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# The old turquoise bicycle, one checkpoint at a time
- URL: https://side-quest.peachfin.site/old-turquoise-bicycle/
- Published: 2026-07-26T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T16:36:12.000Z
- Description: A weathered bicycle with a round headlamp, back on the road after two afternoons with a pump, some chain oil and a rag. The headlamp is still dark.
- Author: Sam Ellery
- Tags: Outside, Bicycles, #Import 2026-10-13 14:13

Takes

Two afternoons so far

Needs

A pump, chain oil, a rag

Result

Rideable in daylight. The headlamp is still dark.

The bicycle is weathered turquoise with a round headlamp above the front tyre, and it has been leaning against a wall for longer than I like to admit. This is the first pass at getting it rideable again.

## Tyres first

Both tyres were flat but held air once pumped, which saved a trip to the shop. I checked them again the next morning; still firm.

## Clean and oil the chain

A rag, a lot of wiping, a few drops of oil on each link and more wiping. The difference in sound on the first ride down the street was immediate.

## The headlamp

The round headlamp is the best thing about this bicycle and it does not light. I have not opened it yet; that is a separate quest with its own entry, once I know whether it wants a bulb or something more.

![A weathered turquoise bicycle has a round headlamp above the front tire.](https://side-quest.peachfin.site/content/images/2026/10/sq-06.jpg)

The headlamp, still dark, above a freshly pumped front tyre.

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**Finished note**  
It rides, in daylight. The headlamp is unfinished business, and I am leaving it that way on purpose until I know what I am doing.