One Hundred Ninety

David's Bike

David has been complaining about the brakes on his bike not working very well. There was a lot of friction in the cables, and the whole setup was a rediculous mess - just so you could turn the handlebars in circles. So today I tore off the old cables and installed new ones. I had a left over piece of Avid Flack Jacket cable housing that David inherited. He got a couple of Avid ferrules too, since we apparently forgot the generic ones at the CCC.

I also raised the seat and rotated the bars forward. David said it feels like he's riding a bigger bike now. He also said that when he applied the brakes while going down hill toward the driveway, it felt like the bike might flip over. (The right lever works the front brake now instead of the rear.) Music to my ears!