On Saturday morning I got up early to take the Specialized out for a spin. (I've been riding the Schwinn so far.) It's been inside since I got it back from its end-of-year tuneup, so it should have been in top working order.
Wrong. Nearly every gear grinds, except for a few when I'm on the middle ring in front. And the knocking in the left pedal that I noticed on last year's MS150 is still there.
As a result, I drove to the office today with the bike in the back, and this afternoon it'll be time for another Kozy's run. This is probably the most inconvenient facet of buying the bike in the city. They claim they'll be able to turn the bike around in a day, which is good.
We did a good deal of riding yesterday with the kids, and I put new speedometers on Lisa's and Becky's bikes. Next weekend, maybe we'll take on the forest preserve paths.