November 23, 2013

We went to the Trek store (see LBS Trek post-Gear- Recommendations) for a refresher on bicycle maintenance.  Then they assisted us in packing the bikes into boxes.

Zak spent about an hour or two with us going over our bikes showing us how to change my disc brakes to tweaking the derailleurs and everything in between.

We got Ralf\’s bike into the box relatively easily.  Then it was Mrs SweetCheeks turn to get into her box and that is when the problem arose.

We could not get the seat-post out.  Zak managed to get it about half way out and it was stuck.  I was almost in tears, because by that point it would not move up or down.  What were we going to do, they tried everything they could but it would not move.  Eventually Zak called a friend who worked in an autobody shop.  I had visions of them cutting Mrs Sweetcheeks, bending the frame ,all manner of scary things. Ralf picked her up on Friday and she was fine without a carbon fibre seat post (we replaced that one with a chrome alloy), but all in one piece and packed very nicely into a box.

Once again my favourite bike store in Barrie came through.  No charge for the bike course and the cost of a case of beer to remove the seat post.  Great service.

Thanks Zak, Jeremy and Dave.