cold red potato (boiled beforehand) is served along with banana, and oranges at some distance rides. Its really good for distance rides and you can even carry it in your pocket without turning into mush unlike a banana. hmm red potato with salt hmm....

Not sure how much LBS would charge for installing a new cable housing. They would need to replace the brake cable as well. Cable itself is pretty easy on some setup.

Have some one show you the steps on the first go around. And have the person show you a trick to keeping the caliper from spreading too wide when tightening the screw that hold the cable on the caliper. Centering of caliper is relatively easy. Again have the person show you how its done. Once you understand the process its not that hard.

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