If you remember back to Kristen’s Valentine’s Day post, I bought her a bike for $13. It needed a lot of TLC (2 new tires, new tubes, new seat, and an overall inspection) but less than two months and an additional $30 later, she can finally ride it!

I feel like China has changed me into a real “handyman.”

After spending a couple of hours wandering from bike shop to bike shop searching for the correct size tires and tubes…I finally made it home and began the 5 hour work of repairing the bike!

I still need to work out a few kinks, but at least it’s rideable!

Thank you to all who believed in me. To the rest of you… “Don’t ever underestimate the heart of Champion!” –Rudy Tomjanovich (1995)