June 2, 2022
Rundu - rest days
At this point, being so behind on my journal, let's just say I had some bike problems that needed addressing, ie shifting and a squeaky noise. I was directed to Cymot where the guy actually made it worse. I gave him four tries to get it back to where to where I could shift to all three chainrings, but to no avail. I had specifically asked him if he knew what he was doing as I was hesitant. I told him, I'd rather him leave it alone if he wasn't sure. Instead, he made it worse I just told him to stop. I left in tears because bike mechanics is not my strong suit.
I went back and watched Youtube videos then called a friend in South Africa. He actually walked me through everything, but I didn't quite have the adjustments right, but I understood better. I watched the videos again and made notes and tried again. Success! Yours truly actually fixed my front derailleur!
In the morning, I went to the secondhand bike shop and they determined it was actually my rear derailleur and I just needed some oil. They barely had a drop, but it stopped the squeak. At least now I know how to adjust the front derailleur so I'm happy about that.
The shop was next to a kindergarten class so I asked the teacher if I could stop in. I visited with the teacher and said hi to all the kids. Kind of a neat experience just to see how things are different here.
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Today's ride: 15 miles (24 km)
Total: 2,786 miles (4,484 km)
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