Wednesday night, I installed my new studded tires on my Crosscheck. Everything was looking good. Thursday morning, the trails were pretty rough. I hadn't noticed anything while I was riding, but when I got off my bike, I notice the tires were rubbing on something - maybe the fender.
So before my ride home, I investigated. Nope, not the fender, it's the brake making all that noise. It was way too high on the rim, almost rubbing the tire. So I adjusted the brake pad. But still, it wasn't centered. I tried the adjustments to the springs that move both sides to the left or right, but nothin. Finally, after all that tweaking I found the real problem. My wheel wasn't seated properly in the fork. All I needed to do was loosen my quick release, straighten the wheel, and close the quick release.
My problem? I started fixing the problem before I knew what the problem was. If I had patiently checked everything out, I not only would have discovered the problem, but also had an easy solution. As it was, after the real problem was fixed, I still had to undo all my other "fixes".
The moral - the problem may not be what you think it is. So don't fix it until you know.
l think we often do that with each other. Making assumptions. Jumping to conclusions. It always makes it worse.
The best thing to do is not make a judgement until you know the whole story
AND
Always assume you'll never know whole story.
Inspired By Two Wheels
I do a lot of thinking while I'm on my bike. Some of it's brilliant. Some of it's junk. You decide.
Comments and respectful discussion encouraged. We're all in this life together.
My two-wheeled search for enlightenment.
