Originally Posted by
justintcjordan
Yeah, she will be going to the shop this week for a complete tune up. Unfortunately I have to wait for my paycheck due to being broke at the moment. I am hoping that will help.
You would be surprised just how much of the work you can do yourself, especially if your goal is to save money. One advantage of older bikes without index shifting is how much easier they are to set up. At a minimum, before you send it out for work, give it a good cleaning. You should also inspect the stem. On any stem, there is a minimum insertion mark, it is dangerous for the stem to be set at a height above the mark, it is easy to break one off. You can't tell from your photo, but your stem is set very high, I wouldn't be surprised if it is above the mark