Sugino 75 alive!

I need to re-learn the definition of Preventative Maintenance. At least I can still use a threaded BB...

"I'll give you a quarter if you can guess what this was used for" -Ian

Answer: Nitto steer tube shim, NJS.
"I dunno, I got it on Craig'slist. Naw, the penny was me."

Sometimes you should stop riding it

#JRA

Remember when we played Bike Polo on the grass, thems the good ol' days

Kryptonite recommends WD40...

Aero lever re-imagined

Grind to fit

New tire doesn't fit? Smite your bike with an angle grinder. The fork received similar treatment and failed.

It's kinda stuck and feels a little rough...

....which is customer speak for PB Blaster, 28 linear inches of crescent wrench, and rugby ball shaped bearings

Sramano

 Campagnolo apparently won a bet.

Playing in the Sandbox

I'm not quite sure what's going on here.

Let's file this one under "Nice Try"?

This Belongs Here

A solid jump on the end of a 16" wrench was all it took to break free this (formerly) cartridge bottom bracket. Needless to say, I greased the replacement.

Perhaps "Top Cap" Was a Bit Vague

It's shit like this, home mechanics...

Flossin

KC had a lot of trouble getting the seatpost out. So to avoid unnecessary struggles getting the new one back in, he got out his handy dandy box of Bike Floss!

Engrish Frame

"Is this a good bike?"

"Well, it's reasonably light for it's age and has...cro-mori tubes?"

Broken Cable? Knot a problem

Remarkably, this bike was in for nothing but a bottom bracket replacement. We suggested a new cable, but this one (these two?) was "working fine."

Mattress Warning Label

Photo by Raderick

This is not a joke. The tag truly came attached to the saddle. And no, we didn't tear it off. We are law abiding citizens at this shop.

Sand+Bike= No!

At least those nice new Rival shifters will still make adequate brake levers...

1st Seized Bottom Bracket of the Year

The dreaded Shimano LP-30. Fixed on the non-drive side? Really guys? I'd like to hear the conversation that led to that great idea. Its just that every other bottom bracket in existence with a fixed cup is on the DRIVE SIDE.  Anyway, thanks for the curve ball Shimano.