We have a large family. Years ago, I
had this idea about hooking a trailer up to the van, and taking a
bunch of bicycles out to the lake to ride around. I figured we needed
a trailer, a shed to store and repair the bikes in, and the bikes
themselves needed a bit of repair. We did get the trailer, but the
shed never was built, and the bikes weren't repaired. The children
are pretty good at fixing up bikes, so that's what they've done, they
haven't been without, but it could've been better.
Today a lady we know was cleaning out
a storage unit, and gave us the bicycles that were in it. They look
nice. Not brand new, but better than the ones we had. So I figured
this is it, I'm going to do what I should have done before. I took a
notepad, found out who had a bike, and which one it was. Those with
no bike got to choose one of the new arrivals. Then we traded some of
the older ones for the newer, where appropriate. Wrote it all down so
it was easier to deal with. The plan is to make sure each bicycle is
working, before tossing out any old bikes or parts.
I manged to get all the bikes sorted,
and 4 repaired this afternoon. Thank you Lord. I'm not done, but it's
a great start. I didn't want to just cover the bikes with a tarp,
because it would be inconvenient, and the bikes might not get used as
much. I realized that the non working bikes and parts could go under
a tarp, because that won't inconvenience anyone. As far as the shed
goes, maybe a simple lean to made of roofing and T-posts. I'll figure
it out.
It wasn't that tough, a lot of spray
lube, fixed some tires and tubes, adjusted brakes. The kids were
riding all over. So fix those bikes Dad, you'll be glad you did.
