1. dust off your bike when you dust off yout tent.
2. wash entire bike with simple green- frame, fork, wheels, tires, all other parts, both sides- wet with water, spray simple green, scrub, hose off. Let it dry in the sun.
3. straight vinegar on the chain will counteract the corrosion.
4. lube chain, derailuer and brake pivots with your favorite lube. WD-40 is not a lubricant.
5. Next week, ride it to the store for a six pack, some tomatoes and a roll of TP and reminisce about all the crazy shit your hauled all over the playa in 110 degree heat and a whiteout dust storm.
2. wash entire bike with simple green- frame, fork, wheels, tires, all other parts, both sides- wet with water, spray simple green, scrub, hose off. Let it dry in the sun.
3. straight vinegar on the chain will counteract the corrosion.
4. lube chain, derailuer and brake pivots with your favorite lube. WD-40 is not a lubricant.
5. Next week, ride it to the store for a six pack, some tomatoes and a roll of TP and reminisce about all the crazy shit your hauled all over the playa in 110 degree heat and a whiteout dust storm.
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Re: post burningman bike maintence
Tue, September 4, 2007 - 7:06 PMor Plan B - leave it outside for the next 350 days, then pack it in your car, and piss and moan that the org let you down by not providing bike repair on the playa for your unmaintained piece of shit.
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Wed, September 5, 2007 - 9:44 AMOr plan A(1/2)..... try your best to wash off your bike, don't scrub it well enough or use it again so the chain rusts up, never fix anything that's wrong with it until like a week before the event, and then have a cute boy fix it for you.
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Wed, September 5, 2007 - 10:20 AMwhat's wrong with cute boys?
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Wed, September 5, 2007 - 7:47 PMNothing's wrong with cute boys! But, if I maintain it NOW, it'll be less work for said cute boys when Burning Man time rolls around again. I can, however, still reserve the right to say "Hey, cute boy, come over and check my bicycle?"
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Wed, September 5, 2007 - 7:52 PMof course you can.
It's better to whisper it the last week in july rather than the last week in august. You just might get more than your bike fixed. -
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Thu, September 6, 2007 - 8:38 AMHeh heh, I *always* get more than my bike fixed. -
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Thu, September 6, 2007 - 1:01 PMGirls always go for guys with skills.... -
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Thu, September 6, 2007 - 1:16 PM<<Girls always go for guys with skills.... >>
and guys should pick grrrls with skills too....just in case anyone was in doubt. -
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Thu, September 6, 2007 - 1:17 PMand no one pick anyone without at least one skill for fucks sake
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Sat, September 8, 2007 - 12:06 AM<<<Heh heh, I *always* get more than my bike fixed.>>>
maybe we need to set up a regular maintenance program...you know, just in case? ;-> -
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Sat, September 8, 2007 - 9:29 AMIf you can fit me into your busy schedule.... ;-)
Gosh, what do you know, my bike's looking kind of ill RIGHT NOW. -
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Tue, September 11, 2007 - 3:34 PMoooh - I'll be right over with my, ahem...tools
I has a new balldriver...let me show you it
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Wed, September 5, 2007 - 2:26 PMOr A.(1/2)v.2: Totally ignore bike (including broken derailer) and then a week before find this awesome bike shop on 16th St. (near Shotwell) [can't remember the name and it isn't on yelp] and have the whole thing ready to go in an hour for a very reasonable price. -
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Wed, September 5, 2007 - 2:29 PMthis one????
Valencia Cyclery
1077 Valencia St / 22nd Street
San Francisco, CA 94110-2405
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Wed, September 5, 2007 - 2:33 PMI think he's talking about Don Rafas Cyclery on 16th. It's a total hole in the wall shop with tons of cheap stuff and does decent work. I wouldn't bring my colnago C50 lite int there but Sr. Rafa can make most burner bikes ridable for not too much money.
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Wed, September 5, 2007 - 3:04 PMThat's it: Don Rafas.
And exactly as TomCat says, the place is great for burner bikes (it'll-run work for a good price), but nothing high-end.
They also had some good playa bikes for sale right before the event. As if they didn't know to jack up the prices during August....
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Wed, September 5, 2007 - 10:23 PMI'm just going to neglect my bike and then camp with some cute boys that know how to fix bikes and ask them very nicely for some help.
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Wed, September 5, 2007 - 10:50 PMno cute boys in BRC know how to fix bikes. (just trying to shake folks off our trail :-) -
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Wed, September 5, 2007 - 11:13 PMyeah- we are just some ugly men with stubble and have no idea how to hold a wrench.
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Fri, September 7, 2007 - 11:09 AMbut we know how to hold a wench! -
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Mon, September 10, 2007 - 12:25 PMChristopher, I think I love you, man! Finally somebody who knows the difference between a winch and a wench!
Kinetic Sculpture Racing Camp fixed something on the order of a couple hundred bikes. We were overwhelmed for a short while -- until I went down to Center Camp and removed us from the bike repair listing. It all went very well, and I don't think the other guys in KSR Camp quite realize I tricked them into doing it.
For a while there, I thought Allen might get married to the sweetie who needed major wheel repair - and worked closely with him thru the whole job.
It was wondermuss.
More spare parts next year.
The 50 extra bikes we were gifted will help.
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Mon, September 10, 2007 - 11:07 PMI know how to hold a winch too!!!!
and yea, it can get overwhelming when the masses know where to find you...that's why I retired :-)
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Sat, September 15, 2007 - 3:57 PMI have cleaned 5 bikes so far (out of 14 I brought back and still have a trick and 4 wheel to go)
Been riding a little every day and its nice. (Ride em before I clean em off, then again after....get some playa on meself that way!)
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Mon, September 17, 2007 - 1:03 AM<<<has anyone hosed off their bikes yet?>>>
fuck no.
I has stainless steel chain...let me show you it ;-)
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Mon, September 17, 2007 - 12:01 PMI like the "ignore it" plan, it's worked for me for several years. Of course, during my Burn preparations next year, I'll squirt some teflon lubricant on the chain and check the tires, but that's it. It's a playa-only bike, and it's been light gray for three years now. I think it used to be green.
Hosing it off will only screw up the cold cathodes.
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Mon, September 17, 2007 - 2:53 PMbike maintence? what's that?
my bike had last years playa on it ...
I just brought extra tubes...but didn't need them...
lucky me :)
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Tue, September 18, 2007 - 5:18 PMI washed both my playa beaters this year cause I got tired of the playa getting on everything at home... again. Vinegar wash and soap n water. Maybe a little oil or wd or lube whatever. On the shelf till next year anyway. Gave away 4 bikes up there, delivered a couple hiwheels (score!) rode my own. Only had to fix 3 or 4 bikes for girls.
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Mon, September 24, 2007 - 10:05 AMlove you for posting this. i have been guiltily waltzing around my bike (which is still in parts in a dusty suitcase) and promising that tomorrow will be the day i tackle the resurrection. pbr worked for a good lubricant on the playa, but i don't think it's going to cut it here in brooklyn. this was the incentive i needed. tanks.
