frank theriault wrote: > Actually, I do many of my own bike repairs. That's one thing > about track bikes - not much to go wrong/replace. A new > chain (I have a chain breaker) every couple of months or so > (time to get one, BTW), along with a daily clean and oil of > the chain is about it.
It's all coming out now :-) I would expect you to do a cycle CLA! > But, yeah, I can tighten wheel bearings, replace or tighten > BB's, I have a crank puller, I can replace and tighten > spokes, and sort of true a wheel (but not very well). I used > to have old style wheels and BB's that were cup and cone type > bearings. So I learned how to strip, clean and repack those > (what a freaking PIA). > > Back in the old days, when I had a bike with gears and > brakes, I could adjust and do maintenance on those things as > well. I'm happy to no longer have to do that crap, though. I'm just as happy to have it to maintain thanks. Some of the hills local to me are nasty enough to walk up. > But, when I buy a new part, I'm just as happy to get someone > to install it who knows what they're doing. A camera I would hand to someone who is used to doing repairs. Cycles and motorcycles, I prefer to do myself - no, I actually enjoy doing myself. Malcolm
