Went to the Craigslist guy. Seems like a decent guy, alright. Injured himself in a few triathlon competitions, causing some hematoma, so he is alright in my book! Haha.

When I get onto my computer, I will make a list of the items I got and show you all what I paid.

While I was over there, I was showing him my issue with shifting, and he pointed out that my cable was super loose! Ha! However, in the process, the rear shifter cable snapped. Haha! Well, should be fun. Ha. He says he can get those cheap also.

He also has plans to set me up with a new set of tires and tubes. Front tires is showing its age, with some separation starting.

When I was putting the front wheel back on, I had a little difficulty again getting it lined up. Is there some trick I need to know? Also, I had to shove it past the brake shoes. Is this okay? Does not seem like it should be normal...

So, back to shifting these stem shifter levers... What is the madness behind it? Let's say, for the front gears (HI and LO or small and big). To shift into the HI/small gear, I have it up? And for LO/big gear, I have it down?

This would all be so much easier with a repair stand and the appropriate tools! Argh!