MacGyverBurrito

I figured this out the next time i removed pedals. I didnt use a vice though, because i dont own one. The vice would work much better. One more reason why i need to buy one.

Chombi1 

I found out through the years that the most "stable" of my headsets are the ones with needle bearings (Stronglight A9, Delta, Miche Primato....) They are as close to a "set it and forget it" as can be. At most, sometimes just requiring one re-adjust after things bed down adequately. It then keeps its adjustment literally, for years!.

Wildwood 

I'm with iab & gomango. - it's more about the ride than the wrench. - at least for me.
I guess I dislike 'unfinished projects' hanging around for months, I want them all ready-to-ride.

Sometimes I feel like I don't fit in with the perfectionists + experts on this C&V forum; but I have learned to cope and developed a taste for pretty bikes as well as functional riders.

Charles Wahl

I hate cleaning chain, chainrings, rear cluster, spokes, pedals.

I cut brake and shifter housing (and cables) with a Dremel fitted with cutoff wheel, then use it to make the end of the housing nice and square. The heat melts the inner sleeve a bit, but I immediately shove a small pointed scriber whose OD is about 2 mm in there. If the opening's still a bit undersize, I use a small drill in a hand chuck (just larger than cable dia.) to open it more. Sometimes need to trim a bit of the outer plastic right at the end with an X-acto knife. Takes longer to describe than to do, and relatively satisfying.

Pompiere

I cut cables with lineman's pliers and dress them up with a bench grinder. It only takes 30 seconds. SIS cables I use a Dremel with a thin cutoff wheel.

When I was in the Navy, a buddy called those tiny clips Jesus Clips, as in "Jesus, where did that clip go?"

I hate when I spend a bunch of time putting a bike together, only to find that it doesn't ride like I thought it would. One example is trekking bars. I just can't seem to get comfortable on them.

rccardr 

Brussel sprouts are best roasted with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, and BACON. Heck, most anything is improved with bacon.
Pecan pie haters would be converted to believers with a taste of my mocha pecan pie. Only made during the holidays, very special.

I also use a Dremel with a fibreglass cutoff wheel on cable and housing, followed by a little work with an awl. I also have the cut end from a new brake cable and a new derailleur cable in the tool drawer that I run through the end of the housing to make sure the end is clear. Works like a charm.

Not much I don't like to work on, having a nice, warm/cool/dry well stocked workshop with good music, lots of storage space, easily available consumables and plenty of time makes a big difference. Come on over if you want to build in your jammies and drink trippel!

SJX426 

Besides crashing, cleaning the drive train is a pain. It is easy enough to clean the crank and sprockets but the chain is a pain. No matter how hard I try there is always some black residue.

WRT cable installation. The most frustrating part for me is finding the right length for the housing. Cutting twice and finding out it is still too short causes me to always cut it too long.

I use a dremel cut off disk followed by a cylindrical grinding bit to smooth it off. If my grinder is available, I will use that to flatten the end of the cable housing. Yes the heat melts the inner liner so I have used several approaches with the latest being to insert the cable from the open end and plunge it against the melted end. It usually takes 5 or less attempts for the cable to force its way through. I then pull the cable back into the housing enough to insert a small probe, jewelers screw driver, pointed object like paper clip, spoke or tool, and rotate it about the centerline of the cable housing to open the gap further. This last step removes any friction against an already slippery surface of the inner housing.

I use to use a pointed tool to find the opening of the inner liner but sometimes missed where the hole was. The forcing of the cable inside the housing to open the liner from the inside has not failed. If there is any residue from the melt, it gets cut off.

handlebar tape is on the list as is getting the brake levers at the same position on the drops. I think one arm is longer than the other (.5"), result of a broken Humerus from 2009 accident, which really complicates the setup.

Nearly all of the frustrations listed so far are overcome with repetition and seeing them as challenges to improve the process. I like accomplishments from my work, weather it is a build or a ride. For those who prefer riding over wrenching, I don't think my statement about repetition applies.

Did I mention that I don't like the sticky tape on the back of handle bar tape? If you need to remove the tape, sometimes the sticky tape rips the handlebar tape. Not to mention the messy residue on the bar that needs to be cleaned up!

OH, forgot about the insertion of handle bars into quill stems that don't quite fit causing scratches. This applies to brake levers on drop bars too.

Dave Cutter

+1 Same here. I always feel like there is something I am missing. I feel like it shouldn't be a hard job.... and I don't have enough expertise.

tmh657

I like pecan pie, most any kind of pie. What is not to like unless it's the pecans themselves. What I don't like is how fast really good expensive tires wear out. I thought I would use some cheaper tires and tried that on one of my bikes. It's not working for me so I look for the times when good tires are on sale and buy plenty.

At least really nice expensive pedals will last a long time. As they say make your contact points count.

