So, what to do? Well, over the next two weeks, we’ll give you two options. First, this week, is method shared by reader fixieguy. Then, next week, I’ll share my own indoor cleaning technique. Of course, we welcome all reader feedback, so feel free to post your own, as well. fixieguy posted an option on the…
Bare-Bones Wheel Building & Maintenance For many years, I used the bare minimum of equipment, and my wheels didn’t suffer because of this. In fact, wheels can be maintained with just a spoke wrench and little else. The frame and fork can be used as the stands for the wheels, and your thumb as a…
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While I always enjoy Lon and Susan’s updates on their latest planned adventures, the thing that was perfectly timed was a video of Lon showing how they wash bikes during their tours. Having been on several shorter PacTours, I’ve experienced this first-hand and it’s another awesome approach to keeping your road rig spic and span….
Today’s QT comes to us from Dave Champlin and really is a “quick” tip. Short and sweet, but tried and true. Dave wrote: Spray dry Teflon lubricant on pedals/cleats (after cleaning). This lets the float / pivot work freely and assists clipping in / out. [I mentioned to Dave that Finish Line recently launched Pedal…
