Originally Posted by
CargoDane
Once when I was bike-less (for a couple of months due to having my bike run over by a street sweeper), I borrowed my then-gf's bike:
Something was wrong in the IGH which eventually locked up completely in the middle of anintersection while I was turning, leaving me on my butt in the middle of traffic. We had it swapped at the bikeshop, but it didn't help much. It was like treading molasses. When I finally got a new bike, I decided that she too needed something that was better to ride on.
See, this is what I'm worried about. That I got a defective bike somehow. I'll find out when I take it in for a proper inspection
I'm a newbie here and don't know much about bikes, but keeping it out of the way of street sweepers just makes sense lol Thanks!