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    From Mark J cleary@mcleary08@comcast.net to rec.bicycles.tech on Tue May 12 14:16:24 2026
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    My brother deacon brought me a garage sale 20 inch kids bike to get
    working for his 7.5 year old grandson. It has a rear derailleur with 7
    gears and a real messy set of breaks. The bike had a spring attached as
    some type of suspension system. Huge tires and it weight a ton. I had troubling getting in the basement.

    After see I would need a new shifter and all new cabling for brakes I
    knew it was a lost cause. I went to Walmart got the kid $128 BMX bike
    with no gears 20 inches and much much lighter. It checked out and is
    ride-able for sure. This little guy is about 50 inches tall will be
    growing fast and this is a temporary set up.

    I am know you all think this is stupid a Walmart bike but really the kid
    will have something much better to deal with and I am glad. By the time
    I would get the other one back together in time and materials it would
    be over $128. I drop it off to his grandfather in an hour. He help me
    all during my crash doing things I am thrilled to do this and of course
    no cost to him. It sounds like I did this out of the goodness of my
    heart, which in some sense is true but way easier than doing the repair
    and getting old bike back to him. I made it easier on myself.
    --
    Deacon Mark

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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Tue May 12 14:35:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 5/12/2026 2:16 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
    My brother deacon brought me a garage sale 20 inch kids bike
    to get working for his 7.5 year old grandson. It has a rear
    derailleur with 7 gears and a real messy set of breaks. The
    bike had a spring attached as some type of suspension
    system. Huge tires and it weight a ton. I had troubling
    getting in the basement.

    After see I would need a new shifter and all new cabling for
    brakes I knew it was a lost cause. I went to Walmart got the
    kid-a $128 BMX bike with no gears 20 inches and much much
    lighter. It checked out and is ride-able for sure. This
    little guy is about 50 inches tall will be growing fast and
    this is a temporary set up.

    I am know you all think this is stupid a Walmart bike but
    really the kid will have something much better to deal with
    and I am glad. By the time I would get the other one back
    together in time and materials it would be over $128. I drop
    it off to his grandfather in an hour. He help me all during
    my crash doing things I am thrilled to do this and of course
    no cost to him. It sounds like I did this out of the
    goodness of my heart, which in some sense is true but way
    easier than doing the repair and getting old bike back to
    him. I made it easier on myself.

    Good decision.

    A cheap china bike properly assembled, adjusted, maybe even
    add some lubricant to the otherwise dry bearings, air in the
    tires, etc is a great improvement over 'off the rack'.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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