This week we are joined by Crystal Sursely of Lowertown Bike Shop to talk about the essential things that everyone should know about bike maintenance.

Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 01:04 | Weekly: pump tires, lube chain 05:34 | Change a flat 11:24 | Reseat a chain 13:01 | Fenders 14:32 | Barrel adjustor 17:39 | Toolkit Video: what's in Ian's toolkit 19:49 | Winter maintenance 26:21 | Seat height 28:20 | Brakes 32:09 | When to bring a bike in 39:51 | Worn down tires 43:55 | Services a shop provides Every good bike shop should have a good dog! 55:55 | Outro Connect with us!

• Lowertown Bike Shop
• Crystal Sursely on Twitter
• Ian R Buck on Twitter
• Car-Free MSP

Attributions

Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.

This episode originally appeared on The Extra Dimension, a show Ian actively produced from 2015 to 2020 about the social and ethical implications of technology.

This episode was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by the indominable Mike Allen. Christy Marsden is our awesome guest booker, and technical assistance is provided by the super professional Brian Mitchell. If you're able to help make sure this team gets paid for the hard work they do, please consider donating. We really appreciate it!

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