well, i had a new motor installed at 3,900 miles! i brought it in for a squeak, and that was the remedy. unfortunately the squeak was quickly back and i still need to have my friend check out the bike to see the source. it seems to be more pronounced on hills.
at 3,630mi., i swapped the rear tire. there was a spot worn away. convention is to put the new on the front and the existing front on the rear, but i didn't care to at the time. i also added the boomerang alarm which has been lackluster. it has poor battery life and the alarm was going off delayed. hopefully their V2 is much better!
at 3,704mi. i swapped the pedals to Shimano T8000. these have been great! they have reflectors on both sides, and the pins that you rest your foot on give a lot of traction to your shoes. they are meant for touring but have XT level SPD clip ins if you ride with clips.
at 3,771 i added new yellow handlebar tape. i don't clean my bikes incessantly, so this was a mistake. better to stick with black tape. i once had white tape on a road bike...
at 3,782 i added locktite to the Springer's bolt. it was wiggling loose. i also added dielectric to the battery. didn't see any significant corrosion, however.
post new motor:
at 483mi. and with the new motor installed, i had a rear flat. i put on new tape at this time and greased the headset. the headset had a little grease and a little dirt in it, but i cleaned everything and put marine grease in. bearings seemed smooth.
at 716mi. (today), I installed a new chain (Shimano CN-HG7011). looking back, i don't see at what point i installed the old chain. maybe it was at 2.4k, making the total mileage about 2.2k. it was about 1/8" stretched. not too concerned but plan to replace the chainrings and cassette at the next ~2k interval.
this bike has been really great. i can see myself ultimately phasing out my truck and using my partner's vehicle when need be. i'm shooting for 12k+ miles on the bike without any major out of pocket costs.
at 3,630mi., i swapped the rear tire. there was a spot worn away. convention is to put the new on the front and the existing front on the rear, but i didn't care to at the time. i also added the boomerang alarm which has been lackluster. it has poor battery life and the alarm was going off delayed. hopefully their V2 is much better!
at 3,704mi. i swapped the pedals to Shimano T8000. these have been great! they have reflectors on both sides, and the pins that you rest your foot on give a lot of traction to your shoes. they are meant for touring but have XT level SPD clip ins if you ride with clips.
at 3,771 i added new yellow handlebar tape. i don't clean my bikes incessantly, so this was a mistake. better to stick with black tape. i once had white tape on a road bike...
at 3,782 i added locktite to the Springer's bolt. it was wiggling loose. i also added dielectric to the battery. didn't see any significant corrosion, however.
post new motor:
at 483mi. and with the new motor installed, i had a rear flat. i put on new tape at this time and greased the headset. the headset had a little grease and a little dirt in it, but i cleaned everything and put marine grease in. bearings seemed smooth.
at 716mi. (today), I installed a new chain (Shimano CN-HG7011). looking back, i don't see at what point i installed the old chain. maybe it was at 2.4k, making the total mileage about 2.2k. it was about 1/8" stretched. not too concerned but plan to replace the chainrings and cassette at the next ~2k interval.
this bike has been really great. i can see myself ultimately phasing out my truck and using my partner's vehicle when need be. i'm shooting for 12k+ miles on the bike without any major out of pocket costs.
