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    From sms@scharf.steven@geemail.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Aug 6 15:50:20 2026
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    My friend runs a free bike fixit event at two local farmer's markets
    twice a month. I help out if I'm not busy.

    It's by reservation only and it's always fully booked. Probably 60%
    fixing flats, 30% brakes and gears, 10% other. We tell people to bring
    the right tube if they have a flat, though we do have some used tubes
    that have been repaired that we can give away though not all sizes.

    One not-so-common tube is 27.5" Schraeder.

    Last Sunday we had one bike come in with the rear derailleur missing. I suppose that we could have converted it to a one speed, but we declined
    to work on it.

    We don't work on eBikes or any bike with hydraulic brakes.

    I think that he got some grants to buy things like repair stands and
    some common parts. We bring our own tools.
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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Aug 6 19:38:00 2026
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    On 8/6/2026 5:50 PM, sms wrote:
    My friend runs a free bike fixit event at two local farmer's
    markets twice a month. I help out if I'm not busy.

    It's by reservation only and it's always fully booked.
    Probably 60% fixing flats, 30% brakes and gears, 10% other.
    We tell people to bring the right tube if they have a flat,
    though we do have some used tubes that have been repaired
    that we can give away though not all sizes.

    One not-so-common tube is 27.5" Schraeder.

    Last Sunday we had one bike come in with the rear derailleur
    missing. I suppose that we could have converted it to a one
    speed, but we declined to work on it.

    We don't work on eBikes or any bike with hydraulic brakes.

    I think that he got some grants to buy things like repair
    stands and some common parts. We bring our own tools.

    A fat 559 tube in a 584 works fine, /in extremis/.
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