Winter is usually when I spend most time tinkering, fixing, lubricating and upgrading my bikes. So when my front brake on the mountain bike gradually became spongy over the last few weeks, I was reluctant to get my tools out and put the bike up on the stand. Each time I went out for a ride I would notice that it was getting worse and each time I returned home I convinced myself it could wait ’till “next time”. That was until yesterday when the front brake was so bad it hardly stopped me at all. Luckily I was only out for a shortish ride along the canal and had no steep hills to contend with. Considering it only takes me 10-15 minutes to rectify the issue, it really wasn’t a good thing, procrastinating!