15 prime examples of badly botched bike maintenance

Readers send in their tales and photos of woeful bicycle bodging

Forks on the wrong way around, stripped bottom brackets, bandages used as shims... just some of the cringe-inducing nightmares that readers have nominated as their worst example of botched bike maintenance.

Compared to, say, a Boeing 747 there aren't many complicated moving parts on a bicycle, which is what leads many to believe they can fix anything on a bike. It's not necessarily the fixing that is the issue, it's whether it stays fixed.

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Nigel Wynn
Former Associate Editor

Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.