Circles is a bike shop.
So, of course, we also repair "mama-chari" city bikes.
Today, we’ve fixed flat tires, replaced broken spokes, and fixed more flat tires.
Lots of city bikes are brought into us.
City bikes are the bicycles most essential to daily life;
you could call them tools for living.
And when something is a tool, it’s inevitable that it will be treated roughly.
They are built sturdier than sports bikes with that in mind,
but even so, they still break.
Repairing them is our job.
I like repairing city bikes.
Because they are used every day, I want to fix them as quickly as possible.
If Circles didn’t repair city bikes,
I might not be working here.
It’s been almost three years since Circles moved to this location.
We’ve become quite close with the local residents.
"I got another flat." "Thanks. Have this."
We actually get given canned coffee quite often.
Fixing a flat while chatting with a neighbor.
I love those kinds of moments.
Circles is a bike shop.
That’s why today, we’ll continue to repair road bikes, mountain bikes,
cross bikes, and city bikes.
But to all the city bike riders out there, please remember to
put air in your tires a little more often!
Tomoda