Equipment Care

I am not quite into taking care of my equipment till recently when I realised that the cost of replacing parts of the wear and tear were increasing. This time round was another indication of being "penny wise and pound foolish".


I recently sent in my bike for servicing. My mechanic found that my handlebar was not in very good shape. I was quite surprised that my usage over the 2 years of training and taking part in triathlons, the salt deposits had corroded the aluminium bar. The white/yellow patches in the pictures were indentations as a result of the corrosion.

Not wanting to risk any problems in the coming race, I changed it out and threw the old piece away. A result of not changing the bar tape regularly, although the last change was just 5 months ago? The above picture showed the revelation of the white salt deposits after the bar tape was peeled off. And my dear friend had to endure the foul smell that came with it. Really disgusting I must say.


So yes, from now on, the bar tape will be changed regularly as well. By hook or by crook.


Cant wait to jump onto the bike again. It has been 2 weeks of absence. Before I took the break for reservist, I was feeling tired from riding. Probably suffered a burn out then. But now I am back and am looking forward to riding again. So the break must have done me good psychologically.