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The fortunate thing is barring a few things it's hard to keep a bike down. My bent rim for example? If i had to? Could make it work, and a single speed is fine too.

That is what I'm currently doing and ive got it in fifth gear. I can just about get to fourth gear but it makes all kidns of clatter so that little bit of line allows tensioning and fine adjustment I can't do purely with the limit screws. That was my immediate response when this all started...

Well. My attempts at fixing the existing shifter cable are a dead end. The cable just kinda... Exploded. So yes it's only like... fifteen bucks at worst? fifty for frankly what all I want in total (new shifter, new gearset, new grips but like..... Stil disappointing. Edit: I had a really dumb...

Worth trying?

Folks are insisting i/they 'got a bum bike' (I picked it out based on avalible options in the price range.) Yeeeaaaa kinda no kinda yea? When it had been bought it was listed for $150. NOW it's not for sale on walmart. Through Huffy themselves it's listed for like $220. So like... Kinda not a...

thank you for the confirmation on me having done a fairly extensive teardown and lube being a good idea. Right now put on a tourney and a megarange (or rather the thing that replaced the megarange in the product lineup.) Shifts a hell of a lot nicer than the bottom end flat face (even if...

The two closest ones are an hour out one way in opposing directions and getting a ride is... VERY unlikely. Payday is this week and since i wanted to do it anyway (I mostly just wanted to get some use before that point) gettign a replacement shifter and grips (stock grips are hard rubber, very...

So, Good news. Ish. After giving a stubborn pinch bolt the hammer to knock it loose so I could better thread cable, I was able to do some adjustments on my bike. So I now have a few gears. Bad news: I don't have all my ears and the cabling is super janky. I do not like it. Will need to get a...

As it turns out I had been tensioning the cable right, but I was attaching it wrong (has to be) since in spite of cranking down there was still cable slip. Worse still, the cable slip seems to be stuck so I can't loosen it proper 9the nut holding it in place comes off just fine but the bracket...

Now to deal with the very real fact i may not have enough cable. when i pulled it tight the shfiter wasn't making all the gears. so i've got this ugly pigtail that has no tension on it but the shifter seems to be going through the full range but since there's no tension on it. I have a very...

Can... it REALLY be that f'ing simple.... I feel dumb. Edit: I think what tripped me up was the fact the axel dropouts are both the same length. So . 'duh. claw goes here. and there, a hole that's spaced right for a screw' and just shoved the screw in one of the rack mount holes.

Pictures of the problem in question. I have no idea what i"m doing but i know what is there ain't right. i'm frustrated and aggravated and i feel like i'm being kicked in the teeth because 'yuaay bike this is straightforward I can do this. it will get me out off my duff and my family will be...

At mental low ebb because I just don't get how this could have happened. my folks are 'why aren't you coming to us for help why is it even messed up to begin with' and like.. it's a simple freaking thing. if i can't take care of my own things i shouldn't have them and wha'ts simpler than a...

Crecent wrench. GOOD. I'll update as I can. it's LITERALLY a couple mill out of line which is making the everything ELSE act wonky.

So adventures in repairland. I go to replace deraliur because i want to put a better low gear on. Chain breaks. I go buy a new master link (because the included one was apaprently of the non-undoable variety.) Old deralliur is bent a bit. 'Huh thta explains things." I get the new deraliur on...

Oh cool. Noted for future refrence.

https://www.amazon.com/SHIMANO-Altus-Right-7-Speed-SL-M315-7R/dp/B0833BY837 My current brake levers are shiny aluminum ones. I like how they look. Getting the altus lever both because new left grip is longer, and because I've given the twistie revoshift as honest a go as i can and the constant...

While I frankly want to get a deore and go full gonzo? I have just enough money to grab a tourney and whatever shemano hasp ut out to replace the megarange. That at least will give me a better climbing gear as i spend most of my time in third or fourth gear anyway.

Oh it was a blast (I don't get out much) except for that freaking hill. Just hoping i can clear this crud from wherever in my lungs it's coming from.

Yes, well. At the same time if I'm hacking up crud from when I was sick last fall? The ups are a sad necessity. Also. Only three miles? Bah. I need to do better.