As part of Bike Week, with the aim of getting people back on their bikes - this free bike surgery held at the Youth Arts Courtyard Centre - threw up it's usual load of 'clunkers' in need of some tlc.
I managed to return 2 bikes to the road and 2 were beyond hope. Salvation came in the form of the last bike of the day, which was a lovely Cannondale R900 Road Bike which had been left outside for only a short time and had managed to seize the brakes (the cables). After lubricating the running gear, the front brake worked fine and I'm currently sourcing the parts to repair the rear brake.
The community police officer gave us an ultra violet pen to mark the wheels and other parts with the post code and house number of the owner. Apparently, this really helps when bikes are recovered by getting them back to their rightful owner speedily!
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