Category: repair

Biking in Astoria

Loose Screws is Back

If you need small parts, Loose Screws guys were (and I assume will continue to be) the best! Here’s the part of the email I got from them. It’s totally a free plug for them. I wish them the best! Thank you for your support and patience waiting for Loose Screws to reopen. We are…
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Did you know…

…that your new hip looks like a kickstand!

Clever Fender

I put a new rear half-fender on my Bianchi. I thought it was pretty clever as there’s no clearence at the breaks to put on a proper fender. I have a half-assed fender there before, one of those that covers the top of the wheel. That is much better than nothing, as it stops water…
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Handlebar Height

I hate when I don’t practice what I preach. It’s even worse when I finally do, but then discover that I’ve been preaching to a false idol. I’ve been preaching about high handlebars for a long time. They’re many reasons you should raise your handlebars, but I won’t go into them here because I’m not…
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Relacing the wheels

I still feel very stupid for building 4 (count ’em, four) wheels incorrectly. Especially when I built wheels just fine before then. Anyway, I got to work on the Bluebird. While I had the rear wheel off, I put on a new rear cog with one fewer teeth. This will hopefully make 5th gear a…
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The $70 pothole?

So much bike work, not enough biking. So around midnight I decided to enjoy my new moustache handlebars and bike around Central Park (one of the nice things about living in New York City, at least when the main loop road isn’t open to cars). Coming off the bridge, on 60th Street right around Madison…
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