Originally Posted by
mandi5379
It seems like a pretty simple bike, but at this point I am not comfortable trying to do any work on it myself. I'm probably going to ride it through the summer, and take it to the bike shop closer to winter, sooner if I run into problems.
For $60, I'm not going to complain.
I would have the bearings serviced right away. I would not wait til winter. Should not be vey expensive. Shop around a bit. Bikes tend to sit for extended periods, and bearings and grease get bad over time.