Fiddlesticks

Didn't this happen once before?

Hi

I was wondering if someone would notice that Yes, don't rub it in, the tyre has done 2.5k miles since I fitted it in Feb. to replace the last one that had been attacked by a screw. Some people are babe magnets. I'm just a magnet. Metal finds me irresistible. There's a new one in the post. I can't really justify taking Mrs. Fiddlesticks away over Easter with a bacon strip standing between a nice ride and a rapid unscheduled disassembly. Dem's the breaks. Life is good, I don't complain.

Great to read your write up @ChrisBiggsUK Have fun on the next one.

All done. Time for a evening ride somewhere.

Know it well. Mrs. Fiddlesticks is from Goole. The day after her 18th birthday we packed all her belongings into the back of my car and we drove off into the sunset.

Sadly not, but we have friends who will take the wood off our hands.

The tree surgeon left the last six foot of the cursed sycamore tree sticking up above the back wall as it was riddled with barbed wire and he didn't want to ruin his chainsaw. So when I got home from an unrelated allen key finding expedition I had to attack it first with the angle grinder to get the wire out of the tree. Then wreck my own chainsaw finishing the job. (Fortunately I had a spare chain). One last big tree trunk to go - probably in three pieces.

Adding to my collection of allen keys... Bit of damage to the rear hugger, but not terminal. Successfully plugged at the roadside.

Good luck @ChrisBiggsUK Try and keep a good amount of space ahead of you, that way when everyone slams on you can slow slowly and mitigate the risk of being rear-ended. Post a few pics!

Own phone here. Smarty, contract £8 a month.

More rum required...

And the old cups... Vs. new...

Thought I'd share a little pic of my old headstock bearings... .. And the new ones going on... (Yes, I know there are better ways than tapping them down!)

Welcome along

I'm Spartacus!

We went for a cheaper brand (similar use case). No issues with earplugs.

My next thing after the house move - learn to sail. Curious as to how you go about getting your own swinging mooring installed?

All back together, along with the new steering head bearings. (Two birds, one stone etc.) Test ride done. No leaks. We live to ride another day. Thanks all.

It seems to depend what link format you use - sometimes it does it automatically.

It's def. looking like the seals. Put new Slinky Glides on and straightaway they feel snug and tight. Fresh oil (fully synthetic this time) which means they've had a good flush after being left draining last night. You never know until you ride, but they're all back together and bouncing around on them reveals not a hint of misting - just the tiniest bit of rubber grease residue. 10x better than last time. Still cheaper than going to the garage, but I wanted to learn how to do it anyway, so a bit of a failure was not a big deal. Although... Two days commuting by car an I'm climbing the walls! Will reassemble and test ride tomorrow.

Congratulations

* Fiddlesticks tries to work out if @RideWithStyles is being ironical..

Well done! Great adventures await

Well, I've gone and stuffed that up! Following quite a detailed workflow, but obviously missed something. New SKF seal kit - tapped in with a seal driver. (The right way up.) As soon as under load they're dripping. I've taken them all apart again and ordered replacements, just to be on the safe side.