| Re: Good News: 1 week, 147.6 miles on Schwinn Sidewinder
GPSBlake <noemail@spam.com> writes:
>Over the past 7 days I have ridden 147.6 miles on my new Schwinn
>Sidewinder. My likes and dislikes so far.
With 100 mi or more on the bicycle, now it's time to take a look at
the hubs and readjust the cones. Some hubs are shipped NOS with tight
cones with the idea that they will loosen up after use.
Basically, give your bike a 30-day checkup (adjust the gears, tighten
the brake cables, make sure all major bearings aren't binding or too
loose : bottom bracket, hubs, pedals, headset.)
I'd do that before embarking on a 200 mi ride to come. That will be
necessary for a fair comparison with a bikeshop bike. All items obey
a "bathtub" curve of failure probability. By servicing your bike
while its in the infant mortality phase, you can greatly increase the
chances of making it to the wear-out phase 100,000 miles from now ..
- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA
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