Tinker

Sometimes I like to tinker with things.  If there is something that is working the way it is supposed to I might open it up and see if I can't discover what is wrong, fix it and put it back together.  Sometimes in my tinkering I find that things are damaged beyond repair or damaged beyond the scope of my ability to repair.  In these cases I typically throw the thing away, assuming that it's value is not that great.  Otherwise I could enlist the help of someone who has training or skills in the matter.  Last night I opened up the exercise bike that I ride in the mornings.  It has started making a rubbing noise that is loud and obnoxious.  It started to get worse and so I decided to pop the cover off of that area of the bike.  I found a wheel that was rubbing and played with it a while.  Couldn't seem to get it figured out.  I noticed some shavings built up on the bottom of the wheel where the rubbing had occurred.  I blew out the shavings, dust and whatever else and that seems to have eliminated the rubbing noise.  I haven't yet put it back together but I did test ride it this morning and it was good.  I do like to tinker, especially when the results are good.