Eleanor is Unwell

[liadnan]

Eleanor the Bike that is. Eleanor II strictly speaking. I dropped her off at a small bike shop in Whitechapel this morning to have a brake service, as they were becoming a little dodgy. OK, extremely dodgy. That in itself isn't going to be any great expense, but the guy then took a look at her and started pointing out other things (chain, block, pretty much everything bar the frame could do with looking at it appears). Bottom line appears to be that dealing with everything that needs doing could well cost almost as much as buying a new equivalent, certainly more than she and her predecessor each cost (I picked them up second hand from a bike-hire shop in Jersey that habitually sold off its hire stock after the summer season each year). Bah humbug. Am thinking about it. The guy seemed fairly reliable, I don't think he was trying to get me to spend money he didn't think was genuinely necessary, and this one has done a year and a half for me and a season of touring hire before that (and then sat around in the shop for a while before I bought it).

She's named after Eleanor of Aquitaine. There is a reason why my bikes are named after Eleanor of Aquitaine but it's obscure, complicated, and not very interesting.

Comments

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

A good bike shop is a pearl without price. I've been luck with The Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op, and I'm really sorry that they advised me so well on my last purchase (a Specialized Rockhopper) that I have no reason to upgrade to something even more desirable, or to one of their own Revolution bikes.

[alan1957.livejournal.com]

'...reason...my bikes are named after Eleanor of Aquitaine but it's obscure, complicated, and not very interesting'.

but then i spent a lot of my child'ood/early adult'ood in 'n' around an area named arfter Eleanor of Castile, 'ow random is that?!

[itinerantsphinx.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure that Eleanors should be replaceable.

[liadnan]

Sadly, upon being informed this morning that Eleanor II was a danger to all and beyond recovery I was forced to order that she be allowed to sleep. Eleanor III is now locked up outside my door.

[itinerantsphinx.livejournal.com]

That is sad news indeed. I hope that Eleanor III lives up to the high standard decreed by her name.


... and how are you these days?