Originally Posted by Random_bike_guy

I am liking the humor on here, seem like a fun bunch a guys. Sound advice as well, so thank you. I’ll just wait till I hit the 10 posts, should only take a day or two. I need to put my wife’s bike back together anyways. That aside, I did take it for a spin this morning. If anyone one is from LA, you probably know how hilly it is. Certainly made things interesting. To recap, headset came a little lose. Might need some thread lock or something. Back tire shifted, and was rubbing again the seat stay. Tightening the skewer with a kung foo grip, seemed to address that. Old school bike, thought it would be cool to put on old school bar tape with no padding. That was a mistake. It reminded me that I was in my mid 30s, quite punishing. Last but not least, the breaks were very “squishy.” Front cable end popped off somehow, line frayed a bit. I saw Jesus when heading down one of those hills into an intersection. Leads me to believe those “extra” parts are in fact for the brakes, and necessary. All in all, I lived to bike another day. Y’all enjoy the rest of your weekend.