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General Discussion => Share Your Badassity => Topic started by: Indexer on December 25, 2014, 08:00:52 PM
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I decided to finally follow MMM's advice on transportation and start biking. Instead of buying a new or used bike I fixed one I had in highschool. It was still in my parent's basement. The tires had dry rotted. I got some new tires/tubes and brakes, and today I switched out the tires with the help of my step father. My step dad was sure we were going to need a bike shop to switch out the back tire because of the gears & chain, but we were able to switch it out. I did have the chain going in reverse for a second, but we fixed it!
Work isn't too far away so I'm going to try biking the trip this weekend to test it out before dealing with Monday morning traffic.
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Congrats! It is a great feeling when you tackle and solve a problem that you initially think (or are told) that you need to "leave it for the professionals." You'll also love transporting yourself all around under your own muscle power. Saving $$, getting exercise, and being outside is a great combination.
I also still ride my 1994 high school bike everywhere (only bike I own) and have done all my own repairs or enlisted the help of a more-experienced friend. I just replaced my left hand pedal arm yesterday - being self sufficient and solving problems never gets old!
Time for a grocery run (on my bike of course) - happy bicycling!
- Chops