bike maintenance 101

we went to one of my favorite stores (REI) for a class to talk about taking care of one of my favorite things (my bike) I was going to write a post...but someone (claires) already took care of it. so I will give a link instead.

and then a few thoughts...even though I do know what a derailleur is, i still learned things...all the tools that I should carry on rides but seldom do, how I should clean my bike at least a few times a year rather than my zero times in a few (4) years, how to properly tighten my quick releases, and the good old wiggle woggle.