Velowander

11/25 Sat; Preparation for Mexico, wheel truing

We're preparing for our bike trip to Mexico; we placed a craigslist ad for Jen to sublet her place for a few months and she got about 15 e-mails so far. Maybe her price is low. Jen needs some maintenance on her bike, so we went to Velo-sport (1615 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94703, 510-849-0497) looking at tires and a 6 speed freewheel. They had a few 6 speed freewheels, which we noted but didn't buy.

We went to Berkeley Saturday Farmer's Market, which has a bike mechanic from Bicycle Friendly Berkeley Coalition. It was Austin, who also works at the Downtown Berkeley bikestation secured bicycle parking facility. Jen's spokes were loose, so I tightened them some and improved the truing on the rear wheel. Austin was willing to sell us the 14-28T 6 speed Shimano freewheel for only $10. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it fit because it is fatter than the Suntour derailleur it was replacing. So I ended up not buying the Shimano freewheel and we left. I'd like to true/tighten Jen's front wheel as well. Missing Link bike co-op (1988 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704 510-843-7471) provides bike tools and a workspace to the public for free.

Labels: Bike Mechanical

posted by David @ 2:22 PM