I'd like to have started with the journey up, sunshine, small plane etc.
Unfortunately arriving and unpacking Colin's bike has been devastating!
The box was damaged and his rear gear hanger all bent up (no changing
gears) and the front fork crushed in on one side! I don't really know
what to say to him, he is gutted and we're mortified. Using some tools
from the Hotel I've been able to reshape the gear hanger enough that it
works on most of the gears (we will have to order another online and get
it posted to meet us somewhere) However the forks are a different
story. I have strengthened it with some duck tape, not as daft as it
sounds, as the damage is to the flat side of the fork and the fork
appears to still have a fair bit of strength pushing straight down.
Colin has tentatively ridden it but clearly a pot hole could easily,
finish the folk off and put Colin on the floor! Not something either of
us want to imagine. The plan will be to call Thurso bike shop in the
morning (if open as it's a bank holiday) to see if they have replacement
folks, I'm sure a gear hanger would need to be ordered. We have a
contact at work, Alex, who's from Thurso, so Colin is going to call him
to see if he can help. That's all for now.
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