Old tyres seem to have shrunk over the years or maybe I have forgotten how tightly fitted they were to the rims. After a short fight with bending tyre levers the tyre eventually conceded. The old sealant (Stan’s) had disappeared over the years but left a small oily residue and an additional rubber coating over the tyre and the rim insert which I have tried cleaning with white spirit but it is slow and leaves a film behind. Instead I will try and find some old stock Stan’s rim tape with valve however the Joe’s No Flats alternative would do if needed.

The main problem I have in the re-commissioning is the space is not really set up for access and mainly used for storage so I have a bit of a task in reorganising everything as I have fitted a quart into a pint pot. I have the bike stand, more than a few tools and essential spares going back to 2002. Yes honestly 2002. I may have to reduce this substantially but I am guessing much of it is no longer used on a modern 3d printed electric mtb however my concern is the availability of spares going forward for my old frames.

I still have the frame from the 2002 Specialized mentioned in an old post somewhere on the site here as the last bike I will ever need however six frames later that could be destined to remain as wall art. I would like to just list and buy all the parts I need in one delivery but the lack of CRC means I have to hunt around and cross check details like the size of the Mavic rims (27mm it seems) in order to order the correct stuff.

This make take a while….