Monday, 29 June 2020

Trigger's broom

In Only Fools and Horses, Trigger famously opined that, in his job as a council road-sweeper he's had the same broom for twenty years... just with seventeen new heads and fourteen new handles.

Only a totally unrelated note, I've been running the same bike for more than twelve years, but with a few new heads and handles...

Still originalReplaced or upgraded
Frame
Fork
Headset
Stem
Seatpost
Front derailleur
Rear derailleur
Gear shifters
Brake levers
Brake calipers
Grips
Bar ends
Top cap
Wheels (M/U)
Tyres (M/U)
Inner tubes (M/U)
Cassette (M/U)
Brake pads (M/U)
Brake cables (M)
Shifter cables (M)
Bottom bracket (M/U)
Chain (M)
Crankset (M/U)
Chainrings (M/U)
Handlebar (U)
Pedals (U)
Saddle (U)
Key: M = maintenance, U = upgrade

I've got a set of Ultegra brake calipers waiting to go on next time the bike is serviced, plus I may yet change the bar ends and top cap (and possibly the stem, though that's a lot of money for a tiny gain, so...)

Anyway, as Del once asked, how can it be the same broom? But on the plus side, my bike is unique...

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