Bike repair update

[sylvar]

I woke up early this morning and decided to use the time to mount the new tire. It went smoothly, although I'm seriously hating the Presta valve on the front tube. Adapter or no adapter, I'm thinking of just nnnnnnnnnnnninjakicking the damn thing and shelling out four bucks for a normal valve that won't annoy me.

I'm becoming aware that the front cantilever brakes, though working well enough, aren't adjusted as well as they should be. (I don't like the loose travel.) I'll try to learn more about that next.

Showered, getting dressed, then off to work where I will NOT eat the delicious leftovers, since Jodi wants me to bring them home. I'd better grab some breakfast en route or I'm doomed to doomy doom.

Comments

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Oh, jeez, I'd better check the rim hole diameter. It hadn't occurred to me that perhaps a Schraeder valve wouldn't fit.

Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance looks interesting. I've been using Bicycle Repair Manual by Chris Sidwells.

[tiger-stripes.livejournal.com]

If you want to ask people, check out the Tooltime forum on MTBR (yeah, I know, I'm *full* of it, er, ideas :-)

http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?f=56