In March I had brought my bike to a repair shop that was new to me. I was glad someone had pointed me in its direction! I had been wanting to have my bike serviced for a while? And finding out about a very conveniently located repair shop that wasn’t snooty about what bike they serviced was just what I needed. And boy did the bike need it too. The rear wheel was almost falling out.
I then kept biking. I cover quite some distance in an average week! And when I quit my therapist I went back from four bike commutes per week to five. And in summer I could feel the gears slipping a bit again. Time to booking back in!
While the bike was at the bike shop I did a quick back of the envelope calculation; I estimated I had biked some 1000 miles and 100.000 vertical feet between services. I figured the bike had earned some attention!
The next day I got an update: the bike needed a new chain, new cog wheels, a new tyre, new brake discs and pads, and some new cables. It wouldn’t be cheap. But it would be worth it.
On the Friday, when I had biked in on my spare bike, I got the message to say it was finished, so I picked it up. And the repair man couldn’t believe it had only been four months since the previous service. But the evidence was there!
With my office bike in there as well, I now had three bikes in the office! That was a bit much. But when I biked the repaired bike back home it was good to feel it being in good nick again.
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| Too many bikes in the office |
On the Monday I hitched a ride in, so I could ride the spare bike home. And then all was well again for the next four months or so…
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