Re: The state of other peoples' bikes
As a cyclist, I see it all of the time on bicycles too. Supposedly intelligent adults riding around with brakes disconnected, flat tyres and chains that can barely run.
Some folks just have no mechanical empathy. Just look at the cars we drive, with some of them being rolling wrecks, while I worry when mine makes a new sound and then replace the brake callipers because it is cheaper than buying new piston seals, even though the MOT guy said it was fine!
I can't afford to replace a twenty year old car, a twenty year old motorbike or a twenty year old bicycle, so I have to keep them running well and regularly serviced. When you service these things yourself, you quickly learn how to do preventative maintenance too.
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