Bike Repairs / Servicing

 Anyone know anyone on site who is good at fixing bikes?

Sorry not on site, but there is one on the roundabout with the fountain in Alhama, also Rauls in Porto Mazarron.

 Cheers for that, but a bizzarre thing happened, i moved the bikes outside into the heat and within 3 hours the brakes were fine and the wheels going round smoothly, it was as iff the brakes had contracted in the cold of the apartment, then expanded again in the heat, i'm no expert but that's my conclusion, either that or my resident ghost was playing games with me 

Hi Dave

Like most things they shrink in the cold, well bits on my body do anyway, but strangely not my stomach. However rubber and metal do, only slightly but they do. Also in the cold rubber hardens (brake pads) which makes it poor at griping to the rim of the wheel. So collectively makes the brakes not work very well. As I imagine you keep your apartment nice and cool when you are not there to preserve your provisions (beer & wine) for when you next arrive, this may well affected these elements on your bikes. However when you put them in the warmth of the sun for a while the rubber softens and the parts expand slightly and all works fine again.

Well that’s my theory anyway

You will see I have stayed away from further analgise with the body for fear of ending up back on the naughty step with you.

Phil

 Phil

The only other thing that contracts whilst in Spain that i know of, is my bank balance !

I think with the brakes it was the mechanisms which contracted which had the effect of tightening the brake pads around the wheel rim, but am not sure what the mechanism is made of .... even the hand grips had all stiffened up 

Dave