March 17, 2005
working gearshift
That ridiculously cheap bike I got? Turns out the gearshift is made entirely of plastic inside. Combine a thin wire at high tension with cheap plastic. I reckon you can guess what happened next.
I've been without a bike for a couple of weeks, so this lunchtime I went to the nearby cycle shop (who are incredibly friendly and helpful by the way) and got a new gearshift for £17.50 - not as bad as I thought, but almost half the cost of the bike. Which is more a comment on the stupid bike price than anything.
Here's something scary. Gearshifts that cost £247.59 (SALE PRICE). WTF?
Posted by flickr at March 17, 2005 6:22 PM