Wednesday morning I moved by bike so I could get out the front door and realised the back wheel completely flat (why always the back wheel?).
So Wednesday evening I upturned the bike in the dining room and changed the innertube, adding the punctured one to the pile of 4 already waiting to be patched.
I usually have major problems getting the wheel back in place, each time I adjust it so the wheel is evenly adjusted between the brake pads, I then have to adjust it so it doesn't rub the mud guard, which then means it is no secure in the holding (can't remember technical term for where the axle goes), and when I adjust.....
This time I haven't even got so far - I can't get the back wheel in in the first place! There are lots of people at work who'd look at it if it was here, but that's no good when I have a one-wheeled bike back at home.
One more try this evening, seeing if I can get the chain really out of the way when I put it in. If it fails I will be looking for a second hand bike.
This one cost me £25 from a colleague of a friend plus a £30 service and I have had it for at least 3 years.
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