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Learning to Fix Bikes

1. When I was in ninth grade, my uncle gave me an old ten-speed bike that had been sitting in his garage for years.
2. The tires were flat, the chain was rusted, and the brakes barely worked.
3. I wanted to take it to a repair shop, but the estimate was more than the bike was worth.
4. Instead, I started watching repair videos and borrowing tools from a neighbor who used to race.
5. Replacing the chain took me an entire weekend, because I kept threading it around the wrong gear.
6. The brakes were harder, and I had to adjust the cables three times before they stopped the wheel.
7. Last spring, after the bike was finally working, I ride it to school every day for a month.
8. Other students started asking me to look at their bikes, so I set up a table outside the cafeteria at lunch.
9. Most of the problems turned out to be simple, like a loose seat or a chain that needed oil.
10. I learned to explain each repair careful, so that the owner could do it alone the next time.
11. This year the student council gave our repair table a small budget for parts.
12. I still ride my uncle's old bike, and I am the one my friends call when their brakes squeak.