iLovesMyBike

18/06/2026

I rather want to try this puncture hack, although I am now running tubeless

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18/06/2026

I have been doing call-out repair jobs on Tern GSD's for a few years, so am excited to announce my Tern Service + Emergency Puncture Repair Bristol page as I think the need for a responsive call-out service is growing due to the numbers of people I have seen riding these cargo bikes? https://www.ilovesmybike.co.uk/home/Tern-GSD-HSD-Quick-Haul-Service-Bristol

If you live in Bristol, you are welcome to book your Tern in for a clean and full service or even an emergency puncture repair using that link above (not here).

#2026

13/06/2026

I’ve been working hard re-writing my website pages this week, whilst fitting in mobile call-outs and producing quotations. Please take a look at https://www.ilovesmybike.co.uk and get in touch, if your bike needs my undivided attention for 3hrs or so to remind you how joyful it once was to ride?

07/06/2026

iLMB Bulletin!
I am excited to announce my new ‘Brompton Service Bristol’ page https://www.ilovesmybike.co.uk/home/brompton-service-bristol so if you live in Bristol, you are welcome to book your Brompton in for a full service with optional Home Collection & Return. #2026

08/05/2026

This eBike owner had repaired a rear tyre puncture successfully, but hadn’t fitted the wheel back properly and had damaged a lock nut in the process using Mole Grips. Then the torque generated by his powerful rear motor had rotated the special dropout washer on the rear axle and had jammed tight on the threads. He called me for help. After advising the customer to buy a new washer and locknut specific to his eBike, on a Mobile (Call-Out) repair, I sorted out the problem just inside an hour and he was very relieved!

01/05/2026

One of the best tool purchase decisions I ever made! The TB-FW50 cassette pliers.

https://www.superbiketool.com/en/product/detail/Freewheel_tools/TB_FW50

01/05/2026

Trek FX-4 into workshop with gear shifting issues. Using a process of elimination to get to the root cause of the problem the solution was “full housing” - a continuous, unbroken connection of gear wire between shifter and rear mech using a long length of externally & internally routed gear housing.

30/04/2026

This youngster’s Cannondale was restored to full functionality this week by servicing the seized bottom bracket. Fitting new bearing races and plenty of Finish Line grease sorted it out for a Summer of fun!

27/04/2026

Cannondale Topstone in for a Secondary Care Service, plus brake bleeding and fitting new Shimano resin pads. Now ready for Summer adventures!

15/04/2026

The gears were ‘skipping’ on this Voodoo ‘Nakisi’ (gravel build) so the root cause was diagnosed and found to be a combination of rear mech alignment and a very sticky residue of unknown lubricant/s on the drivetrain.