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I'm having problems switching gears in Barstow, so I pull over to take a closer look

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bike-5632.jpg After I get off the freeway, I have another two miles to ride on a frontage road into Barstow, parallel to the I-40 freewayThumbnailsAfter another 10 lonely miles riding old Route 66, I arrive at the village of Daggett and ride down some of the side streetsAfter I get off the freeway, I have another two miles to ride on a frontage road into Barstow, parallel to the I-40 freewayThumbnailsAfter another 10 lonely miles riding old Route 66, I arrive at the village of Daggett and ride down some of the side streetsAfter I get off the freeway, I have another two miles to ride on a frontage road into Barstow, parallel to the I-40 freewayThumbnailsAfter another 10 lonely miles riding old Route 66, I arrive at the village of Daggett and ride down some of the side streetsAfter I get off the freeway, I have another two miles to ride on a frontage road into Barstow, parallel to the I-40 freewayThumbnailsAfter another 10 lonely miles riding old Route 66, I arrive at the village of Daggett and ride down some of the side streetsAfter I get off the freeway, I have another two miles to ride on a frontage road into Barstow, parallel to the I-40 freewayThumbnailsAfter another 10 lonely miles riding old Route 66, I arrive at the village of Daggett and ride down some of the side streetsAfter I get off the freeway, I have another two miles to ride on a frontage road into Barstow, parallel to the I-40 freewayThumbnailsAfter another 10 lonely miles riding old Route 66, I arrive at the village of Daggett and ride down some of the side streets

I've had problems with skipping gears off and on all day, but can't see any problem at first glance. I'll find out later that my freewheel is on the way out, but since I don't know that yet, I keep trying to keep my rear derailleur clean and well-oiled (unusual for me).