{"id":691,"date":"2008-04-10T14:56:06","date_gmt":"2008-04-10T14:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=691"},"modified":"2008-04-10T14:56:06","modified_gmt":"2008-04-10T14:56:06","slug":"mountain-bike-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2008\/04\/mountain-bike-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Bike Repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/conti-mking-med.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-692\" title=\"conti-mking-med\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/conti-mking-med-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/conti-mking-med-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/conti-mking-med-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/conti-mking-med.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>I knew it!&#8230; If I spent some money on some new toys something else would break requiring more expense.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been needing some new tyres for a while so I took the plunge and used my \u00a35 voucher from <a title=\"Wiggle Cycles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wiggle.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Wiggle<\/a> to buy some new Continental Mountain King tyres for my bike (a bargain at \u00a315.99 each!). I&#8217;ve also been in &#8216;need&#8217; of a new 5m sail and some other windsurfing equipment so I&#8217;ve order a 5m Gun Hammer, a new mast extension and some harness lines from <a title=\"Gun Sails\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gunsails.co.uk\/en\/home.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Gun Sails<\/a> and have arranged to send my <a title=\"How I broke my latest Aeron boom\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forces-of-nature.co.uk\/dbdriven\/diary\/diary.php?action=viewentrydetails&amp;diaryid=7999&amp;diaryuser=justal\" target=\"_blank\">broken booms<\/a> back for replacement under warranty. Of course, with my &#8216;key rider&#8217; discount and the usual good value from Gun these were bargains too.<\/p>\n<p>I then went out for a <a title=\"Mountain Biking in Wales\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forces-of-nature.co.uk\/dbdriven\/diary\/diary.php?action=viewentrydetails&amp;diaryid=8016&amp;diaryuser=justal\" target=\"_blank\">ride on my mountain bike last night<\/a> and returned needing a new spoke, a wheel re-alignment and some new brake pads&#8230; I shall take my bike in for repair tomorrow. Hopefully none of it will break the bank though and I&#8217;ll soon be back up and riding with a bike that feels like new and out windsurfing with some new kit&#8230; I like new toys!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I knew it!&#8230; If I spent some money on some new toys something else would break requiring more expense. 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