Is there any reason I should not buy this bike?

[ShawnoftheDread]

You didn’t take the day off for delivery of your new bike?!? Good god, man, get your priorities straight.

[jrenaut]

@ShawnoftheDread 95942 wrote:

You didn’t take the day off for delivery of your new bike?!? Good god, man, get your priorities straight.

I wasn’t expecting it until Monday, and my wife works at home on Monday. Plus I work with federal accountants and this is fiscal year end and I already worked at home one day this week with a sick child.

But won’t bringing it home on the cargo bike make up for it? I feel like that makes up for it.

[ShawnoftheDread]

If it happens we’ll give you a pass.

[jrenaut]

I might need to borrow some tie-downs.

[TwoWheelsDC]

Box should be approximately this size…maybe bigger because it’s coming with wheels.

[consularrider]

How many places can you see a bike left on a front stoop like that still be there when you get home from work? Maybe the bike thieves don’t do assembly?

[DismalScientist]

Well, in East Westover you can leave unassembled bikes on a porch in safety, but not on the mean streets of West Westover.

[peterw_diy]

@jrenaut 95941 wrote:

Question – do you think I can get a box with a bike in it on the back of the Xtracycle? It only has to go maybe 6 blocks.

That’s a cargo bike joke, right? One box? 25 pounds? 6 blocks?

[jrenaut]

So I walked the bike home, but it did go on the back of the cargo bike, technically.

[jrenaut]

Fresh out of the box

[TwoWheelsDC]

I’d recommend pulling the bottom bracket and re-lubing if necessary, and tightening the cog and lockring. May not be an absolute immediate concern, but probably a good idea before you put serious miles on it.

[jrenaut]

@TwoWheelsDC 96148 wrote:

I’d recommend pulling the bottom bracket and re-lubing if necessary, and tightening the cog and lockring. May not be an absolute immediate concern, but probably a good idea before you put serious miles on it.

What’s the going rate for forum members helping other forum members do that?

[cyclingfool]

@jrenaut 96159 wrote:

What’s the going rate for forum members helping other forum members do that?

I reckon those with the tools, the skills, the time, and the inclination to help would probably do so for a six pack of cold ones or a couple of IOU drinks at a happy hour.

You could also go to a bike coop and learn to do it for free or a small suggested donation for stand time and tool usage– like Bike House in DC or Velocity in Del Ray/Alexandria.

[jrenaut]

That’s a good idea. Bike House at Annie’s Hardware is maybe a mile from my house. Now I just need some pedals…

[cyclingfool]

Just take a 15mm wrench to the nearest bike rack. There should be plenty to choose from.

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