What's the (your) worst part of bike maintenance?

08-07-2004, 09:50 PM

I sometimes dislike overhauling bottom brackets.
All that finagling, getting the adjustable cup
/almost/ just right, so when the lock ring goes
on, it /is/ just right. And then hoping the
cranks get back on tight enough, and having to
monitor them for the next few 10s of kilometers.

Getting a frayed strand of old inner cable up
under my fingernail ain't much fun either.

Maybe I shouldn't have attempted bike maintenance
during a retrograde Mercury period. OTOH, maybe
riding an un-overhauled bike during a retrograde
Mercury period would be even worse.

cheers,
Tom

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08-08-2004, 08:46 AM

"Tom Keats" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:tue4fc.cfg.ln@bud.garden.local...
> I sometimes dislike overhauling bottom brackets.
> All that finagling, getting the adjustable cup
> /almost/ just right, so when the lock ring goes
> on, it /is/ just right. And then hoping the
> cranks get back on tight enough, and having to
> monitor them for the next few 10s of kilometers.
>
> Getting a frayed strand of old inner cable up
> under my fingernail ain't much fun either.
>
> Maybe I shouldn't have attempted bike maintenance
> during a retrograde Mercury period. OTOH, maybe
> riding an un-overhauled bike during a retrograde
> Mercury period would be even worse.
>
>
> cheers,
> Tom
>
Apparently during mercury retrograde, all kinds of mechanical things can go
wrong. It's supposed to be a good time to back up your computer.

Just a couple of days ago, a friend got sideswiped by a car and knocked onto
the sidewalk (hit and run). He's mostly unhurt, but his shifter is busted
and he's NOT a happy camper.

08-08-2004, 08:46 AM

"Tom Keats" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:tue4fc.cfg.ln@bud.garden.local...
> I sometimes dislike overhauling bottom brackets.
> All that finagling, getting the adjustable cup
> /almost/ just right, so when the lock ring goes
> on, it /is/ just right. And then hoping the
> cranks get back on tight enough, and having to
> monitor them for the next few 10s of kilometers.
>
> Getting a frayed strand of old inner cable up
> under my fingernail ain't much fun either.
>
> Maybe I shouldn't have attempted bike maintenance
> during a retrograde Mercury period. OTOH, maybe
> riding an un-overhauled bike during a retrograde
> Mercury period would be even worse.
>
>
> cheers,
> Tom
>
Apparently during mercury retrograde, all kinds of mechanical things can go
wrong. It's supposed to be a good time to back up your computer.

Just a couple of days ago, a friend got sideswiped by a car and knocked onto
the sidewalk (hit and run). He's mostly unhurt, but his shifter is busted
and he's NOT a happy camper.

08-08-2004, 08:46 AM

"Tom Keats" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:tue4fc.cfg.ln@bud.garden.local...
> I sometimes dislike overhauling bottom brackets.
> All that finagling, getting the adjustable cup
> /almost/ just right, so when the lock ring goes
> on, it /is/ just right. And then hoping the
> cranks get back on tight enough, and having to
> monitor them for the next few 10s of kilometers.
>
> Getting a frayed strand of old inner cable up
> under my fingernail ain't much fun either.
>
> Maybe I shouldn't have attempted bike maintenance
> during a retrograde Mercury period. OTOH, maybe
> riding an un-overhauled bike during a retrograde
> Mercury period would be even worse.
>
>
> cheers,
> Tom
>
Apparently during mercury retrograde, all kinds of mechanical things can go
wrong. It's supposed to be a good time to back up your computer.

Just a couple of days ago, a friend got sideswiped by a car and knocked onto
the sidewalk (hit and run). He's mostly unhurt, but his shifter is busted
and he's NOT a happy camper.

08-08-2004, 08:46 AM

"Tom Keats" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:tue4fc.cfg.ln@bud.garden.local...
> I sometimes dislike overhauling bottom brackets.
> All that finagling, getting the adjustable cup
> /almost/ just right, so when the lock ring goes
> on, it /is/ just right. And then hoping the
> cranks get back on tight enough, and having to
> monitor them for the next few 10s of kilometers.
>
> Getting a frayed strand of old inner cable up
> under my fingernail ain't much fun either.
>
> Maybe I shouldn't have attempted bike maintenance
> during a retrograde Mercury period. OTOH, maybe
> riding an un-overhauled bike during a retrograde
> Mercury period would be even worse.
>
>
> cheers,
> Tom
>
Apparently during mercury retrograde, all kinds of mechanical things can go
wrong. It's supposed to be a good time to back up your computer.

Just a couple of days ago, a friend got sideswiped by a car and knocked onto
the sidewalk (hit and run). He's mostly unhurt, but his shifter is busted
and he's NOT a happy camper.

08-08-2004, 08:46 AM

"Tom Keats" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:tue4fc.cfg.ln@bud.garden.local...
> I sometimes dislike overhauling bottom brackets.
> All that finagling, getting the adjustable cup
> /almost/ just right, so when the lock ring goes
> on, it /is/ just right. And then hoping the
> cranks get back on tight enough, and having to
> monitor them for the next few 10s of kilometers.
>
> Getting a frayed strand of old inner cable up
> under my fingernail ain't much fun either.
>
> Maybe I shouldn't have attempted bike maintenance
> during a retrograde Mercury period. OTOH, maybe
> riding an un-overhauled bike during a retrograde
> Mercury period would be even worse.
>
>
> cheers,
> Tom
>
Apparently during mercury retrograde, all kinds of mechanical things can go
wrong. It's supposed to be a good time to back up your computer.

Just a couple of days ago, a friend got sideswiped by a car and knocked onto
the sidewalk (hit and run). He's mostly unhurt, but his shifter is busted
and he's NOT a happy camper.