Yep, it's that time again. Most of us in the frozen North are probably 3 to 4 months away from starting our riding season. And so some of us already have our bikes in various stages of disassembly.
But come April, inevitably there's always something that still needs to be done to our bikes. So I offer to you Nowthen Tech Day.
Though much of the wrenching we have done in the past years have been relatively mundane, it's still a lot more fun when done in front of a dozen or so of your riding peers heckling you. You'll have the opportunity to learn first hand how our ancestors from the old country used to change tires using just tire irons, a block of wood. Of course you'll be assisted, by said riding peers, with a chorus of grunting as you navigate your way around that tire rim. Not having to do all the grunting by your lonesome helps, it really does.
Other activities have included fluid changes, eating, valve checks, eating, front fork rebuilds, eating, replacing various worn out bike parts; and in case I have mentioned it yet...eating.
I should mention, even though we have done several valve checks here, we have yet had to replace any shims. Thank goodness Mama Yama builds such a dependable bike or I might be stuck learning how to do a shim replacement on some one else's bike.
If this sounds like your cup o' tea, then come join in with a great group of folks who usually show up. We're located approximately 30 miles NW of the Twin Cities. As I did last year, I will also be extending this invite to my fellow Team Strangers. If you don't have the foggiest notion what a Team Stranger is, well there's another reason for you to drop in.
Mike n Joy
P.S. if you're new to this and need an address to these shinanigans, PM me.
But come April, inevitably there's always something that still needs to be done to our bikes. So I offer to you Nowthen Tech Day.
Though much of the wrenching we have done in the past years have been relatively mundane, it's still a lot more fun when done in front of a dozen or so of your riding peers heckling you. You'll have the opportunity to learn first hand how our ancestors from the old country used to change tires using just tire irons, a block of wood. Of course you'll be assisted, by said riding peers, with a chorus of grunting as you navigate your way around that tire rim. Not having to do all the grunting by your lonesome helps, it really does.
Other activities have included fluid changes, eating, valve checks, eating, front fork rebuilds, eating, replacing various worn out bike parts; and in case I have mentioned it yet...eating.
I should mention, even though we have done several valve checks here, we have yet had to replace any shims. Thank goodness Mama Yama builds such a dependable bike or I might be stuck learning how to do a shim replacement on some one else's bike.
If this sounds like your cup o' tea, then come join in with a great group of folks who usually show up. We're located approximately 30 miles NW of the Twin Cities. As I did last year, I will also be extending this invite to my fellow Team Strangers. If you don't have the foggiest notion what a Team Stranger is, well there's another reason for you to drop in.
Mike n Joy
P.S. if you're new to this and need an address to these shinanigans, PM me.
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