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I just got a 3 speed Raleigh bike! It's in perfect shape. One of my neighbors died a couple of months ago! Her sons had come by the house to clean it up and get it ready for sale. They put this bike in the trash!!! It's almost brand new and the rubber on the tires is fine, the gears work and the hand breaks are perfect. It just needs to be cleaned up a bit! The bike has to be at least 30 years old if not more!

Just outside of Pickering are some really nice country roads that I wouldn't mind exploring. This is going to be fun! I am wearing a helmet no matter how ridiculous I look in it! lol Safety first!

 

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Well, I decided that I am going to do a fun run for Cancer in late September when the weather is more conducive for busting your butt. I will be starting at Frenchman's Bay and traveling the bicycle path right beside the lake to downtown Toronto. Estimated time of travel, 2 hours and 7 minutes one way. No sweat! I have a few doubters as to my ability to be able to do this so now I just have to do this to prove my point. Besides it's for a great cause!

 

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I was riding on some grass and unbeknown to me there was a divet in it. I lost control and went for a header right over the handle bars of my bike. I am no worse for wear but now my brakes rub on the left side of my wheel when I turn a corner. How can I adjust my brake caliphers?

 

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There are a few different types of rim brakes, but they usually have two adjustments, one to make the pads wider/narrower and one to center them (rotate the whole assembly left and right). Often the first adjustment is a knurled knob right where the cable feeds into the brake lever. The second one, in my experience, is a little set screw on one of the two brakes themselves (on the fork or seat-stay).

Is it possible you bent the wheel a bit (do you see a wobble when you spin it), and that's causing the rubbing? Adjusting brakes won't fix that, you'll have to get the wheel trued.

That doesn't sound too mind numbing LOL I guess I will have to flip my bike over and let it rest on it's seat so I can see if the wheel wobbles when I spin it? Never done this before. I notice the front wheel fender is bent a bit. I guess I can just use some pliers to fix that little faux pas! I will check this out and report back with my findings!

 

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I'm a little choked reading this thread. I had my first ride the other day since September when I was the unlucky recipient of a hip flexor injury. This was a short, leisurely 22km ride on mostly flat terrain and when I got off my bike I could hardly walk because of groin pain. This injury has consumed me for the last 7 months and after seeing over half a dozen doctors, including surgeons and specialists, 4 physiotherapists, having acupuncture, IMS and seeing a massage therapist and osteopath, I am no better than when I first injured myself. I have gone from being a competitive older cyclist with a handful of Strava KOM's and gran fondo podiums to someone that can barely walk any distance. The physical pain is nothing to the mental anguish as cycling is my thing, the ONLY thing and there's a real possibility I won't be doing it again. Sorry for venting but it really sucks. Take care of yourselves.

That’s okay. Vent all day long.

I can relate in a way. I had a very serious accident with my right hand a few summers ago. The surgeon said after being put back together again that this could seriously affect my guitar playing. He said only time will tell. I went home just devastated and cried for what seemed like an eternity. I was miserable and thought WTF am I going to do if I can’t play?