Yes! Thanks for the anecdote. We had a Repair Cafe <https://repaircafe.org/en/> in town recently. Definitely satisfying to get something going again, or keep it well-maintained. My job involves selling used goods, many of which would otherwise end up as landfill, or sitting at the bottom of the ocean.
On Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 9:24:51 AM UTC-5, Stephen Kemp wrote: > > I just greased and adjusted the bearings in my left pedal (I was going to > say left-hand pedal but the pedants among you already have enough to go on) > and now it feels mighty fine. > > > > It had got a bit tight and was trying to turn under my foot as I pedalled. > I had that feeling I guess a lot of us have when things start to misbehave: > this could be an opportunity to purchase something nice… They’re cheapish > BMX pedals I took off a bike that came to me used. I’ve serviced them a > number of times. I’ve had good use out of them. I’d be perfectly justified > in getting a pair of RMX pedals or maybe some plastic BMX pedals in a funky > colour. But hang on, I have had these pedals for years. There’s nothing > really wrong with them that a quick service wouldn't fix. 15 mins later and > it’s sorted. The bike feels smooth and all is well again. > > > > A simple solution and a simple pleasure. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
