..... on using & abusing or wrapping your shiny bike in cotton wool (hypothetically speaking of course)?
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Place your vote - which side of the fence are you....
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Posted 3 months ago #
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use and abuse , no 'copter tape on my bikes
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depends. my mtbs get ridden in all conditions
My good road bike otoh only comes out in the dry.
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c) Use but don't abuse. Take good mechanical care of it, take a bit of care about where you lean it and how you car rack it, and ride it hard.
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Some bits of protection on mine. I've seen alloy frames worn through with cable rub and my heels-in riding position always demands some chainstay protection. Other than that, they get well used.
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All used with no respect at all, like a hammer to drive in nails.
When not in use, cleaned, preened, buffed, stripped, tuned, stroked and fully respected.
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Ride it....it ain't a chuffin handbag.
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i'm not precious about my bikes, but i do try and keep on top of maintenance.
geared bikes get cleaned when they come back in - having said that i found the drive train from my 29er covered in dirt - must have been there since may
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I am not precious about them but I do maintain my bikes well
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Couldnt really care less, dont mind them getting destroyed. But I do like my bikes to work properly so I do maintain them.
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c) Use but don't abuse
^ ThisPosted 3 months ago # -
Use and not be scared to abuse if situation dictates, however I've spent a lot of money on it so I'm in no hurry to wreck it.
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Well used but maintained enough to not fall apart all the time. I always buy used frames so they tend to be a bit scratched up already.
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c) Use but don't abuse. Take good mechanical care of it, take a bit of care about where you lean it and how you car rack it, and ride it hard.
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I put clear on the rub areas why knacker up a pefectly good frame, cables and grime can cut deep into the alloy in only a few rides.
If you spend a grand or more it makes sense to protect it , the rest of the frame just gets left to the elements, and always a chainstay,lizard skin or the like,if anything to shut up the noise of the chain slowly grind its way through
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i ride my bikes not into keeping them shiny and scratch free
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Use it hard. Ideally crash it first ride out and get a decent scratch or dent in it - I did with my current bike. A nice little dink in the chain stay after going over the bars coming down Wansfel Pike
Clean it look after it but above all use it as it was intended.
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look after it and ride the f*** out of it then get a new one
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bit of both
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Bit of both. I look after my bike the same way I look after any other expensive tool, I don't drop it on the floor or kick it about but I know it'll sometimes be in harm's way when it's used as intended.
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The more paint nicks means you have taken it to all the places you should be.
Although, I will ride for 2 hours and spend an hour and some change cleaning it afterwards. Depending on the mud.Posted 3 months ago # -
Scratches are like scars, they tell a story and add character
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Built it to be ridden! Wash it and maintain it regular look after it
mechanically. Battle scars are there to show the adventure you've had. Posted 3 months ago # -
WET - Ride it, wash it, oil it...
DRY - Ride it, check it, maybe oil it...Repeat over and over again.
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I'm not precious, but...
Where have we heard that introductory structure before?
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C here as well.
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c) Use but don't abuse. Take good mechanical care of it, take a bit of care about where i lean it and how i car rack it, and ride it
hardlike the mincing coward that i am.Posted 3 months ago # -
I treat my bikes like I treat my women!
When I'm not riding them I keep them chained up in the cellar, every now and then I take them out, lube them up and have a fiddle around with my little tool.
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This morning I am finding myself indecisive about my lunchtime time limited-ride. It comes down to:
a) Use the feeling-hard-to-ride-knackered-not-everything-is-working-properly hardtail
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b) Using the shiny FS and not having time to clean it
:-/
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Mountain Bike:
Use & abuse... but show the love after each ride
Road Bike:
I just use & abuse... little bit of love now and then.
Posted 3 months ago # -
Oddly I never applied bike tape tape when the bike came new ..... But covered the thing in it months later after it was chipped and scratched to shit!!
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I've often regretted not putting a bit of tape on a bike a few weeks after buying when it's covered in rub marks. I'll try and remember next time. I'd rather not scratch them, but if it happens it happens. I ride all of them in all conditions, and am no stranger to the jet wash.
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I carefully taped the last frame I built up, spent ages making sure it was all nicely defended against cable rub and the like. I then promptly went out, dropped it on some rocks, and got horrendous mud-related chainsuck. The top tube and chainstay are properly scraped up now, ah well...
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I grind my commuter into the ground. God knows what's in the rear hub, but it isn't bearings anymore.
I'm quite particular about my road bike though.
Posted 3 months ago # -
LIke to get muddy and like to clean em after.
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