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Hi I have been told to ask on here as apparently there is a Northern Bias. 😀
My daughter has started Uni at York, I sent her enduro bike via Paisley Freight, and in an error of parenting I have neglected to teach her everything about her bike.
Or as any parent of 18 year olds might know how hard you try to interest them in mechanicing but she always had something better to do. Now when she needs the skills it is all too late.
The problem is that she can't get her back wheel on, its a privateer 161 with Sram Mech. We spent an hour on video phone last night and it just went nowhere, crap picture quality.
I am 5 hrs away and wish I had just driven up with the bike. I am worried that the frame got bent or maybe even something simpler like a bent disc. If I was there I'd have it fixed in minutes.
Anyone near east campus could help?
I coach at York Sport on Saturdays. Not a million miles away
It lost my edit. If she gets herself down to the York Sport road circuit between 1030 and 1230 on a Saturday, we’ll have a bunch of 8-16 year olds and a few folk who can rebuild a bike, including a 19 year old lady who works as a bike mechanic.
Someone will help her out (even if most of them are roadies)
I'm York based and a regular gravel route I do takes me past the other side of the lake to East Campus so I could help out. Like you say OP, it should be a 30 second job with nothing more than an allen key. I might be out that way on Saturday morning if that'd help or if I'm out on the big bike I'm usually heading back that way on the A64 at lunchtime'ish? PM me if you need a hand...
Thanks all this is amazing.
That's a great idea, I am not sure she can get down to York Sport easily with the bike as it doesn't have its back wheel on.
@DaveyBoyWonder - I have Pmed you thanks.
All sorted now, thanks so much for your offers of help. It is nice to know there are people that will help.
She is going to go down on Sat and see what's what with your cycling group anyway!
Glad to hear - she'll likely need to get out of York with a big bike like a Privateer though but theres some ace riding within 45 mins drive - Dalby, Yearsley and Sutton Bank/Hood Hill all with lots of ace off-piste enduro type trails and then Calderdale in the other direction.