I rode on Monday and heard some noise coming from the hub of my front wheel on the way home. I didn't get a chance to look at it until almost ten last night. Definitely some grinding going on there.
I resolved to ride the wife's bike. It is a comfort bike and not a step-through frame. I have ridded it a couple of times--just a whirl to see if it was shifting correctly. So this would be a new thing; I figured it would be cool to see how it rode. I also figured that it would give me time to take my wheel apart and learn how to fix my bike.
So I transfered the rack and fenders to it. Or I tried. the front fender was no problem. The back of her Trek Navigator only has one set of threaded braze-ons. So I could but on the rack or the rear fender. I opted for the rack as it would block a lot of the water kicked-up by the tire. I could tell that it might be a tough fit, but decided to go for it.
I get the rack attached, but it is very far forward. And I can't put the trunk bag on because of the seat. The clip stops a bout 2 inches from the bar on the front of the rack. The arms for the rack are extended as far as they would go, so there really was no way that I could use the rack and trunk bag on the bike.
In the end, I took the rack of and put the rear fender on her bike. I was able to get it on there along with kick stand. By that time it was 11:30 and I really needed to crash.
This morning I struggled with whether I should ride or not. The daughter started waking up at 5:30. By six she was ready to be out of bed and made her displeasure known. I had been up at 5 to kick the cats out and I never really got back to sleep. We hadn't gotten any cereal for the week and I didn't feel like mucking about with toast. I was already getting a late start and I had to put my lunch together and get ready to ride.
By the time I got everything on and the wife's bike out the door I realized that I hadn't put the mirror on her bike. When I got out side I also realized that I had over-dressed a bit. I was pretty warm and hungry and the bike felt weird.
So I threw my bike on my car and drove.
The mongoose is at Sunflower getting the once over. They figured they would need to clean and re-grease the hub. If they had to replace any parts, they said it would be cheaper to buy a new wheel. I also told them about the back brake feeling a little weak and they were going to clean and lube the drive train.
My bike is 13 years old, so this is probably good that they are taking a look at it...
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