#yksivaihde — Public Fediverse posts

Best time in spring: fully new drivetrain, chain, cogs, bottom bracket, the hela hoito. Need to change the brake pads still.

Lower chain stay was pretty scratched and rusty, so cleaned that and put some lacquer I had lying around on it. And it wasn't even clear :D But hey, this bike ain't a beauty contestant either...

And don't want to ride it just yet: there's still melting snow, gravel, salt and shit, so will wait till next week for drier and sunnier conditions, as I want to enjoy the clean and smooth mechanical transmission of energy for once.

Meanwhile riding on my single speeds Sibbo, which isn't fixed gear, but smootjm and lazy rollings with a flywheel and disc brakes.

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Ugh, guess this chain ring starts has earned its retirement. The teeth are not yet fully shark fins, but not far from it either.

The Hellsinki salt-gravel-ice is a premium grinding material, or whatevah it is we call "hioma-aine" in the saxophone languages.

Bought new drivetrain, except forgot to get a chain, so assembling the 'roller at a later date and running my spare singlespeed bike until the fixed gear is back in business.

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Was a couple of weeks really ill (sinusitis, which sucks & blows), and in the meantime the streets are molten here in South Funland [sick!].

So, switched to summer tires. And not a moment too soon as the repair stitching on my winter tire disintegrated (along with the tire fabric around the stitching).

Still riding in the winter gear (44/19) tho.

And reserved myself a parking space , as Velobia was handing out these stickers.

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