Tag Archives: maintenance

Riding a Different Bike

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Dave Feucht

Unfortunately, right after the nice weather and cleanup job over the weekend, I was riding my bike to work on Monday, and starting at a light, when I went to pedal, the gears slipped, ground fairly hard, and after that, … Continue reading →

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SUN!

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dave Feucht

Well, after many weeks of large puddles, 5 days of snow, and lots of grey and dark…. HOT DAMN, WE HAVE SOME SUN! I happened to have a chiropractor appointment this morning that happened to be about 4-5 miles away, … Continue reading →

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Fixing a Rear Flat on a Dutch Bike

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Dave Feucht

A lot of people talk about how horrible an experience fixing a flat tire on a Dutch bike (or any bike with a full chain case, hub brakes, internal gears, etc) is, and truly, if you really have to remove … Continue reading →

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Issues with Vintage Bicycles

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Dave Feucht

While I love vintage bicycles, and they often can be a very feasible and stress-free means of getting a good, dependable bicycle cheaply, there are certain issues to keep in mind if you’re thinking about getting one. Here are a … Continue reading →

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Bicycle Maintenance

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Dave Feucht

For the Let’s Go Ride A Bike Summer Games, one of the events is to perform some maintenance on your bike. There’s not much regular maintenance to be done on my bike, but it does definitely get dirty. This spring … Continue reading →

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New Wheel!

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Dave Feucht

Having started using my bike to carry heavy loads, I’ve had problems with breaking spokes on my rear wheel. So, I talked to our friend Michael, who happens to be a wheel builder himself, and he agreed to walk me … Continue reading →

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