Last week we ordered some parts for two special bikes we own
– the Freddie Grub tandem and the bakers delivery bike. This morning they all arrived.
The replacement spokes for the tandem came in from Pinkerton’s
Cycle Restorers while the new rod brake kit for the delivery bike came from the
Vintage Cycle Centre. At the moment they
are sitting on the bench in the workshop as Tim our mechanic is struggling with
a customers bike that been ridden hard in bad weather. He is muttering as everything he takes apart
is full of wet mud or sand so he’s having to clean all the bearings etc and
repack them with new grease. It looks as
if this job could go on most of the day then hopefully he can get onto the job
jobs of rebuilding our two bikes with the new parts!
Unfortunately after replacing the broken spoke in the tandem's rear wheel Tim took it for a test ride across the car-park. After just a couple of yards he applied power, bent the rear derailleur into the wheel and broke another spoke! Luckily we'd taken the opportunity to order four replacement spokes so he is now busily rebuilding the wheel for a second time, having already replaced the bent derailleur and hanger.
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