Posted by Sean on March 26, 2008, 11:29 pm
From experience, this is a list of absolute essentials needed
before starting to wrench on a bike:
* rags. lots of rags, the softer the better. The best I've found
are baby clothes, from a thrift store.
* automotive hand cleaner, available at hardware stores and automotive
supplies. I find the gritty kind too harsh when working in cold weather.
* some sheets of cardboard or newspapers, to catch oil
* a Glad bag for garbage such as oil-stained cardboard or newspaper
* a box of Baggies or sandwich bags. These are for storing bolts
and other small parts.
* a pencil and some post-it notes, for identifying the bolts
and small parts.
* a can of Liquid Wrench
* NEW ITEM * a digital camera, to record how things look before
disassembling them.
* a supply of electrical tie-wraps (the locking, use-once kind)
* electrician's black tape
Only after collecting the above you can start to think about
socket sets, sledge hammers and impact drivers.
Anyone have any favorite essentials to add?
Sean_Q_
Posted by Road Glidin' Don on March 26, 2008, 11:40 pm
> From experience, this is a list of absolute essentials needed
>before starting to wrench on a bike:
>* rags. lots of rags, the softer the better. The best I've found
>are baby clothes, from a thrift store.
>* automotive hand cleaner, available at hardware stores and automotive
>supplies. I find the gritty kind too harsh when working in cold weather.
>* some sheets of cardboard or newspapers, to catch oil
>* a Glad bag for garbage such as oil-stained cardboard or newspaper
>* a box of Baggies or sandwich bags. These are for storing bolts
>and other small parts.
>* a pencil and some post-it notes, for identifying the bolts
>and small parts.
>* a can of Liquid Wrench
>* NEW ITEM * a digital camera, to record how things look before
>disassembling them.
>* a supply of electrical tie-wraps (the locking, use-once kind)
>* electrician's black tape
>Only after collecting the above you can start to think about
>socket sets, sledge hammers and impact drivers.
>Anyone have any favorite essentials to add?
A good bike lift and tie-down straps.
Posted by Handover Phist on March 27, 2008, 12:25 am
Sean :
> From experience, this is a list of absolute essentials needed
> before starting to wrench on a bike:
> * rags. lots of rags, the softer the better. The best I've found
> are baby clothes, from a thrift store.
> * automotive hand cleaner, available at hardware stores and automotive
> supplies. I find the gritty kind too harsh when working in cold weather.
> * some sheets of cardboard or newspapers, to catch oil
> * a Glad bag for garbage such as oil-stained cardboard or newspaper
> * a box of Baggies or sandwich bags. These are for storing bolts
> and other small parts.
> * a pencil and some post-it notes, for identifying the bolts
> and small parts.
> * a can of Liquid Wrench
> * NEW ITEM * a digital camera, to record how things look before
> disassembling them.
> * a supply of electrical tie-wraps (the locking, use-once kind)
> * electrician's black tape
> Only after collecting the above you can start to think about
> socket sets, sledge hammers and impact drivers.
> Anyone have any favorite essentials to add?
> Sean_Q_
I have a bag of assorted cotterpins that come in useful. Agent Orange is
always welcome, but maybe not essential. Ditto on the digital camera
thing.
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Posted by .p.jm on March 27, 2008, 2:35 am
On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:25:21 GMT, Handover Phist
>I have a bag of assorted cotterpins that come in useful. Agent Orange is
>always welcome, but maybe not essential.
It's always handy when you need to defoliate your bike.
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Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on March 27, 2008, 12:47 am
> From experience, this is a list of absolute essentials needed
> before starting to wrench on a bike:
> Anyone have any favorite essentials to add?
> Sean_Q_
Good LED light (headlamp is especially good)
Couple of strong magnets (Sonicare toothbrush head) for retrieving
stuff.
Couple pairs of forceps and some dental picks.
Shop and parts manuals.
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>before starting to wrench on a bike:
>* rags. lots of rags, the softer the better. The best I've found
>are baby clothes, from a thrift store.
>* automotive hand cleaner, available at hardware stores and automotive
>supplies. I find the gritty kind too harsh when working in cold weather.
>* some sheets of cardboard or newspapers, to catch oil
>* a Glad bag for garbage such as oil-stained cardboard or newspaper
>* a box of Baggies or sandwich bags. These are for storing bolts
>and other small parts.
>* a pencil and some post-it notes, for identifying the bolts
>and small parts.
>* a can of Liquid Wrench
>* NEW ITEM * a digital camera, to record how things look before
>disassembling them.
>* a supply of electrical tie-wraps (the locking, use-once kind)
>* electrician's black tape
>Only after collecting the above you can start to think about
>socket sets, sledge hammers and impact drivers.
>Anyone have any favorite essentials to add?