No one has come forward to claim the 'foundling' bike, found dumped over the railway fence locally and recovered by us a few weeks ago, so I set to - on Avril's behalf, to repair it up for her to make use of. It's a Muddyfox 24 girls bike, little used, but quite abused, before it was dumped. Both handlebar brake levers were snapped, so no brakes at all, the chain was rusted and jammed up at both ends, plus the headstock was quite loose and rattling. Other than that, it was obviously near new, no wear on tyres. It seems to be quite a large bike for a girl's bike size?
I got some new levers for it, fitted them, sorted out the headstock lose bearings, oiled the chain, and managed to get it free and back on the proper cogs. The handlebar gear change covers were also missing, but it works fine for the moment without them - 3 on the front, and 6 on the rear. I found that by pulling the seat up to the max, I was able to test it around the garden. Avril, at 5 1, claimed it was far too high for her, and wanted it moved almost to the bottom, so she could get both feet flat down on the ground. I understood you set the seat height, so you could just your toes to the ground - am I correct?
Yesterday, I picked up and fitted it with a pair of LED lights.
The knobbly tyres seem to have around the correct pressure, but how many PSI should they be?
I got some new levers for it, fitted them, sorted out the headstock lose bearings, oiled the chain, and managed to get it free and back on the proper cogs. The handlebar gear change covers were also missing, but it works fine for the moment without them - 3 on the front, and 6 on the rear. I found that by pulling the seat up to the max, I was able to test it around the garden. Avril, at 5 1, claimed it was far too high for her, and wanted it moved almost to the bottom, so she could get both feet flat down on the ground. I understood you set the seat height, so you could just your toes to the ground - am I correct?
Yesterday, I picked up and fitted it with a pair of LED lights.
The knobbly tyres seem to have around the correct pressure, but how many PSI should they be?