As part of my job I have attended a mechanics training course to train me up good and proper to fix bikes and get them ship-shape and road-worthy. Some parts I find simple, other parts baffle me. And either way, the strange terminology of some tools and parts just made me giggle. I mean come on, 'nipples' and 'noodles' - really?!
But anyway, whether it baffles you or not, bike maintenance is an extremely useful craft(?) to master, or at least know about a little bit. It will also save you buckets of dosh as you don't have to take it to a bike shop to have them tweak a couple of wires and then charge you £50.
So, perhaps in an attempt to practice and revise what I have learnt, I am going to share little gems of bike maintenance knowledge with you. First and foremost: the puncture repair. Check out this snazzy link for a simple yet thorough guide to fixing a puncture. Extra brownie points for being able to remove a tyre without tyre levers (or spoons)...but alas my own fair hands have not yet managed this trick yet. With practice though I'm determined to master it! That'll be a fine party trick...right? :-P
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