Podcast: Pedal Hub, episode 5
From left, brothers Alonzo Sargent, 17, Jamal Sargent, 14, and Shaquille Sargent, 16, fix bicycles at People on Bikes shop next to Redeemer Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minn. July 14, 2010. The shop is run by kids who fix donated bikes and sell them or give them away in the community.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
This time, a subject many cyclists shy away from--basic bike maintenance.
What are the fundamental things you need to know to keep your bike in good shape? It's easier than you think, and may even make you safer on your next ride. Amber gives a tutorial on what's called the 'ABC Quick Check.'
Also, the Pedal Hubbers wax almost poetically about their favorite bikes and the bikes they quietly covet.
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