Wednesday, 29th April, 2026

Fitted new brake pads to my bike - wow what a difference! Although the previous pair came with the bike…that I bought 5 years ago 🫣 Anyway, nice to sort it out. I sort of want to build my own bike from select parts, to make it unique (because it’ll cost more “I built my own $3,000 bike for only $5,000”) and to then reallly understand how all the pieces fit together. Just not sure what type of bike. Had thought about a mountain bike, as I don’t really like mine, but I rarely use it - I think because I rarely use it and “don’t know how to ride a mountain bike” that I don’t like it. It feels unstable, hard to control, slips easily - which I think is because it has 29” wheels and a long wheelbase and wider wheel fork angles. But the internet tells me all these things makes it better to ride, and how it’s made for stability. Maybe it is better than a regular bike and I just don’t know how to ride downhill on mud and stones.

Or I make myself a new commuter bike - which I use everyday. Probably the better choice. But then I’ll look at prices and think it’s better just to buy a new one but that wasn’t the point - and so I’ll do nothing.