Difference in fixing flat tire between Japan and USA
2006年1月9日
日米のパンクの修理方法の違い
Running through Hollywood Blvd cutting wind. Going down the gentle slope on Melrose Ave lighly...
Leaving introduction, I'm taking English 13:00 to 15:00 and American history 18:00 to 21:20 this Winter session. I'm studying hard right now.
So I bought a bicycle yesterday because I don't have bus pass and it is inconvenient that it takes more than 1 hour to get on a bus after 21:00 even though it ttakes just 20 minutes during day-time. Actually, it was free after some exchange of information on Internet becuase it had gotten flat tire.
I brought it to bicycle shop soon to fix it.
I was surprised!!
In Japan, they fix the tire sealing the hole with letting the tube into water to find the hole from the leak air in water, and we reuse the tube until it got heavy damage (It might be the only shop that fixing this way).
However, the shop I went yesterday, fixed flat tire with exchanging old tube with new one. That was the moment that reminded me of USA that is the country of "Mass Production" and "Mass Consumption".
I ride on a bicycle if I have a spare time not only I was a student but I was working. I'd like to try hard so as to run through Hollywood Blvd cutting wind.