Had a good day yesterday playing in the garage. Maggot came over about 11am with his hybrid bike, which he proceeded to tear down. He wanted to clean, lube and adjust his bottom bracket, but when he pulled it apart he found that the crank axle was brindled and the bearings pretty well shot. He was also concerned about the condition of his gear rings since the teeth looked pretty worn. Taking the parts with us, we went down to see Johnny, our friendly LBS proprietor, who of course had all the answers. Turns out Maggot needs (and ordered) a new crank axle and bearings, but that his Biopace rings are supposed to look that way, with some shorter teeth. You learn something every day.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Maggot's Bike
Had a good day yesterday playing in the garage. Maggot came over about 11am with his hybrid bike, which he proceeded to tear down. He wanted to clean, lube and adjust his bottom bracket, but when he pulled it apart he found that the crank axle was brindled and the bearings pretty well shot. He was also concerned about the condition of his gear rings since the teeth looked pretty worn. Taking the parts with us, we went down to see Johnny, our friendly LBS proprietor, who of course had all the answers. Turns out Maggot needs (and ordered) a new crank axle and bearings, but that his Biopace rings are supposed to look that way, with some shorter teeth. You learn something every day.
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