Who here takes apart and re-lubes all the pivots on their full-suspension bike? Is it something you feel you should do on a yearly basis? I know it is dependent on conditions and actual use, but I'm curious to know. What about the BB?

I do, just to inspect everything. I found a bad bearing this year, and every year I get a little slop in the bushings.

I check pivot bolts for tightness periodically and look/feel for slop in the bearings. But the FS bikes I've had use sealed bearings so there's no lubing.

I got a shock one time checking over my AS-X - - 3 of the 4 dogbone bearings were shot: seals torn, bearings fried. Turns out they were lower-grade standard industrial cartridge bearings. Bought better 'blue-seal' ones at the bearing house to replace.

Not gonna happen. I just burn them out and have the shop replace them when the time comes.

I can hardly find time to oil the chain.

However when the BB was seized to the point that I was not strong enough to turn it with my feet, I replaced that myself. I had to go to work, and driving sux.

Thanks guys. I was feeling guilty not attending to my bike. I may take the BB apart and relube it but I'll just lube the pivots through the zerk-fittings.

I like zerks.

Thanks. Towards the end of last season I was getting some creaking. I know it could be a multitude of things but thought that maybe I'd have to start with pivots. I will now set that aside and start with the BB. After I'm doing playing in the snow, though.

Just grease your nipples and ride!

Woooooooohooooo!!!!!

toaster oven banned already? That's a shame.

toaster oven?

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I prefer to WD40 my nipples.

They'll never hurt from arthritis that way.

OMG!I was just outside and someone took a bite out of the moon........

Maybe Gastro's dog?
What about the winners of the Gladiators show? (anybody watch it?) They now get to be Gladiators themselves? I don't think the show promoters thought that through too well. I mean these people don't have the showbiz bodies that make a Gladiator.
I can hear the announcer " Your Gladiators for this event, Titan, Justice, Militia, Evan and Ralphie!"

There was supposed to be an eclipse last night

That was just 66 making unskilled shadow-puppets.

Did I accidentally stumble into Foo?:rolleyes:

This Rain Sucks!!! I Want To Ride!

My rant was a little off topic, I'll get back on the rail now!
Specialized sucks!

. . . except the Enduro S-Works. Well, it too; except my son has one now, so I have to go easy.

I ride a Specialized, but it's not an S-Works! So..... Mine sucks!:D

Saw this shot in the road forum, apparently it's old, but whatever, I've never seen it before. Pretty funny.
http://www.gunnarbikes.com/newslette...29-04_ming.jpghttp://img283.echo.cx/img283/543/gunnaryao22jv.jpg

Yow. Or should I say, 'Yao.'

WOW! thats huge

it would be even bigger if he wasn't asian

oH WOW...

I do it every few months depending on conditions.

Not Wow - - Yao.