fix my bicycle

I’ll consider this done. All that’s left is to get over my fear of riding in Chicago. I’m nervous to get back on after my accident.

I’m essentially done. The rest is just cosmetic.

I’m almost there. All I need is a front brake. Well, I don’t NEED it, but it would make things a bit safer…

I need a different type of bike so the bike will be going into the trash the last Tuesday in May.

I got a free bike in craigslist —and a bike rack along :). The bike had been abandoned in the previous owner’s garage, so I just need to do a little fixer-upper. The weather is getting so much nicer, and I miss riding my bike. We’ll see how it turns out.

Being really strapped for cash makes this difficult.

My bicycle has been sitting outside for too long. It doesn’t look like I’ll use them soon. Maybe I’ll just give it away.

I have a ‘79 Schwinn Speedster that is beautiful but is really tough to ride. Been trying to get it in better shape for a while, it has new wheels and pads but needs some serious tuning and wheel straightening.

The other bike is a Fuji roadbike. I fixed the front Axle and bearing this past weekend. The wheels need straightening as well, need to get good at trueing, I think that’s all it takes. I fixed the front brake on it, but it needs new pads and more adjusting. I think once the front wheel is trued (is that the word?) it’ll completely stop rubbing against the pad.

I’m gonna go to http://www.broadwaybicycleschool.com/ in Cambridge (Boston) if I can get my bike rack fixed for my car. With their expertise I hope to learn to do it right instead of winging it.

Look forward to bike rides to Walden Pond this summer :)

Just got to get (and fit) new inner tubes, then I’ll be good to go!