I learnt something new! (a yay thread)

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  • Boy Lard
    Boy Lard Posts: 445
    I learned that me, my bike, a nice gradual downhill gradient, a speed of 25mph+ and lots of rocks can really make a mess of my rear inner tube. 6 holes in the same tube. I patched it this morning and hung it up in the shed to remind me, but I am reasonably sure that tube will never grace the inside of my wheel again.
  • Bling Bling
    Bling Bling Posts: 67
    Lol, this was supposed to be a yay thread, what happened? Do people only learn things the hard way (ie. bruised or mashed)? :lol:
  • Stupidboypike
    Stupidboypike Posts: 84
    Bling Bling wrote:
    Lol, this was supposed to be a yay thread, what happened? Do people only learn things the hard way (ie. bruised or mashed)? :lol:

    ....and chased by millions of fekkin wasps at Rutland reservoir cafe.......!!!
    I'm not fat, I'm big boned......
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    I've recently learnt to fit my own rear mech, bled brakes and realign brake callipers.

    I'm feeling so YAY, that I think my next upgrade will be a new frame and forks and I'm going to attempt to build the whole thing myself.

    (It will be done away from my children so they don't hear Daddy using 'naughty words' again).
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Bling Bling wrote:
    Lol, this was supposed to be a yay thread, what happened? Do people only learn things the hard way (ie. bruised or mashed)? :lol:
    Yep, we're mostly idiots who learn through the medium of pain :lol:
  • kaytronika
    kaytronika Posts: 580
    To keep it yay... In the past six months I combined knowledge I gained as a teenager as well as some new knowledge and a Lidl toolkit to turn most of this and a few shiny new bits

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    in to this

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    I'd recommend having a go with an old bike to anybody... Nice to know that you can fix it without relying on your LBS :D
    --
    '09 Carrera Fury
    '94 GT Timberline FS
    '89 Saracen Tufftrax
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    I'd recommend having a go with an old bike to anybody... Nice to know that you can fix it without relying on your LBS Very Happy

    Yep, definitely agree. Great scene of achievement as well.
  • kaytronika
    kaytronika Posts: 580
    RichardSwt wrote:
    I'd recommend having a go with an old bike to anybody... Nice to know that you can fix it without relying on your LBS Very Happy

    Yep, definitely agree. Great scene of achievement as well.

    There was a list of things that came loose shortly after the first ride :lol:
    --
    '09 Carrera Fury
    '94 GT Timberline FS
    '89 Saracen Tufftrax
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    kaytronika wrote:
    RichardSwt wrote:
    I'd recommend having a go with an old bike to anybody... Nice to know that you can fix it without relying on your LBS Very Happy

    Yep, definitely agree. Great scene of achievement as well.

    There was a list of things that came loose shortly after the first ride :lol:

    SShhhh, your not supposed to tell us that. You put us off.
  • Boy Lard
    Boy Lard Posts: 445
    kaytronika wrote:
    .... to turn most of this and a few shiny new bits

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    (frame to the left, out of shot)

    in to this

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    I was so disappointed when I saw the second picture and you hadn't used the bucket as a saddle and the barbeque grill thing as a bike rack. I thought it was going to be like an A-Team build :lol:
  • Maxien78
    Maxien78 Posts: 18
    I learnt how to do steep downhills without falling off my bike :lol: I also learnt that im really really unfit and need to re-join the gym.
    My first ride :D

    http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/24/ ... 282%29.JPG
  • Maxien78
    Maxien78 Posts: 18
    Boy Lard wrote:
    kaytronika wrote:
    .... to turn most of this and a few shiny new bits

    2.jpg
    (frame to the left, out of shot)

    in to this

    3.jpg

    I was so disappointed when I saw the second picture and you hadn't used the bucket as a saddle and the barbeque grill thing as a bike rack. I thought it was going to be like an A-Team build :lol:

    Awwww that would ahve been more than worthy of a Blue Peter badge lol...."Here's one i made earlier..." :lol:
    My first ride :D

    http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/24/ ... 282%29.JPG
  • Buckaroo
    Buckaroo Posts: 134
    Not too much of a learnt 'something' new but a 'somewhere' new....

    Thought I'd hit the 'Yay..' thread with a explore of a local woods, new to the area so never before explored, found some foresty single track and dogwalking trails, not a massive amout but a couple of ups and downs and places to practice techy turns.... Then stumbled on a mini jump park shovelled together by the local BMX and MotoX kids in the middle of nowhere. Proper cool, who knew! Somewhere off-road to hit when I dont have a lot of time, perfection.

    Even a local dog walker stopped to chat and filled me in on another bit of local woodland that I'd love just over the main road. The dog wanted to eat my socks but at the least the owner was chilled.

    Good day.

    S
    _______________________________________
    Balance is the key.

    The old dog - http://flic.kr/p/8xA5hk
    The puppy - http://flic.kr/p/8BKvoR
  • gingerninja117
    gingerninja117 Posts: 44
    Today ive learnt that falling of your bike at speed with your leg stuck in your frame and landing on your head gives you internal bruising :x from this i also learnt that i should buy body armour before i next go cycling to prevent pain :o

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