It needed to be done.
My bike has been gathering soil samples from across the city for months. I’ve been a little reticent to clean my bike until the long stretches of fine weather arrived because I know that one good dose of rain can muck it up again so quickly.
After my ride on Saturday I pulled my bike apart and put the really gunky bits into degreasing fluid. I finished the job yesterday with a wash and polish for the frame and two new tyres. Emily helped out by cleaning my wheels while I worked on other parts. I reckon I extracted about 3 or 4 kilograms of dirt from the chain alone.
Today my bike rides better, corners better, shines better and helps me see things a lot better.
If you want better eyesight, forget the carrotts. Just clean your bike and you’ll be able to see every piece of glass, every puddle and every dirt patch on the road a lot more clearly.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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Forget Flash Gordon, it’s Flash Rodney!! I cleaned my chain a couple of weeks ago. First time it has been cleaned properly (ie chain removed and soaked) since the beginning of the Perth – Hobart ride. I know what you mean by the 3 – 4 kg of dirt!!
I’m not sure if you can plagerise your self but if you can…busted. This morning I did a quick blog run before I left home – The last one was yours then I hopped in the car, switched on the radio and heard you read out your blogpost word for word!! – gave me a chuckle. I guess it saves work…
Not quite word for word. There are a few added details specially reserved for blog readers. 🙂
The blog is a great resource for cataloguing stuff I’ve used on air and for writing stuff down as it happens so I can remember to use it later on the radio.
A lot of what I do here is very similar to radio. The point of both is to use personal experience to connect with my audience in some way. Hopefully I hit the target sometimes.
Of course there’s a bunch of stuff that I blog about which isn’t suitable for use on-air, so The Journey really is the ‘Limited Edition’ version of my experiences.