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I did change my own disc brake pads in the weekend under the expert tutelage of Ben and Tom at P&L so am getting better at maintenance. Best the brakes have ever been setup. Confident I could now do this roadside. Those Uber bike sintered pads are the mutts.
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I just assume people entering TCR know how to do this kind of stuff but the more I see/hear the more I think I'm basically an expert level mechanic. Yay me. Career in F1 awaits.. :P
I've got new pads, I'll put them in tonight maybe so they get a couple of days to bed in, new tyres will go on Thu or Fri. Not sure if I'll swap the chain or just run the one I put on since TABR. The new/lower stem went on last night and I didn't die which is nice. Need to fit all the bags and crap again, at least so they're not all over the lounge, cleats are an ongoing issue, want to install extra seatpost clamp, need to lube pedals (screw you again seedplay), need to swap aerobar clamp after one of the threads stripped, BB is just permanently fucking noisy - it will quiet down when I ride through my first storm/canal/river.
hippy
Nothing a (insert random but definitely incorrect tool) won't fix.