I've been in Cambodia with my sweet-sweet set of wheels for just under a week now. Cambodia by bicycle is a different experience to Cambodia by Tuk-tuk!! The bike (Frank Jr) suffered just a little bit of damage on the plane ride, perhaps the smallest component on the entire set up was broken: the tension screw on my left front brake bracket. Hence I spent the first day trying to figure out why my brakes seemed to be locked on all the time, the second day with no front brakes, the third day I managed to find a make shift bike shop who placed a second hand Vietnamese brake bracket (adjusted by bending the bracket itself) and today I've finally found a decent bike shop. Which leads me to my next point: Every bike tells a story!
I originally got the bike as a result of crashing the mountain bike my little sister had given me on the Queen Charlotte Track. Insurance paid for the bike frame and I am riding the same gear set, cranks, wheel hubs, and front de-railer from the original bike!
The rear Derailer was swapped out in Dunedin and now...
Now Frank Jr has a Cambodian front brake set and bike stand! My ride is truly 'Pimped'.
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