Tom Keats wrote:

In article cNwAb.447073$Tr4.1249112@attbi_s03,
Peter writes:

Bartow W. Riggs wrote:


I think it is important to have a personal relationship, especially with
your favorite mechanic.

I hope I never own anything so unreliable that I end up developing a
personal relationship with my mechanic. I was getting dangerously close
once with a car but my current one is doing much better. Fortunately my
bikes have never approached that level.

Twice-yearly checkups are good for bikes, at least in the
Northern Temperate Zone. Keep the bearings well-greased, 'n
all that.

Seeing someone for a few minutes once every six months isn't likely to
result in a very personal relationship unless there's some other reason for
it to develop.

In any event I used to also believe in regreasing bearings, etc. once or
twice a year. Then I stopped doing that and realized that the bike ran
fine without it. My main bike is 12 years old and hasn't had a bearing
touched in over four years and about 25000 miles. Obviously it's gone
through a few tires and a couple chains along the way, but nothing that
needed the help of a mechanic.