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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 freewayThumbnailsI arrive at the Route 66 Motel in Barstow and its collection of old cars 'n' such, and check in for another nightAfter I get off the freeway, I have another two miles to ride on a frontage road into Barstow, parallel to the I-40 freewayThumbnailsI arrive at the Route 66 Motel in Barstow and its collection of old cars 'n' such, and check in for another nightAfter I get off the freeway, I have another two miles to ride on a frontage road into Barstow, parallel to the I-40 freewayThumbnailsI arrive at the Route 66 Motel in Barstow and its collection of old cars 'n' such, and check in for another nightAfter I get off the freeway, I have another two miles to ride on a frontage road into Barstow, parallel to the I-40 freewayThumbnailsI arrive at the Route 66 Motel in Barstow and its collection of old cars 'n' such, and check in for another nightAfter I get off the freeway, I have another two miles to ride on a frontage road into Barstow, parallel to the I-40 freewayThumbnailsI arrive at the Route 66 Motel in Barstow and its collection of old cars 'n' such, and check in for another nightAfter I get off the freeway, I have another two miles to ride on a frontage road into Barstow, parallel to the I-40 freewayThumbnailsI arrive at the Route 66 Motel in Barstow and its collection of old cars 'n' such, and check in for another night

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).