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Bruce Edge
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JD wrote:
> "Fred Fragger" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> <snip DOH>
>
>>Anyway, got me thinking, I clean and lube my bike after every ride (it's
>>only 2 months old :-] ) but I never check all the fixtures and fittings.
>>Guess I need to reconsider my priorities?
>
>
> I always check my bikes before heading out and it's saved me getting
> stuck on a trail with a broken down bike many times. I tend to what's
> needed. Knowing your bikes well alleviates any huge checklists. A
> look at it is usually all that's needed. The only thing I do
> regularly is checking for cracks by cleaning the frames with a damp
> rag about once a week.
>
> JD
Funny, I was doing just that last weekend. Found a crack almost all the
way through my swingarm. Hmm, guess that funky shifting while standing
wasn't just a bent hanger after all.
Thank God for friends with loaner bikes.
-Bruce
> "Fred Fragger" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> <snip DOH>
>
>>Anyway, got me thinking, I clean and lube my bike after every ride (it's
>>only 2 months old :-] ) but I never check all the fixtures and fittings.
>>Guess I need to reconsider my priorities?
>
>
> I always check my bikes before heading out and it's saved me getting
> stuck on a trail with a broken down bike many times. I tend to what's
> needed. Knowing your bikes well alleviates any huge checklists. A
> look at it is usually all that's needed. The only thing I do
> regularly is checking for cracks by cleaning the frames with a damp
> rag about once a week.
>
> JD
Funny, I was doing just that last weekend. Found a crack almost all the
way through my swingarm. Hmm, guess that funky shifting while standing
wasn't just a bent hanger after all.
Thank God for friends with loaner bikes.
-Bruce
