Yesterday, picked up the
Trucker DeLuxe (26" LHT with S&S couplers) from Paramount Bicycle Repair, Ball Square, Somerville. This evening, took it out on the Minuteman to see what was what: Tyler and George have cured the intermittent quacking on the power stroke, as well as the blood-curdling shriek when the rear brake was applied (safety feature: scares the bejesus out of migratory teenagers on the bike path). Both problems were fixed by the same brake adjustment. Between the de-quacking and de-shrieking, and the general mechanical goodness of a seasonal tune-up, the bike is solid, and a joy to ride. After a little fiddling with seat height, I ripped up and down the trail at a good clip, enjoying the ride. Perhaps I'll take this one for a longer ramble this weekend.
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