From Clueless to Wrench-ette in 24 hours
Hey y'all. So I got this old Bianchi on ebay last week. It just got here Friday and I was afraid to put the bars back on by myself. Then I noticed how grungy the bike was, and how it looked like it had never really been cleaned and LOVED. Suddenly I was motivated to make sure this beautiful blue bike knows it has a loving home, and I dug out my bike fix-it book.
Flipping through the pages, complete with step by step illustrated instructions, I decided this didn't look too hard.
All of a sudden there's nothing attached to the frame anymore except the cranks/BB and I'm determined to overhaul every stinking thing ALL BY MYSELF! My brother's even going to paint it for me. WOOHOO! Just need a couple more tools and I can get the rest of the stuff off the frame.
Poor baby...the derailleur pulleys were so gunked up they wouldn't even spin freely. There wasn't even a hint of greasy residue in the headset. It looks like it's had it's scratches touched up with blue nail polish. The cranks don't spin nice and smooth so I'm sure they're dried up inside like the headset was. I just want to hug it and tell it everything's gonna be alright.
But hey, the moral of the story is, bike maintenance is NOT HARD! Take the plunge! Grab a wrench and take something apart. Frankly, I'm having a freakin' blast working on my bike. :D
Jessie
Re: From Clueless to Wrench-ette in 24 hours
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Originally posted by peepsmack
...But hey, the moral of the story is, bike maintenance is NOT HARD! Take the plunge! Grab a wrench and take something apart. Frankly, I'm having a freakin' blast working on my bike. :D
Jessie
Jessie, you couldn't be more right!
I recently took the plunge to replace a frayed cable to my rear derailleur... at first I doubted I could complete the task (sure I could remove the old cable... but replace the housing and a new cable???)
Let's just say, I'm going to replace all my cables now that I realized bike maintenance isn't that scary... really.
It's actually quite empowering to think that you can fix your own bike in emergency situations!!! (no longer have to wait for cute boys to help... although it doesn't hurt ;) )
Jessica