Always Check Your Equipment
Always check your bike before using it, wise words indeed and you can substitute the bike for just about anything, car, chainsaw, climbing equipment etc.
Having got my motivation back a bit, Thanks to Bikeradar.com, I have been out pretty much every day for the last week and have so far racked up a little over 100 miles. A downside to this new found vigour is a slight lack of maintenance, working hard, family life and trying to fit a ride in each day means that a thorough wash and going over with spanners etc after each ride has to give way to a weekly schedule with a quick once-over before a ride.