fizzwheel
28-07-10, 07:07 PM
AR isnt far away, its great to see such a big attendance list and everybody getting excited, but if I can be serious for a wee minute or two.
This weekend coming is the last weekend you'll have to check your bike over. So whilst your packing your camping gear and sorting out your stuff, spare a minute to give your bike a check over.
That little niggle that you have, might develop into a big niggle, Chain, sprockets, tyre pressures, oil and water, cast your eye over them are they OK ? All the bolts nice and tight, nothing there thats going to let you down whilst you are away.
Now nobody is for one minute if you have a problem you'll be abandoned at the side of the road with no help, I'm confident you wont be, but its always nice to be self sufficent, so if you are coming along way think about what you might need in order to be able to come home again, so maybe some spare levers or a fixer peg. Cable ties and gaffer tape also come in handy for temporary repairs. Puncture repair kit or some slime can also be handy in a sticky situation. Some parts of where we are going are remote and having been round the route or parts of it in bad weather, you'd not want to be stuck in some places with no means of getting moving again for very long. Because you might have a long wait for the "very nice man" with the recovery truck.
A couple of spare bungee's for luggage may also come in handy, if your Oxford Luggage leaks as much as mine does, stuffing your clothes in side a bin bag is certainly a good idea to.
If you've got Breakdown recovery make sure you know the phone number of the recovery company.
I realise this may come across as teaching a few to suck eggs, its not my intention, just a prompt or a nudge to give your bike a check over before you leave will help ensure you have a trouble free and enjoyable weekend.
Dont get me wrong. I've not been on an AR yet where people have had problems of the mechnical sign, but I have seen it happen on other rideouts. I work on the assumption that if I am prepared for a breakdown more than likely I wont have one. A bit of preparation and some TLC now might save you a whole heap of hassle on the day itself.
See you at the AR
This weekend coming is the last weekend you'll have to check your bike over. So whilst your packing your camping gear and sorting out your stuff, spare a minute to give your bike a check over.
That little niggle that you have, might develop into a big niggle, Chain, sprockets, tyre pressures, oil and water, cast your eye over them are they OK ? All the bolts nice and tight, nothing there thats going to let you down whilst you are away.
Now nobody is for one minute if you have a problem you'll be abandoned at the side of the road with no help, I'm confident you wont be, but its always nice to be self sufficent, so if you are coming along way think about what you might need in order to be able to come home again, so maybe some spare levers or a fixer peg. Cable ties and gaffer tape also come in handy for temporary repairs. Puncture repair kit or some slime can also be handy in a sticky situation. Some parts of where we are going are remote and having been round the route or parts of it in bad weather, you'd not want to be stuck in some places with no means of getting moving again for very long. Because you might have a long wait for the "very nice man" with the recovery truck.
A couple of spare bungee's for luggage may also come in handy, if your Oxford Luggage leaks as much as mine does, stuffing your clothes in side a bin bag is certainly a good idea to.
If you've got Breakdown recovery make sure you know the phone number of the recovery company.
I realise this may come across as teaching a few to suck eggs, its not my intention, just a prompt or a nudge to give your bike a check over before you leave will help ensure you have a trouble free and enjoyable weekend.
Dont get me wrong. I've not been on an AR yet where people have had problems of the mechnical sign, but I have seen it happen on other rideouts. I work on the assumption that if I am prepared for a breakdown more than likely I wont have one. A bit of preparation and some TLC now might save you a whole heap of hassle on the day itself.
See you at the AR