Originally Posted by
SwimmerMike
For my checkout rides I carry a lot of tools, but I needed a crank puller for this one (plus the lockring wrench and pin spanner). After a mile I thought things were good, so I decided to leave the neighborhood. One mile later, I had a lot of play in the bottom bracket so I turned around and gingerly rode home and tightened it all back up. Did another checkout ride today and all was fine.
For my "Shakedown Cruises", I like to take the bike over to Canada and 92, since it's only 4 miles from my house, and park the car with the tools there. I ride out a bit, then if needed come back to the car to adjust, etc. My neighborhood has too much traffic for a calm, undistracted shakedown.