You’ve seen the preview… Now here’s the full length movie Well, maybe not full length The full rear deraileur clean is more like a trilogy No time for that… I have bikes to service! So instead of a full clean… Here’s the most satisfying bit Enjoy 🚲🚲🪥🪛🪛 🎞️📽️🎬 Some jobs are just ASMR! https://www.1226.bike/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Play-Doh-Rear-Deraileur.mp4
Shimano Tourney Rear Deraileur Clean Read more »
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We love a well lubed chain! Read more »
Guess who went for a ride… Got cramps… Caught the train home… & Left their expensive helmet at the station never to be seen again Time to try something a little cheaper… So now I’m that guy… The guy who’s buying lots of stuff off AliExpress My latest purchase: An AliExpress replacement helmet for the
AliExpress Helmet Test Read more »
What do we do when we get a bike in that’s just not quite up to standard for a full resto? We half bake it of course! 🤡🚲🚲 Strip parts, remove stickers & or paint, polish, rebuild with new consumables, swap the odd part out &… BAM! We sell it to someone who otherwise wouldn’t
Cannondale CAAD 7 Raw Alloy Read more »
I bought this off FB marketplace 10ish years back off a couple who had it in their back yard with grass growing through it on the North shore in Sydney Who doesn’t love a before & after? This is probably my favourite type of resto, although by far the least profitable A straight strip &
Moser Alu Gara 54cm Dura Ace 7700 Restoration Read more »
Full ride Maribyrnong River bike path from Dynon Rd Footscray to Brimbank Park including the hill climb up to Ring Rd out of Brimbank ParkMid morning 24/09/14. (Early spring)This section is about 15 km long (This was a middle section of a longer ride so I’m estimating)Bike: Steve’s custom built 1226 Di2 Cannondale Synapse. Basic
The days when we had some ultrasonic cleaners set up in the Moorabbin workshop bathroom
Ultrasonic Goodness 😎🚲👊 Read more »
& the Magpies are excited From behind… Yep, that checks out… But 2 grabs with the beak on each ear from behind without warning… Bloody hell 😆
Spring has sprung! Read more »
