Tag: Mechanical
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Kold kafun kaze
I wanted to get out on Hornsby to test out the shifting, which I’d spent some time sorting out in the Workshop in the Sky following an amateurish incident. The forecast was for a high of 13C today, but the sun was taking its time waking up this morning — it was still just 4C…
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International Twist Your Seatpost Day
Happy International Twist Your Seatpost Day to all who celebrate! And that should include everyone who has a seatpost. It’s very simple to play along: It’s important to do this on a regular basis — at least once a year — to avoid having the seatpost seize in the bicycle frame. Take it from someone…
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Catch-up potpourri
I’ve been quiet over the past couple of weeks as I’ve struggled with the aftermath of a self-inflicted mechanical, something that I really should know better than to have allowed to have happened. I was able to get home with no trouble, but when I hit a roadblock in sorting out the problem, I got…
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I’ve been told I’m cracked
Following the fight last weekend to release the bleed screw for Kuroko’s front brake, I rode the bike to the office on Monday. All seemed well at first except the front brake was pulsing: grabbing and releasing. This is often associated with a loose headset, and when I got to the office I had a…
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Splittin’ heads
It’s been seven weeks since I put new wheels, tires, cassette, chain, brake pads and disc rotors on Kuroko in one big maintenance session. After a huge fight to get the tires on the rims, the stopping point in the end was the front brake caliper, which wouldn’t expand enough to allow the wheel to…
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I’m Back, B’s!
It’s just a week to go for the Tour de Chiba and I haven’t been on the bike since the Heat Wave ride in June. (I did get in a few commutes on Dionysus.) I got the new fork and headset sorted out just last weekend, and meanwhile between the heat and the rain there…
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That’s just swell
Following the Edogawa Century, I charged up all my GoPro batteries in the dual-battery charger. Then in the process of swapping one into the camera, I dropped it on the floor — just a simple drop of less than 60cm. But then when I picked it up, it wouldn’t fit in the camera. I had…
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Well that sucks
The forecast today was for warm weather with light wind, following several days of rain and gale-force winds. Ever since I discovered the entrance to Tamagawa Sky Bridge, I’ve wanted to try starting from there to go to Yokohama, and I thought today might be the day to do that. Nana had not prepared any…
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Lotus Power
I set out in spring-like weather this morning to see the kawazuzakura in bloom along the Tamagawa. In fact I should have gone last weekend — I’ve missed the peak, but there were still many blossoms on display. I had a bit of a mechanical before I even set out this morning: when I picked…