Throwing good money after…

Hmmm…I’m not sure.
On the way home yesterday, after several days of flawless performance, my SS ran into a major snag. I bent the rear axle. Rats.
I took the wheel to McCully Bike where I’ve had excellent luck with work, but they didn’t have an axle that would work available. But since what I actually wanted is a single speed rear wheel I inquired and now I’m having a new wheel modified a bit. It’ll have a single cog and be redished a bit to fit. Hopefully.

It’s going to cost another $50 which follows on the $45 I just spent on new tires and tubes and the $60 I spent on new handlebars and brake cables. Admittedly the bulk of that last purchase was for Park cable cutters.
It seems I’ve now spent more money on fixing this bike than I did on the bike to begin with…isn’t that always the way? Not, mind you, that there was much wrong with the bike when I bought it — other than it was inappropriate for me at the time. Sigh.
This has got to be the end for a bit though. I do plan on getting a new set of cranks, or maybe even a new bottom bracket and cranks, but that’s got to wait for another day.
In any case I was told to wait 30-45 minutes and it’ll all be done. I’m going to be nice and wait an hour. Not anxious me, eh? 🙂
Aloha!