Electra, Kick Backs And The Salt City

This morning’s coffee run was a cold one. The sun is shining so it looked warmer outside than than the mid 20s that it was. I didn’t check the temperature till I returned home. Both my coffee and ears were cold when I got back. I rode the Electra New Belgium bike and noticed a clunking noise from either the crank or the rear hub. I’m wondering if they are missing grease like the headset was. The bike is no longer the perfect condition, unridden bike it was when I received it. Of course it gets ridden now but it also took a beating when we hauled it to ride in last year’s Christmas parade. The rack worked loose a little and chipped paint off of the bike’s top tube.

Speaking of Electra… this week I installed an “app” they have for the Iphone. Mostly just a marketing tool for them.

Last Thursday night I attended a Bendix Automatic Clinic put on for our club by a local bike shop and another bike shop in the near by town of Hutchinson. Bob who demonstrated the repair of the yellow and red band 2 speed “kick back” hubs is the owner of the bike shop in Hutchinson. His shop is the oldest bike shop in Kansas. It opened in 1922 and he has been working there since he was a teen in the 60s. It was interesting to hear him talk about his experiences in the bicycle industry over the years.