Bike maintenance for dummies.

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jacdaw 5 Jan 9:57pm, 5 Jan 2026 5,069 posts	jacdaw I've seen people recommending poking a bit of oil based lube into the valve to stop it clogging in the first place. Can't vouch for this as I like tubes, not goo. See here, for example: roadbikerider.com silca.cc
Jubear 6 Jan 6:48am, 6 Jan 2026 1,066 posts	Jubear Interesting - I've not come across that be before. I may have been over-cautious. Thanks @jacdaw
Jen HB 8 Feb 5:09pm, 8 Feb 2026 5,032 posts	Jen HB Finally got round to changing my front brake pads. Probably something I should have done yonks ago,(I actually only bought the pads last week). Fortunately it was a quick job
LindsD 8 Feb 5:10pm, 8 Feb 2026 78,276 posts	LindsD Nice. I get Billy to do mine

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