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Cake day: 2023年8月3日

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  • Everyone’s idea of “expensive” is different and when it comes to bikes people seem to have a very low threshold for what they consider expensive. I’ll just give you some numbers and you can decide.

    The first thing a disused bike is going to need is new tubes. Tubes are like $10 each. You may also need new tires. A tire can be like 30 or 40 bucks. Someone who does this once a year or less like myself can change both tubes and tires in a half hour. I don’t know what bike mechanic labor rates are in your area. Your husband could do it in an hour after watching a YouTube video, using a flathead screwdriver or kitchen spoons

    It looks like you also need a chain. Chains can be 20 or 30 bucks and take 2 minutes to replace but you need a special chain breaker tool which are relatively common. I’m sure there’s at least one in your neighborhood you can borrow. Also easy for anyone to do after watching a YouTube video.

    You’ll also want to be really sure that the brakes are working properly or you could get seriously hurt. They’re disc brakes which can take disuse much more gracefully than rim brakes. I would get a legit bike mechanic to replace the pads if they need to be and to make any necessary adjustments. But they may be perfectly fine.