OP
OP
PedallingNowhereSlowly
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Picked the bike up today.
The good news first:
In a month of not riding it, I forgot how civilised it was and how it is the perfect slow bike. Very much enjoyed the ride home from Evans.
The rear wheel is well trued. And OEM mudguard, stay and frame bracket doodab have been fitted. The mechanic also noticed the gear cable had just started to fray at the point the doohicky that slots into the doodabber to select the gear is bolted on, so replaced that for good measure. Only it wasn't correctly adjusted and the barrel adjuster was fully wound out, so I quickly corrected that when I got home.
The bad news:
The impact must have seized one of the mudguard stay bolts in the drive side dropout. A new hole has been drilled, partially through the bolt and partially through the dropout and the stay has been secured with a lock nut and bolt. Some of the old bolt is protruding on the left and the right of the dropout, which means the head of the new bolt and the new nut both sit slightly proud.
The frame was unblemished too when it went in, and there are a couple of small hairline scratches about midway down the seat tube which were not there before (I washed the bike before taking it in).
I guess the mudguard stay repair is perfectly functional, even if it looks a bit MacGyvered and I guess it's a bike shop and not a machine shop.
Still, happy to have the bike back and let that be the end of it. And other than the £35 inspection fee, I've not paid a penny for the repairs.
The good news first:
In a month of not riding it, I forgot how civilised it was and how it is the perfect slow bike. Very much enjoyed the ride home from Evans.
The rear wheel is well trued. And OEM mudguard, stay and frame bracket doodab have been fitted. The mechanic also noticed the gear cable had just started to fray at the point the doohicky that slots into the doodabber to select the gear is bolted on, so replaced that for good measure. Only it wasn't correctly adjusted and the barrel adjuster was fully wound out, so I quickly corrected that when I got home.
The bad news:
The impact must have seized one of the mudguard stay bolts in the drive side dropout. A new hole has been drilled, partially through the bolt and partially through the dropout and the stay has been secured with a lock nut and bolt. Some of the old bolt is protruding on the left and the right of the dropout, which means the head of the new bolt and the new nut both sit slightly proud.
The frame was unblemished too when it went in, and there are a couple of small hairline scratches about midway down the seat tube which were not there before (I washed the bike before taking it in).
I guess the mudguard stay repair is perfectly functional, even if it looks a bit MacGyvered and I guess it's a bike shop and not a machine shop.
Still, happy to have the bike back and let that be the end of it. And other than the £35 inspection fee, I've not paid a penny for the repairs.
