Advice of the Day
Advice/ Tip of the Day .. for a better Life!
NOTE:
-I removed the “how to make fake boobs at home” article because my mother though it would offend the Librarian in Bracebridge.
-Also the Arch Biker put a gruppo in the dishwasher; the finish on his cranks needed to be restored with silver polish, and the anodizing came off his seat post.
How to really know when to Change Your Oil – Thanks Steve
Don’t worry about the mileage between oil changes. Because if you drive lots of highway miles you can go over 3000 miles, or if your car sits in a drive way much, you may have to change it in less than that.
Instead, use the dipstick and change your oil when it looks more like Billy’s Espresso Shot, and less like Corn Syrup. WOW!
How to make Boobs at Home – Thanks Mike Ryan
**Sorry Noreen Faulkner had this censored**
How to Easily Washing your Helmet – Thanks BicycleFatso
Yeah your helmet gets pretty sweaty and salted up. But unlike your jersey and shorts (if you don’t wash these every day or happen to wear undies under your chamois – see “Remedial Bicycling 101″) you probably rarely wash out your helmet. Here’s an easy way to clean it up.
Tossing the Helmet pads in the laundry can work, but too often the pads just get ripped apart. Here’s the ticket: Take it with you into the shower. Lather up your hair, slap on the helmet. Roll it around on your head to get it soaped up, and then rub the suds through the pads and straps by hand. Once the water’s off, dry yourself off and then towel off your helmet.
BONUS: While helmet wearing in the shower, you could now safely do a soap-slip-dive onto your noggin!
In a pinch when you’ve forgot your bucket and brush, you can also toss your bike in the hotel shower..
Don’t Get stung by Bees ever again!! -Thanks Sean and Billy
How to avoid bee stings while riding. I, like probably every other cyclist get stung once or so a year while riding my bike because some bee flew into my jersey, or helmet, or got caught behind my sunglasses. My worst experience with Bees was “dabbing†in a nest or orange bees, and getting 4 stings, while racing at Mt. Ste. Anne.
This bee-sting avoidance method is tried tested, and fool proof, and also works for wasps and yellow jackets: Wear only shorts. That’s it. Ride skins every day, and you won’t get stung by bees. And keep your mouth shut so they don’t get trapped in there and bite your tongue- ‘cause that really sucks too. Don’t forget to wear SPF to avoid Ryder Hesjedal “H-style†tan lines, not-cool.
Helping people get smarter, or learn something useful isn’t really in-line with this diary, but what can I say, I’m a good guy: You think you’re smart, or you have a good way to get free stuff, make life easier, or my bike go faster .. Send it to me, and I’ll type it up, giving you reference (of course).
Bicycle Parts Washer – Thanks Murray
Now I though this was brilliant, but you may not. It’s the at home easy way to clean components. Almost every home is equipped with a bicycle parts washer, and Murray let me discover it. So when you have dirty derailleurs, cassette’s etc. kicking around don’t care to clean them yourself. Throw them in the dishwasher and let that beast do your dirty work! Just throw them in there with the glasses and cascade, and have awake to a sparkling bike.
As a note of caution Murray adds: “If the parts are really greasy, [you] don’t want to have dishes in there at the same time.â€
Thanks for the great advice.
What Names to call Women – Thanks Zippy
Zippy’s always giving me advice, usually on what to do/ say to chicks. I don’t really follow the same philosophy’s as Zippy, and have yet to take his advice in this field. However he is older and wiser, and convinced many consider him to be full of great advice. So here’s his tip of the day:
“NEVER call girls by their real name. Always use pet names, i.e. buttercup, sweetness, whatever. This way you’ll never accidently call a girl by the wrong name.â€
For Zippy this is a brilliant piece of life advice, do with it what you want…
Zippy, Thanks for the Tip.
