Had My Bike Fixed

My bike has hydraulic disk brakes[1], and the pads on the rear brakes were really worn out. Because of the general shortage of bikes and bike parts I had to look around a bit to find new ones, which were about $10.

It turns out the brake disk also needed changing, and a new one was a bit more than $80.

> Shop attendant: ”Do you have the special key you need to remove the brake disk?”

> Me: ”… How much do you want for fixing it all for me?”

The $30 extra for the work feels like a bargain. I’ve never replaced hydralic disk brake parts before, and quite frankly I think that just getting the gears tuned after removing and replacing the back wheel is time-consuming.

But hey! It’s fixed now!

[1] I have no idea if that’s what they’re called in English. Hoping kelbot will correct me if I’m wrong 😉

-- CC0 ew0k, 2021-07-06