I had to leave my bike (seen partly in this photo), with the Bicycle Repairman as it didn't have any brakes. The bike also needed gear stuff, a new chain and some brake wiring. The Bicycle Repairman told me that he was going to give me a call when the bike was repaired. Well, he hasn't called yet, and the bike shop is now closed for two weeks so I spent an hour yesterday going through the roughly three and a half bikes that you can find in my cellar. All broken, but I think I have managed to fix one of them. Now if it would just stop raining...
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Look Mom, No Hands!
I had to leave my bike (seen partly in this photo), with the Bicycle Repairman as it didn't have any brakes. The bike also needed gear stuff, a new chain and some brake wiring. The Bicycle Repairman told me that he was going to give me a call when the bike was repaired. Well, he hasn't called yet, and the bike shop is now closed for two weeks so I spent an hour yesterday going through the roughly three and a half bikes that you can find in my cellar. All broken, but I think I have managed to fix one of them. Now if it would just stop raining...
Mmm I'd be looking for a new bike repairman.... :)
ReplyDeletebeing without a bike for you must be as challenging as being without a camera. good luck.
ReplyDeleteLove this one! Silver, bike, shadow.
ReplyDeleteClever shot and funny way to illustrate your current predicament having no servicable bike.
ReplyDeleteHow annoying Steffe, I bet you'll have something to say about that when he reopens! Very enterprising of you to put together a makeshift model!
ReplyDeleteGlad you are back on the road again!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jenny! I had two of our bikes overhauled the other day and it took about five days for both.
ReplyDeleteAnd you could have visited Ocala; I've got several bikes you could have borrowed! :-)
How's the makeshift bike working out? Looks fairly decent from the pic.
Haven't used it yet, it rained all day today.
ReplyDeleteSounds familiar, this week I finally got a usable bicycle but need to wait for the rain to stop.
ReplyDeleteAccording to yr.no I have a good chance of a rain free bike ride tomorrow morning, but come the afternoon the rain will return.
ReplyDeleteOnce upon a time, I would have been utterly lost without a bike. I've gone to great lengths to fix them and hope you soon get a chance to ride one again!
ReplyDeleteBy chance I spotted two people I know at a cafe today. One of them offered me a bike a few years ago so today I asked him he still had it. Two hours later I was back home with that bike. Spent about one hour degreasing it.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine it's hard doing without your bicycle. I had to do without my computer for a week and it was tough! Glad you're back on wheels again and got this really cool auto-portrait. :)
ReplyDeleteWay to cool! Great title.
ReplyDeletethat is just so very ducth... 3.5 bikes. all only partly functional. hahahahaha.
ReplyDeleteI remember a friend of mine that, as a kid, with too many "look mom, no hands!" ended up without a couple of teeth!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, he is now an excellent dentist...