Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!
Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!
Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.
So, how’s it going?
Great effort for a kid! I think the longest I’ve done so far is about 20km. I’m quite enjoying cycling, it definitely feels easier biking 20km than running 20km 😅
Was wet and overcast most of the weekend here, so didn’t really get up to much.
Oh I lie I did do one thing, I learnt and practiced removing, cleaning, reattaching and relubing the chain on my eldest’s old bike.
Oh boy, my bike repair plan is to not ride further from home/car than I can carry the bike back. I really should learn some basic maintenance and repair.
I enjoy doing my own repairs/maintenance. It really helps you understand how things work.
Can highly recommend getting a work stand if you do plan on it. It makes it a lot easier disassembling and reassembling.
I was trying to figure out a noise I was getting from one of my wheels and it was really annoying trying to spin the wheels while listening/looking closely to find what was causing it AND holding up the bike at the same time.
I wouldn’t know where to start! Buying a work stand feels like assuming I’m gonna keep doing it instead of giving up the first time I try 😆
Well, like a car, a bike is always going to need maintenance and service, so it’s good to learn! Give it a go, before investing in a stand.
Park Tool have a a lot of repair help playlists: https://youtube.com/@parktool
You don’t need to get their specific tools, there are lots of other brands and knock offs around. They are kind of pricey here from what I can see. I’m still learning, but I do want to try some more advanced things. I figure it’s worth it learning, seeing as we’ve got kids bikes to maintain too
Yeah that makes sense. Thanks for the link, I’ll check it out and see if I can’t work out some basic maintenance.