Comments on: Starting to teach: fixing a bike http://www.timandmarina.com/wp/2006/09/12/starting-to-teach-fixing-a-bike Welcome to the Barnes family website! Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:50:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.timandmarina.com/wp/2006/09/12/starting-to-teach-fixing-a-bike/comment-page-1#comment-2 Tim Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:31:21 +0000 http://www.timandmarina.com/wp/2006/09/12/starting-to-teach-fixing-a-bike/#comment-2 We are making progress with the bike - we've overhauled the front wheel bearing, and today we did the back wheel including the pedal brake. Lots of dirt inside! We also have done the main pedal bearing, and Jeremy has now seen more ball bearings than he probably wishes, but the improvement in the freewheeling performance of the bearings is obvious. Next step is to take off the back tire and fix a puncture - then the bike will be ridable again (but not finished!). We are making progress with the bike – we’ve overhauled the front wheel bearing, and today we did the back wheel including the pedal brake. Lots of dirt inside!

We also have done the main pedal bearing, and Jeremy has now seen more ball bearings than he probably wishes, but the improvement in the freewheeling performance of the bearings is obvious.

Next step is to take off the back tire and fix a puncture – then the bike will be ridable again (but not finished!).

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