It all works! New crank fitted, new cassette on the back, new chain, new cables and borrowed wheels and tyres. Pedals, headset, bottom bracket front and rear mech have all been taken off treated to a liberal coating of grease or oil. Brakes and gears adjusted.
Turn pedals - bike moves! Move shifters - gears change! Pull leavers - bike stops! What more could you want.
Its amazing how the familiar sensations and sounds that were so easily forgotten over time come straight back to you. All this time, somewhere in the recesses of my mind have lurked the familiar hum of the tyres on the road - fluctuating with every pedal stroke, the exhilarating rush of air past your ears as you collect speed, the clunk and clicks of the gears as you shift (precision clunks and clicks obviously), the noise of the freewheel ticking away and letting you know that you can stop peddling for a few seconds!
Today the sun is shining, I am back on my bike and I feel free! Today is a good day.
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