Sunday, October 09, 2011

Bicycle Repaired

Yesterday the guys at GHY Bikes called to tell me that my bike was ready to pick up. Those guys are really good! I'm just barely able to ride a bike again while those rarely replaced parts have been ordered, shipped and installed.

Broken Parts
front fender
hydraulic brake line
hydraulic brake fluid
rear view mirror mount
right shift housing

Worn Parts
brake pads (front and rear)
chain
cassette
Schwalbe Marathon Plus tire

So in order to save a little walking time, I decided to ride the XtraCycle over to the shop, then walk both bikes back. But Jesse pointed out that I could put the front wheel of the Norco into the carrier of the XtraCycle and it will pull like a trailer. It worked so well that I could have gone much farther and faster without any problems.

2 comments:

Great Grumpy Z. said...

Hey! It looks like you are putting a little bit of weight on that right wrist; so it is getting more better faster, eh?

James said...

That's amazing! While so many proclaim how impractical a "car lite" lifestyle is, you're demonstrating how easy it can be. That even looks more practical than mounting the Norco on an automobile bike rack.