Roxy : Almost Perfect

Roxy at the wheel hospital

Roxy's driver's side front tire had been leaking air for a while now.  Little by little, the air would leak out, but not to the point of it being dangerous.  I would have to refill it every other day, but that was fine with me. After a few weeks of this though, it got a little irritating, so I decided to bring her to the vulcanizing shop.  Lo and behold, the wheel had a dent and a small crack!  No wonder the air was escaping!  I had to use Roxy's spare wheel (which is the original 14" wheel) while all the other wheels were 17" in diameter!  Talk about stupid looking!

I was using that setup for a few days while I was looking for a place that would repair my rim for a decent price.  One day, while I was biking the backroads near our village, I came across a tire center that offered wheel alignment, balancing, tire mounting, and wheel repairs! :D  So I went home and got Roxy.  I brought her to the wheel repair shop and they quoted me Php1000 for the repair.  After around an hour and a half of soldering and massaging, my wheel was good as new!  :)  Good thing it's near my place, because as soon as I got home, I realized that the center cap was missing.  I got back on my bike and went over to the place, and the center cap was promptly found and handed over. 

So there you have it, Roxy's good as new again!  The only thing I would do is give her a good paint job, and she'll be back to perfect condition.  But I don't want to give her a so-so paint job just to sell her.  I'd rather sell her as is and have the buyer give her a nice paint job OR I could have her painted good and sell her at a higher price.  Hmmmm...  I'll think about it.