Not in a real hurry to fix these bikes. I'd rather wait, do it slowly, then become extremely frustrated. I have many bike specific tools, but am waiting on some cable pullers/4th hand to work on the brake cables on a couple of these bikes. I grew up "winging" it with tools because we didn't have the proper tool or it was "not where it was supposed to be", so I know the frustration of not having the proper tool, and not having it handy. I'll wait.... (whistling and tapping my fingers). It's also been extremely hot, so I'm ok. It's just now dipping into the 90s and occasionally 80s :O

So, since currently, My Schwinn, SchwinnFo, GT, and Trek, are not in working order, I'm taking my Huffy to a nearby trail for some much needed trail riding - both paved and dirt. There's much to be said for a simplistic, comfort, one-speed cruiser!

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