We’ve got a lot of thoughts and ideas about how we’d like to spend 90 minutes that don’t involve watching Association Football.
Not interested in watching people kick a ball around an air conditioned stadium in the desert that’s been built by migrant workers in dangerous conditions in a country that’s spent $220 billion on making this spectacle of human folly happen?
$220 billion is enough to buy 13,333,333 ebikes at £14k each. Or 1,560,283,687 Buffalo Bikes at £120 each. Just so you know. Even if you discount the $36 billion that went into the Doha metro – probably a desirable mass transit sort of thing to have – there are still a lot of things you could do with $184 billion.
Here are some other things you could do in 90 minutes or less.
1. Ride a mountain bike
Simples. Get on, pedal.
2. Change to winter tyres
Stop putting it off. It’ll be spring before you bother at this rate.
3. Reproof your waterproof clothing
Imagine how glad you’ll be next wet rid.
4. Do a core body workout
Being strong is good, it helps when you crash.
5. Hygiene wash your smelliest kit
Your friends will thank you.
6. Replace your sealant
Be sure to send us a pic if you find a really good blob monster in there.
7. Practice your wheelies
If only you’d wasted your youth, you wouldn’t need to.
8. Wax your chain
Or your moustache, or your legs.
9. Ride Zwift while watching football, if you really must
If you really like punishment and torture.
10. Sterilise your hydration bladder
Mmm…mouldy water.
11. Build a shoe drying rack for over your radiator
A couple of drill-free brackets, a quick shelf construction, and your shoes won’t fall off the radiator while they dry.
12. Take stuff to a bike recycler
Find a local community bike project and donate your old stuff.
13. Check your first aid kit
Be ready for when you need it.
14. Grease your pedals and seat post
You’ll thank yourself later.
15. Go and rake / shovel / scrape / de-sludge your trails
Tame those puddles and trim those brambles, you good citizen you.
16. List spare things on the Singletrack Classifieds
Make space and money.
17. Practice your bunny hops
Useful for both stick and snake encounters.
18. Empty and repack your ride pack
We hope you don’t find a lost banana.
19. Check all the bolts on your bike
So. Many. Different. Sized. Heads.
20. Set up a light charging station
Prime organised night riding readiness.
21. Make some tasty trail snacks
Don’t eat them until you’re on the trail.
22. Put your tools away
Next time you tighten all those bolts, you’ll be able to find all the tools you need.
23. Do a trail clean/litter pick
Tell Trash Free Trails what you find.
24. Read an issue of Singletrack Magazine
Will probably take you more than 90 minutes and well past overtime. Join us by 25th November and you’ll get the December issue in full, plus free calendar, and can immediately started reading pdf copies of all our back issues.
25. Do a brake bleed
Bubble bubble, boil and trouble.
26. Replace worn cleats
Clunk click every trip.
27. Drivetrain de-black/deep clean
What the heck even is that stuff?
28. Fit new brake pads
Now go and bed them in properly
29. Clean your bathroom grouting
Still actually more appealing than footerball.
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