After I built up Bleriot, I realized I'd have to start really keeping track of when I cleaned chains, replaced parts, did major maintenance, etc. And, with two (at the time) bikes, I'd better write it down somewhere!
Hence, The Book. Each bike has a section, and, other than date and odometer reading, it is pretty free-form. I like to know how long my wheels have lasted, how many miles are on a tire, when did I last change a chain (or for that matter, clean one :-) ). I'd be even better if I noted when I swapped out the batteries in the blinkies. (note to self...)
There are 4 bikes in the book - Bleriot, Lemond, Sweetpea, and Gitane, with Bleriot having the distinction of two full pages.
I've got to wonder how the folks I know with, um, many (15, 50) bikes keep up with it all...
2 comments:
In all my years as a wrench I have NEVER kept maintenance notes on any bike I've owned long-term. (Yes, I know that's surprising. But bikes have mostly tended to go through me, rather than stick for more than a few years. The blue Rivvy is the rare exception.)
That is an impressive piece of documentation you've got there!
I come by this honestly. My dad has a notebook with the maintenance details of EVERY CAR HE HAS EVER OWNED. My dad used to buy, fix, and eventually sell cars as a hobby. That's a lot of cars.
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