Will Columbine
@willcolumbine.bsky.social
Full time NHS manager, spare time cyclist, maker and mechanic, and one time pilot, teacher and geologist!
Hit 2000 miles on my Tern today! Still going strong - the only maintenance it needed was a rear hub clean and regrease. It would've needed rear brake pads too but I upgraded to Magura's instead!
April 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Hit 2000 miles on my Tern today! Still going strong - the only maintenance it needed was a rear hub clean and regrease. It would've needed rear brake pads too but I upgraded to Magura's instead!
Now I've worked on enough bikes over the years to consider myself a pretty competent bike mechanic, but I have literally no idea why 4 M6 washers would be included with a brake rotor!?
March 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Now I've worked on enough bikes over the years to consider myself a pretty competent bike mechanic, but I have literally no idea why 4 M6 washers would be included with a brake rotor!?
I feel like this is the most oddly specific torque setting I've ever seen on a bike...
March 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I feel like this is the most oddly specific torque setting I've ever seen on a bike...
After 12 weeks on my Quick Haul Long!
March 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
After 12 weeks on my Quick Haul Long!
I hit 1000 miles on my Tern Quick Haul Long after owning it just 10 weeks!
February 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I hit 1000 miles on my Tern Quick Haul Long after owning it just 10 weeks!
I probably should wash this thing at some point!
December 20, 2024 at 11:10 AM
I probably should wash this thing at some point!
Thanks to Storm Darragh, today's commute was a lot more challenging than expected!
December 9, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Thanks to Storm Darragh, today's commute was a lot more challenging than expected!
I didn't know #MuralMonday was a thing but I took this last week on my commute into work!
December 2, 2024 at 3:33 PM
I didn't know #MuralMonday was a thing but I took this last week on my commute into work!
I've put 114 miles on my Tern Quick Haul Long since I bought it. I've owned it for exactly 1 week and done 2 trips to the park, 1 to a playground, 1 school committee meeting and 4 trips to work!
November 30, 2024 at 2:05 PM
I've put 114 miles on my Tern Quick Haul Long since I bought it. I've owned it for exactly 1 week and done 2 trips to the park, 1 to a playground, 1 school committee meeting and 4 trips to work!
Rode to the park with the little one today, only to find that half of it was underwater!
November 24, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Rode to the park with the little one today, only to find that half of it was underwater!
My first snowy commute of the winter!
November 19, 2024 at 10:26 AM
My first snowy commute of the winter!
This other cyclist had a close call with this dangerous left hook. Unfortunately, this was one of those rare occasions where I couldn't get a clear frame of the registration plate to report it!
November 18, 2024 at 11:29 AM
This other cyclist had a close call with this dangerous left hook. Unfortunately, this was one of those rare occasions where I couldn't get a clear frame of the registration plate to report it!
Important decisions have been made. The little one has decided that rainbows are the way forward!
November 17, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Important decisions have been made. The little one has decided that rainbows are the way forward!
When you ride a bike, people get you bike themed things. That's just the way it is!
November 15, 2024 at 6:57 PM
When you ride a bike, people get you bike themed things. That's just the way it is!