What level of bicycle maintenence do you perform

davidof

oldbazza wrote:

Only things I haven't done yet are fitting a press-fit bb,carbon steerer cutting and wheel truing/building.

May get a decent blade to do the steerers and may get a proper tool for the bb's(have a 'bodge' one which I used for the headset cups on the ally Trek).

I did mine with a junior hacksaw and it seemed to be ok.

I do all my own maintenance, which is actually as little as humanly possible.

keef66

davidof wrote:

oldbazza wrote:

Only things I haven't done yet are fitting a press-fit bb,carbon steerer cutting and wheel truing/building.

May get a decent blade to do the steerers and may get a proper tool for the bb's(have a 'bodge' one which I used for the headset cups on the ally Trek).

I did mine with a junior hacksaw and it seemed to be ok.

I do all my own maintenance, which is actually as little as humanly possible.

Carbon steerers are a lot easier to trim than alloy ones. Fine hacksaw blade and a steady hand, and don't go snorting the resultant dust. Use a spacer to help draw a guide line if you like.

As always, measure twice, cut once. Although on my Scott I had to trim a bit more off when I realised the supplied bung sat slightly proud of the top of the steerer and so prevented me from adequately adjusting the headset.

Anonymous

Try to have a go myself. I save a lot of money buying grease etc from auto parts websites.

wolfsbane2k

Planning to do my stuff myself , however have planned to throw the bike at a trusted LBS for a check over once a year, purely to confirm I've not missed anything.
That, and a hanger alignment tool and a wheel building stand are expensive, but both now the only things on my xmas list.

SpongeArtist

I carry out most myself if i have the tools. I won't bodge stuff so drop it off to the LBS for anything i don't have the tools for!

bbrap

Absolutely everything, if I need a particular tool I make it, having a lathe and milling machine and being an ex engineer helps. And yes that includes wheel truing (built the truing stand).

The Rookie

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

a wheel building stand are expensive

Not worth it for a few wheels, I lace them up and put them in an old fork (or rear triangle) for truing/dishing using a plastic ruler bluetacked across the rim.

thistle_

All maintenance is done by me.

Repairs are a mixture of me or a specialist.
Wheel truing/tensioning is a half decent LBS, frames get sent off for repairs (e.g. new BB threads), suspension forks go to a specialist for bush resizing/replacing.

MrSweary

Built up my 4s Disc from scratch for a bit of fun. Had to buy a few tools on the way and aside from a faulty caliper it was pretty frustration free. The only other slightly frustrating bit was threading the internal cabling / hydraulics but using the hoover / thread method quickly sorted that.

I have the Zinn book but to be honest I mostly used the tube of you - Arts, Parktools and GCN will generally see you good.

My closest bike shop is rubbish bordering on incompetent which makes the decision easier.