Remove calipers for service, oh look, leaky forks, try remove forks, oh look, don’t have 17mm Allen to remove wheel, remove wheel, oh look, bearings have play in them, refit forks, oh look, headstock bearings are rough.
I just needed to fit new pads, and here we are…
You know you have yourself to blame for looking at the bike. It was all downhill from there.
Clean the seals and see if that helps, re grease the headstock and hope. Front wheel bearings are pretty straight forward.
Would now be a good time to look at a rear end....
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Remove calipers for service, oh look, leaky forks, try remove forks, oh look, don’t have 17mm Allen to remove wheel, remove wheel, oh look, bearings have play in them, refit forks, oh look, headstock bearings are rough.
I just needed to fit new pads, and here we are…