Ben Lisle
@retrobiker1.bsky.social
cycling geek and mechanic for Warlands cycles.
i went back to tubes on all bikes at the end of covid, working in a bike shop and having to deal with customers' problems and mine was enough for me to go back to the old ways. replacing a tube or patching one really isn't that hard.
February 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
i went back to tubes on all bikes at the end of covid, working in a bike shop and having to deal with customers' problems and mine was enough for me to go back to the old ways. replacing a tube or patching one really isn't that hard.
try making the tyre stays in the middle of rim when mounting a tyre, it'll make it a lot easier to fit.
February 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
try making the tyre stays in the middle of rim when mounting a tyre, it'll make it a lot easier to fit.
more crater than pothole
February 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
more crater than pothole
never used spotify, always been on apple music. i'm good thanks, how's you?
February 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
never used spotify, always been on apple music. i'm good thanks, how's you?
be interesting to hear what it's like compared to apple music🧐
February 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
be interesting to hear what it's like compared to apple music🧐
i know the feeling, when i broke my wrist at the end of 2019, i was off the bike and work for 9 weeks, i was like a caged animal!🤪😅
December 11, 2024 at 9:46 PM
i know the feeling, when i broke my wrist at the end of 2019, i was off the bike and work for 9 weeks, i was like a caged animal!🤪😅
my cannondale got them in september.
November 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM
my cannondale got them in september.
i'm a bit of a marginal gains geek!🫣😂
November 30, 2024 at 2:37 PM
i'm a bit of a marginal gains geek!🫣😂
my caadx is similar, does everything well, i actually don't have a proper road bike atm as i just adapt this to suit.
set up for a 100 mile charity bike in the picture.
set up for a 100 mile charity bike in the picture.
November 30, 2024 at 2:30 PM
my caadx is similar, does everything well, i actually don't have a proper road bike atm as i just adapt this to suit.
set up for a 100 mile charity bike in the picture.
set up for a 100 mile charity bike in the picture.
if i'm not fixing or riding bikes i'm probably ill, add me please
November 25, 2024 at 10:52 PM
if i'm not fixing or riding bikes i'm probably ill, add me please
i did that enough yesterday with commuting and lunch time fun!
November 24, 2024 at 2:34 PM
i did that enough yesterday with commuting and lunch time fun!
i commuted in turbo..
November 23, 2024 at 6:27 PM
i commuted in turbo..
remember Andrew Dodd putting that tip in an mbuk issue many years back.
November 17, 2024 at 9:49 PM
remember Andrew Dodd putting that tip in an mbuk issue many years back.
think i can probably get on board with that, even do my shopping on one of my emtbs😉
November 17, 2024 at 7:13 PM
think i can probably get on board with that, even do my shopping on one of my emtbs😉
i did, lot of fun!
November 16, 2024 at 9:41 PM
i did, lot of fun!
again filled with tools after returning from fixing a customer's cargo bike
November 16, 2024 at 9:25 PM
again filled with tools after returning from fixing a customer's cargo bike