Last Sunday, Amanda and I took our bikes to the Durham Bike Co-op to see if we could get some help making them a little more road worthy. My bike hasn't had much attention since I was in middle school - its super dirty and the enormous and very heavy tires reflect my long-elapsed aspirations of riding rugged mountain trails. Amanda's bike is a kind of like a pet rescue: we bought it for ~$30 at UNC's annual auction of bikes that have been abandoned on campus. So it too needed some love. While both ride reasonably well, we thought they might need a tune-up especially since we're hoping to ride them to help Amanda strengthen her knee. We were greeted generously at the Co-op and told that our bikes were in pretty good condition and just needed some cleaning. We were soon learning how to repack wheel bearings and clean chains. It was a great time and we vowed to come back for more.
In this picture, you can see our overturned bikes sitting behind the Co-op and the bike 'junkyard' that's kept there.
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