileage, but it seems that I don't manage many months without something grating or needing cleaning.SimonC said:
snorri
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- East coast, up a bit.
How many thousand miles do you manage without tweaking? A lot depends on weather, road conditions and mileage, but it seems that I don't manage many months without something grating or needing cleaning.SimonC said:
snorri
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- East coast, up a bit.
How many thousand miles do you manage without tweaking? A lot depends on weather, road conditions and mileage, but it seems that I don't manage many months without something grating or needing cleaning.SimonC said:
brokenbetty
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SimonC said:
Hey, I build up a layer of oily grime over winter too!
Oh - you were talking about the bike
