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Apparently, Citi 3 busses from the Grafton Centre don't go from the Grafton Centre, they go from Napier Street. Except that the Napier Street Bus stop isn't on Napier Street, it's 100 yards away on the other side of Newmarket Road. And the only way to find any of this out is to accost the driver of another bus and then hunt down the elusive stop.

But hell, at least I'm getting laid again ;)

Looks like this is the start of my bike troubles, not the end... Howes replaced the front forks and the front mech, but what I thought would be a simple brake-trimming operation has turned nasty - the rear brake cable has evidently become damaged and can't be adjusted, so it needs replacing - I have spare gear cable but not brake - so I need to go shopping before I can fix it - which I can't do at this time on a Sunday. I can't use the parts of my vandalised bike as the scum cut *all* the cables on it. Basically I'm screwed without a bike, so it's time to get *both* bikes back to full working order to avoid this problem again. Which will cost money, the shopping list looking a bit like:

Bike 1

• Brake cables x 3
  
• Cable nipples
  
• Canti brake bridge x 2 (just in case)
  
• Tyre valve covers
  
• Tyres x2
  

And about a half-day to fix it all, preferably a moderately dry, bright one.

Bike 2

• Brake cable outers (front section) x 2
  
• Gear cable outers (front section) x 2
  
• Saddle
  
• Saddle shim (stem dim is 30.9)
  
• Aheadset (or similar)
  
• Headset riser
  
• Handlebars
  
• V-Breake levers, set of 2
  
• 8-speed EZfire shifters, set of 2
  
• V-brake bridge
  
• Cateye front light mount
  
• Cateye ultrabright rear LED
  

And that's probably a few days work for an unskilled labourer like myself. Urgh.