Spring

[cosmolinguist]

I went to pick up my bike today - it was ready to collect after its tune-up - and as soon as I got outside I was struck by how good the air smelled!

I love this time of year.

Also: whoa I didn't know brakes could be that good on my bike! Turns out my brake pads really did need replacing (and cables possibly too). And shifting gears happens so quickly and easily now!Both of these things made my ride home confusing, because my reflexes are all wrong now, but I look forward to getting used to this.

Comments

[barakta]

Yay for bike maintenance. I am very spoiled cos Kim can hear a bike-fault at 50 paces and will stop and fettle. She maintains my trike alongside her fleet and I think half the fun of cycling is the engineering maintenance no matter how much she protests about hating oily hands :D

[cosmolinguist]

I used to have a bike-maintenance partner, and I do miss that! But now I'm happy to pay some nice men a small amount of money to do stuff instead. :)

[barakta]

Bike maintenance people are ace. I know a couple of folk who have run bike repair shops in semi retirement for the joy of fettling.