After leaving Ann Arbor early today so that I could be at Jack's in Dearborn, unloaded, with the trike assembled, and waiting for their opening at 10:00 a.m., I just got home at 2:30. I am not 100% certain yet, but I am considering allowing myself the day off from riding, as my energy and initiative are sapped.
After a lengthy wait, they finally were able to work on my cycle. And one of the first things they asked me was, "Why did you extend the boom?" (The major front-to-back tube in the frame of the trike.) I said, "I didn't." But it had somehow gotten extended, and this caused the chain to fail to engage properly with the gear, and also caused the derailleur to fail to shift properly. They adjusted that for me, at no charge, and also (at my request) showed me what to do if it should even happen again — it's just the adjustment of two small screws. "But you should be good now," Richard said. "I can't explain why it happened—it was tight—but stuff just happens sometimes. However, I snugged it up real good for you."
This work on the boom was all at no charge to me, and my only cost today was $8 and change for a new bell ... my old one had fallen off and broken, leading to the (humorous) prospect of me trying to call out, "Coming through!" when approaching pedestrians from behind.
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