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From: don (Calgary) on 2 Jul 2010 12:55 On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:22:13 -0800, Robert Bolton <robertboltondrop(a)gci.net> wrote: > >I was just clowning around. My maintenance on mine to date has been >to wash it in the spring and change the oil in the fall. I keep it in >a heated garage. Items I wonder about are wheel bearing lube and >drive belt failure, as I don't know when either was last performed. >The bike's got 38k miles and I've had it for 10k of them. My sister >and I are still planning a trip to Dawson late summer, and I'm >comfortable with the bike. While I don't take tie wire, I always >carry duct tape (not Duc brand) when traveling on a bike or my old >'91 R. Very usefully stuff. I probably do more maintenance than you. I am a firm believer in regular oil/fluid changes and I give my bikes a careful once over a few times each riding season. As for the wire ties I think they are more valuable and versatile than duct tape, but I often use both.
From: Robert Bolton on 10 Jul 2010 02:16 On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:54:34 -0700 (PDT), "tomorrow(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >On Jul 2, 12:22�pm, Robert Bolton <robertboltond...(a)gci.net> wrote: > >> ...�My maintenance on mine to date has been >> to wash it in the spring and change the oil in the fall. �I keep it in >> a heated garage. �Items I wonder about are wheel bearing lube and >> drive belt failure, as I don't know when either was last performed. >> The bike's got 38k miles and I've had it for 10k of them. > >I think the reco for drive belts is 60k miles. Thanks. Maybe I'll change this one out the next time I need a tire. Robert
From: Robert Bolton on 10 Jul 2010 02:29 On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:55:57 GMT, "don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote: >On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:22:13 -0800, Robert Bolton ><robertboltondrop(a)gci.net> wrote: > >> >>I was just clowning around. My maintenance on mine to date has been >>to wash it in the spring and change the oil in the fall. I keep it in >>a heated garage. Items I wonder about are wheel bearing lube and >>drive belt failure, as I don't know when either was last performed. >>The bike's got 38k miles and I've had it for 10k of them. My sister >>and I are still planning a trip to Dawson late summer, and I'm >>comfortable with the bike. While I don't take tie wire, I always >>carry duct tape (not Duc brand) when traveling on a bike or my old >>'91 R. Very usefully stuff. > >I probably do more maintenance than you. I am a firm believer in >regular oil/fluid changes and I give my bikes a careful once over a >few times each riding season. > I ride less than 5k a year, but come to think of it I've been changing oil twice a season for the last few years, with one typically being just before my sis and I do our trip. Other than that, kick the tires every now and then and screw around with the battery occasionally. >As for the wire ties I think they are more valuable and versatile than >duct tape, but I often use both. Oh, Tie wire or wire ties? I was envisioning this, but maybe I was confused (pardon the cookies) http://hardware.hardwarestore.com/27-107-tie-wire-tools/tie-wire-618130.aspx Robert
From: don (Calgary) on 11 Jul 2010 23:08 On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:29:59 -0800, Robert Bolton <robertboltondrop(a)gci.net> wrote: > >>As for the wire ties I think they are more valuable and versatile than >>duct tape, but I often use both. > >Oh, Tie wire or wire ties? I was envisioning this, but maybe I was >confused (pardon the cookies) >http://hardware.hardwarestore.com/27-107-tie-wire-tools/tie-wire-618130.aspx This is more what I had in mind. http://www.foxelectricsupply.com/content/products/ProductDetail.asp?qsCatID=26196&qsProductNo=3-M06203 Light, small, easy to use and handy as hell.
From: S'mee on 11 Jul 2010 23:33
On Jul 11, 9:08 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:29:59 -0800, Robert Bolton > > <robertboltond...(a)gci.net> wrote: > > >>As for the wire ties I think they are more valuable and versatile than > >>duct tape, but I often use both. > > >Oh, Tie wire or wire ties? I was envisioning this, but maybe I was > >confused (pardon the cookies) > >http://hardware.hardwarestore.com/27-107-tie-wire-tools/tie-wire-6181... > > This is more what I had in mind.http://www.foxelectricsupply.com/content/products/ProductDetail.asp?q... > > Light, small, easy to use and handy as hell. they are called ZipTies. 8^) |