Self maintenance?

[smilingcat]

But brake cables, brake pad should not be so old... Last thing you want to happen is brake cable snapping at the brake handle side or the rubber on the pad so old that it just slide on the wheel (no stopping power).

If the brake cable has any sign of rust, REPLACE it!! or if it seems not very pliable replace it.

[DebW]

Yeah that sounds good, I am not into replacing parts hardcore. But I think it wuld be fun to replace the brakes and all of the cables of the bike, change the tires, and that easy stuff that I should learn how to do. I don't know how I feel about replacing bearings and taking apart the hub and oiling it however.

If the hubs are designed for oil, there will be an oil port and you won't have to take them apart. But it's still worth doing sometime just to learn and to get the cones adjusted properly.

[madscot13]

I got my bike back from the REI bike shop yesterday. I got some new cables and a new headset, cleaned out pedals, my drive train was scrubbed and shiny ( I didn;t know that it was silver, honestly), and most importantly my brakes work! It was a great job better than I could do on my own.

That said cleaning and lubing should be up to me from now on. I will work on it.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Kit,
So how are the new stem and handlebars working out for you? Is it solving the reach issue? Are you getting used to having a "tall & tippy" bike yet?

[Kitsune06]

I'm finally feeling like I can really stretch out (but not too much!) still working on placement a little, might tip things up or down a little, but not too much. Spent this morning's ride in on my little hill and racing cars on the little straightaway (woulda caught the one SUV, but the road took a little uphill there for awhile...)



I'm loving it!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Great!

Isn't it wonderful to be up high and cruising down the road? I love it...I love the feeling of "floating" on my bike. It's like my bike is just holding me up in the air while I fly... (...and it took 8 months of adjustments to both my bike and my body to finally feel that way. )