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Sat May 10th 2008

Bike Maintenance Day

Leader: Chris Walters	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location: OMH
Description: A ride to the Dotbike premises in Stanford-in-the-Vale for a practical demonstration of essential bike maintenance. Two departures from OMH at 13.00 and 14.00. Only 8 places available per trip - please contact Chris ASAP to book. The sessions will cover cleaning, safety checks, removing wheels/replacing inner tubes, drive train maintenance, brake and gear setup, replacement of cables and headset checking.
Riders: Bryan Charleston Chris Walters David Bridge Frank Schroer Geoff Neill Henk Altmann (deceased) John Tranter Kevin Fairs Marion Jones Melanie Leggett Nigel Stuckey Sorrel Williams Wenfeng Yang Riders = 13 Report: Would you believe it - stuck indoors on a fantastic sunny day! At least we had a great time and hopefully learnt a bit more about what makes bikes tick - and how to stop the ticking! The highlights of the afternoon were: me exploding an inner tube (sorry if I woke anyoneup!), John's carbon-fibre Trek Y-framed road bike, Bryan's new (for him) bike with a Mavic cassette that even Kevin can't find spare parts for, the source of Sorrel's ticking being isolated to her left pedal, and finally a rare appearance from a lesser-spotted Jan, who just happened to be passing and saw lots of bikes! Thanks a million to Kevin and Wen for providing a location, and I'm really looking forward to doing a few rides with silent bikes!
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Start Locations: WMP
Wantage Market Place; OMH
Old Mill Hall, Grove

Categories: 1* - Suitable for irregular, social, beginner or family riders, pace will match the slower riders. Not hilly or long. Expect rides up to 3 hours. Gentle exercise.; 2* - Suitable for regular riders who prefer to cover some distance but at a more relaxed pace. Likely to be half-day rides. Solid exercise.; 3* - Suitable for experienced riders, may be hilly, long, quick, or any combination! Likely to be half or full-day rides. Challenging exercise.; 4* - Suitable for athletic riders who can ride safely above the 3* standard. Quick rides for the fit.; More Information