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New Balls Please!

New Balls Please!

My fixie’s not the newest of bikes. It’s a mid-1980s Raleigh Record Sprint that I bought second hand in 1989 to replace a stolen bike. There’s quite a thrilling tale of an attempted miscarriage of justice surrounding this purchase, but we’re not going to talk about that today. When I bought it, this bike had...
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Waxing My Chain Line

Waxing My Chain Line

Wife likes candles. As a bloke, I think that they’re one of the few light sources that emit even more heat than light than do old-fashioned incandescent electric light bulbs. Though under the right conditions, they do also light the bubbles in a glass of Fizzy French Wine, my beloved’s soft skin, her silky hair...
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Silent Running

Silent Running

You have no idea what a relief it was to ride without that annoying tickety-tick coming from the right pedal. A well-tended bike is a thing of beauty! Workout: Type: Cycle Date: 09/17/2010 Total Time: 2:00:00.00 Calories: 1753 Distance: 32 miles Average Speed: 16 mph
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What’s That Damned Noise?

What’s That Damned Noise?

There’s been something odd with Byron’s right pedal for a week or so. Every time I get over the top of the pedal stroke, there’s a tinny-sounding tick-tick. It’s been driving me nuts. Is it the . . . Crank working loose and on every stroke it’s doing a wobble? The pedal shaft giving up? The bottom...
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