OldsCOOL

It's mind boggling how a clean chain and transparent lube can quickly turn to the blackest of black.

dedhed

I hate removing stuck bottom brackets. While I've never failed to remove one, some took way more time than anticipated

Made both of these yesterday

Brussels Sprouts with Bacon-Horseradish Cream Recipe - EatingWell

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Recipe - Allrecipes.com

juls

Hate changeing tires...My hands have lost strength

obrentharris 

I'm not fond of working on a schedule. I don't like getting a bike built up in time for some particular ride or event.
I enjoy repairing and restoring and reconfiguring my bikes but I prefer to do it in bits and pieces when the urge strikes.
Longer periods of free time I would rather devote to riding.
Brent

SJX426 

OK after all my blah blah in the previous post, the thing I like least is not paying attention to what I am doing and where I am doing it with the result of permanent damage or the loss of a part into the black hole under my feet. This is usually associated with RD disassembly. Second is "where did I put that tool/part?"

Velocivixen

I thought, certainly, that there must be something else I don't like about wrenching.I've read what the rest of you said, and honestly there isn't much I don't like.

I do get frustrated when I can't get something off, especially if I know I could do it if I had a heavy duty bench vice. I have a small, vintage metal clamp on vice, but since it clamps on to the edge of the counter (former owners of our house placed the old kitchen cabinets in the garage for storage), it turns if I have some heavy torquing to do, plus its jaws don't open wide.

The other day I was trying to remove a Shimano freewheel, had the tool on & held in place with the QR skewer, etc. I tried with all my might to get it off (last year I had removed/serviced/lubed/reinstalled that freewheel and hadn't even ridden the bike that much), but failed. So I had to go 2 miles to the LBS, and their little tiny female wrench got it off in like 10 seconds, and as she handed it to me she smiled and said "big vice".

I am getting osteo arthritis in my fingers and, I hate to admit, it's getting difficult for me to open things, jars, packages, etc. But when I'm in the middle of a project, I am h*llbent to get it done and I don't give up. I don't mind asking for help, but just wish I had a way/place to mount a bench vice.

I like cleaning chains with the chain cleaning tool/device and lubing, but don't care much for using that Park Tool cog cleaner. The cassette or freewheel is on the bike, and although it helps get the chunky stuff out, it really doesn't get it perfectly clean.

I like headsets, bottom brackets, although they're both sort of boring. I used to be afraid of derailleurs, especially the rear, but now I understand what is happening back there, it's so much easier to troubleshoot if there's an issue. I even rebuild pedals when they're rebuildable. My tiny fingers allow me to get in there pretty good.

What I really like is the process of figuring out and setting up the overall look of the bike. It's incredible how changing out smaller things like pedals, saddle, handlebars, cables/grips/bar tape incredibly alter the aesthetics of a bike. I've been known to change handlebars and pedals so many times to get just the aesthetic feel​ I'm going for, and sometimes I start out not exactly knowing what I'm going for, but know it when I see it.

rccardr 

Yeah, a big bench vise is also on my want list. And a bench grinder/polishing wheel.

Yum.

fender1

I also dislike plastic rim strips. They look like they should work but I regularly get flats when I leave them on a wheelset.

RobbieTunes

Sometimes they wrinkle, and I don't get why.

Today, I rode behind one guy on a $2500 carbon bike, and one side strap of his wedge bag wasn't hooked. Drove me nuts.
So, I rode behind another guy on his $4500 carbon bike, and his rear caliper QR was in the open position. Drove me nuts.
I rode behind a third guy who has more stuff attached to his bike than a Christmas tree, never sits still. Drove me nuts.

Riding with people, I feel like I have a steering wheel in my pocket. Drives me nuts.

Wildwood 

Don't ride behind me, then.
and besides, Get off my lawn....

TBDMN = that's what drives me nuts

daf1009

Removing old handlebar tape...

Reynolds 

I like doing any work on quality bikes & parts. I don't like working on crappy bikes & parts.

Bicyclz

I second that emotion: )

okane

for older lightweights, escecially cones. Seems like every one I get, no matter how nice it seems, needs axle cones.

A second problem I've had on occasion is buying a bike for much needed parts that looks like a piece of crap but upon getting it on the stand finding it to be in much better condition than I expected.

I can't bring myself to break up a nice bike just to steal a few parts for another bike that's in similiar condition that needs the parts. Now I have 2 bikes needing parts I can't find, although I admit finding a bike much nicer that you thought is not a problem.

And my least like of all things bicycle is WIND. At my age the saying goes, what ever doesn't kill you makes you tired, stiff, grouchy and sore.....like riding into the wind.

Murray Missile 

I hate selling them, not because I'm attached to them but some people are just a pain to deal with.

Dave Cutter

On my very first rebuild a LBS sent me to a local bicycle co-op to find a an old (French) part. The bicycle co-op has been my parts source since. I enjoy stopping in and visiting too.