Rollin' Again

I am almost feeling more proud of myself at this moment than when I achieved my Master's degree from The University of Westminster in London.

Last weekend, I unlocked my bike and started off for a ride when something didn't feel right. The chain had come off the center cog. I parked it again and felt a little sad. I'd have to wait until the following weekend to take it to the bike shop to have it fixed.

This week, I told Kingsley (my husband) about it and he said: "You don't need to take it to the shop, you can fix it yourself!" ???!!! He explained how to do it (via Skype) and in my mind really I was thinking: "Um, there's no way I can do that. Too complicated."

The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to try to fix the $50 Craigslist bike myself. After all - if Kingsley thinks I can fix it, then maybe - just maybe - I can fix it.

So, tonight during a bit of down time during work, I watched a video that showed me how to put the chain back on. Then, when I got home, I kicked off a wild Friday night by sitting home and working on my bike.



You can see, the chain is off.

Here's another look.

I took these pictures thinking - what if I DO fix it, might want to document this moment.

I followed directions, needed my flashlight to really check out how the gears work but...

I did it! You gotta celebrate the small things...