Today we actually worked on bikes. We didn’t sort parts, sweep the shop, or any other kind of “grunt” work. It was actually a lot of fun. It was nice to finally engage in a task that required a little bit of thinking. I learned more today actually working on a bike than I learned during the rest of senior project. It was a nice experience being able to finally put all of things that I had learned from the bicycle maintenance classes to use. I started with a basic kid’s bike, which served as a good introductory task. I fitted the bike with new tires and wheels. I adjusted the bottom bracket and the hubs as well. I also learned how to use a variety of tools I hadn’t known how to use before. I think working on the bike helped teach me about a variety of mechanical skills in addition to bike-repair skills. It was quite fun. The only thing that wasn’t fun today was the heat. It gets VERY hot at the bike co-op. Regardless, today was still more fun than most days. I hope that for my final day tomorrow I get to work on some more bikes again.
~Joe
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