Oh fuck this, it's driving me nuts...

[laRIKin]

I wasn't aware that there was such a tool.

Well mate now you are in the know.
Most shops in CHCH have them, so put your hands into your pockets and buy one mate and your knuckles will thank you for it.

[Ixion]

Meh. Old spoke and a bit of dowel. Sorted, and free

[Mikkel]

Ixion, I like your approach - it does however require you have:

1. A spare spoke.
2. A blowtorch - they don't bend that easy after all.
3. A spare dowel.

,which most of us new-fangled retro-sexual men always find ourselves in short supply of, lying around.

Anyway, my experience last night just made me wonder: "What maintenance job do you guys hate above all" - besides the unsuspected complete rebuild of course"?

[James Deuce]

There are no unwelcome maintenance jobs. All of them make sure you don't have to interface with other humans (unless it is absolutely necessary to have a third arm) and gives you an excuse to yell at anyone who approaches.

[Mikkel]

There are no unwelcome maintenance jobs. All of them make sure you don't have to interface with other humans (unless it is absolutely necessary to have a third arm) and gives you an excuse to yell at anyone who approaches.

I hear what you are saying mate - although I have to point out that I am not married with children.

To add to the rant I just have to say, that if anyone infringes upon our sacred space at least we have several handy pieces of steel (i.e. tools) handy to drive them away.