My tubular tyres and rims were coming undone at the last ride. How dangerous! Thankfully I rode all the way back at our usual 35kph uneventfully. Last Thu I took Speedier into Integrated Riding to fix the wheels and for his first ever servicing. They found a leak in the valve of the rear tyre, so had to purchase a new tyre. Picked up Speedier just before the ride, didn't have time to inspect him, went to the usual Wed ride.
So after the ride/run/supper last night, I did my usual wipe down of the bike and discovered a thick layer of muck on the chain - arghh... Integrated Riding must have put grease on the bike chain. Took bike downstairs, degreased and hosed. Had to repeat the process 3 times! Should have just taken my dishwashing liquid to the chain. Could have saved me time!
Mental note to self - tell bike shops never to help me grease bike. Wax lube which I purchased as part of a mass order is simply awesome. It's so clean!
While scrubbing the muck off, all I can think of is : I sure love living here. Integrated riding is a 2min walk away. I can hose my bike down even in the middle of the night without worrying about waking up the neighbours or making a mess.
And, one more : when I ask to borrow a bike, kind-hearted folks just drop it off since I'm so close to our meeting point at East Coast. Thanks to K, my uncle has a foldie to explore the area when he arrives next week. Work off some of his excess energy so he won't be preaching aliens/conspiracy theory to unassuming Singaporeans.
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