Hit 50 bearing repacks on old bikes and stopped being scared of them

I always hated messing with loose ball bearings until I did my 50th one last month and realized it took me like 6 minutes start to finish. That number just clicked for me that practice really does make it routine. Anyone else track how many times they do a specific job to feel confident?

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patricia3210d ago

Are you really counting how many bearing repacks you've done? That seems like a lot of effort to track something that's basically just wiping grease and spinning a wheel. I've done my share of bike maintenance over the years and I couldn't tell you if I've hit 50 or 500 of anything. It's not that serious. Getting comfortable with a job is fine, but keeping score feels like overkill. You probably got better because you just kept doing it, not because you hit some magic number.

mark_green10d ago

Read an article that said tracking helps some people stay consistent with routine maintenance.