Please - put air in my tires & keep me clean and lubed!

[TrekJeni]

One of my training buddies was doing some preventative work on her bike. Noticed some screws that looked loose and tightneed them. Couldn't figure out why she couldn't shift.

DO NOT TIGHTEN YOUR LIMIT SCREWS on your derailer!

Jeni
(good post Denise)

[DrBee]

Great posts Denise and Yellow. Thanks! I had been pretty good about checking the air on my tires, but with recent traveling I forgot. As I posted on Saturday - I went out and felt lousy, realized my tire pressure was low and came back and pumped up the tires to 110. I don't know if riding on them low caused damage or not, but the rear tube blew (with quite a bang) later that afternoon. I will not make the same mistake twice and will check my tire pressure before each ride.

Thanks again!

[SnappyPix]

Denise,

Um, thanks for posting this ... you shamed me into spending my free afternoon lovingly cleaning and lubing my poor neglected bike!
I even got round to replacing the brake pads, which has been on my to-do list for the past 7 months! Then had to completely readjust my brakes because the new pads were SO much fatter than the worn out paper thin ones I sheepishly took off...
Oh, and pumped the tyres.
Am I excused now?!

[Geonz]

Yup, write "I will not neglect my bicycle" 10 times, and then you can go outside and PLAY.