THE BEST FREE ADVICE YOU NEVER PAID FOR

WE ALL GET ACHES AND PAINS. Mostly, we just blow 'em off knowing in a few days things will right themselves. At least that's the idea. But, we are organic...

... our equipment is not.

It won't self heal,
like our miraculous bodies.

No matter how much positive energy we send it...

... those creaks won't go away on their own.

We gotta respect and inspect 'em. 

 I mean really figure it out.

Lemme splain it.

I've had an annoying creak for a couple of weeks.

Finally, last Friday...

• removed cranks
• checked, cleaned bottom bracket
• found a broken bolt on the chain ring spider

... thought that'd solve everything.

Mostly, kinda.

However, last steep climbs at end of Saturday's ride indicated problem not resolved.

Took into the shop for professional treatment.

Ace mechanic gives me a call.

It's not good.

How bad.

Axle in hub is cracked.

Yikes.

Yeah, it coulda been bad.

How bad?

Well, if it broke while riding it would have destroyed the hub innards, and...

And, what?

... and possibly locked up the wheel.

Now, I dunno how things are where you live, but on that ride I'd just finisihed...

... I hit 35 mph over a rocky, gravel fire road.

Had that wheel locked up...

... I'd be dead, at best.

Consider this the best free advice you Never paid for...

• bike
• bones
• muscles

... Fix thy creaks!

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162.6 lbs/12.5%
8 hours sleep
√ PullUps, PushUps, Rows, Shoulder Presses, Heel Raises, Calf Raises
√ Box Jumps, Dead Lifts, Nordic Curls, Split Squats
10 minutes stretching
90 minutes Reading/Journaling
86/89/-3 (fitness/fatigue/form)
470 Anti-Oxidant Score

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