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Mountain bikes........so much maintenance!
The Cycling Carnival of Love is a mix of road riding and off road riding, whatever takes our fancy. This blog is an evolution of a much earlier blog, which was the seed of an idea, slightly misunderstood, but those that were involved in those early days will hopefully contribute in the same anarchic and random style that gave it a unique style. Let the Carnival begin...
They are not worn, not even close. The technique that was taught to me by the Colonel's batman was to rub a little vinegar onto the surface and then gradually build up layers of hard tack ration blocks, baking each layer carefully. The trick is to leave the tack out in the midday sun, whilst enjoying a couple of pink gins with Lady P
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Brigadier
Well Brigadier quite a story and what a novel way round the problem. We have moved on a bit from those halcyon days of the Empire and now the Commonwealth is firmly in place we now have The Happy Shopper.
ReplyDeleteNow you may well say what on earth does that have to do with worn brake pads, well let me spin you a little tale.
Whilst circumnavigating Basingstoke a few years ago we struck the problem as noted above. Picture the scene, Pads worn to the rivets, roundabouts everywhere, and no bike shop or vinegar to be found. A real recipe for disaster I hear you say and you would be right.
As luck would have it with the break up of the Empire and the formation of the Commonwealth the positive effect of economic migration enabled Mr Patel to move to the Basingstoke suburbs where he secured a valuable local treasure known to all as The Happy Shopper.
Our first thoughts were of cause to peruse the condiments aisle for some vinegar, but time was of the essence and we just didn't have the time or sunshine to follow the trusted method of The Brigadier.
That's when it hit me, Jammie Dodgers, we ripped one in half and stuck it straight to the bare backing metal. The bond was instantaneous and the ware legendary.
That was five years ago and am still riding the same pads now.
Just one note don't I repeat don't try and ride these babies in the wet!
CarniGor