‘By NANCY LINGLEY Sun Editor As the seasons change, so do forms of outdoor recreation and with the onset of spring bicyclists everywhere are taking to the roads. But bicycles shouldn't be taken on the ‘roads without a pre-spring check-up said Emie Berger, owner of the Castlegar Bicycle and Sport Shop. "“Before you take out your bike, there are many things you should check,” said Berger. “In the older bikes, every cable faces up. Over the winter water gets into them and it rusts and locks it in and it won't move and the brakes‘ won't work: Also you need to make sure that the tire pressure is up and the . tims are straight. The chain should be lubricated well. Ordinary motor.: , oil works well, just rub it in then: take a rag and rub the excess off so it won't collect dirt on the outside. Use as thin. of oil as possible so it can get inside where it does the work, Berger also advised that bicy- clists check for whatever might be loose, especially the headset, ° where the front fork joins the frame. And to make sure the bot- P where the chain wheel’ and’ cranks . «are located. Check’ both. the left*. . | "And check to sec if the bubs” t on them put a little grease on them tom brackets and cranks’ are sgh and the right to seo’ ‘that they are, tight, advised Berger. are tight," he added. “Try to lubri-” cate them if you can. If you work right away. Any grease used on car : wheels can be used on hubs.” eed * “The points that a bike runs on are the hubs and the wheels, You . PTs 5 "AR. can extend the life of the bike if 3 yeu keep them lubricated and with, the right clearances.” i; For those who want an expert’ ‘3 Graham Read - Quality Products aaimaranias 365 = 102 Street Castlogar "Because You Deserve The Best” touch, Berger offers a spring : huni up for just $40, “It’s almost a complete over- haul,” he said, “I can do it for that because I’m so fast. I go systemati- cally over the whole bike.” And Berger knows what he’s talking about. “All my life I’ve .been a machinist,” he said. “It comes td me second nature. Nobody has to guess on my jobs, They’re well done. I'm very proud of what I do. And if people are from out-of- town, I'll try to do it the same day so they can take it home.” Bikes have changed since rere. Are you retired - semi-retired and/or - have time available to help new or established businesses? 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And we live in an area where you have. to have good brakes. 99 Nazaroff in 1984, “I brought the first mountain bike into town,” be said. “There were only five-speeds'at that time. “ Then they made 15-speeds, and now they have 21-speeds: Those Announcement — Home Hardware - .d8 pleased to introduce + FRANK.SMITH _ astheirnew — Contractor Field Sales Representative / For your lumber and _siding estimates call Frank Smith at 8130 Old Waneta Road, Trail Call Toll Free: Nelson 354-4137 Castlegar 365-0213 364-1311 bikes need good set-ups or they lose the modern components’ effi- ciency.” Berger is a firm believer in quality and his shop carries only brand-name bikes. “No department store bikes,” he cheap bike and keep it on the road. It’s cheaper in the long mun to buy a quality bike to start with. Definite- ly.” Every time Berger sells a new derailleured (geared) bicycle, he gives the purchaser a $50 labor voucher, which, he noted, “will give a free tune-up and another small job.” Berger recently changed the name of his business to the Castle- gar Bicycle and Sport Shop to let his clientele, and potential clien- + Rick from Teresa, Sarah & Amy + Cliff (heavy sigh) from the staff at the Sun & + Dayna Markin from Baba, Deda, Joey, Eileen & Cindy « Lorrie Croken from Gene - * Happy 16th Candice Larche love Mom & Dad * Candice Larche “Luv” Glenn ¢ Happy Birthday Grandma love Scott * Happy Birthday Mum love John & Shelley “thank you will never be enough” THIS WEEKS WINNER IS INDICATED BY LOGO Phone In Your Birthday Wish & Wo Will Print Froe of Charge. All Birthday Greetings Must bo Phoned (365-5266) In By Noon Thursday Of The Wook Betore The Paper Comes Out. Pick Up Your ROYAL TREAT tele, know that he has expanded his horizons. “We brought in a little hockey equipment,” noted his wife and business partner Heidi, a local artist who spends time with her oils and watercolors when Emie can spare her. “And we'll bring in more,” promised Berger. z Berger is also the only business licensed to sell Pro-Skateboards in a six km. radius and carries a com- plete line of safety equipiment and parts to compliment them. He also has rollerskates in stock. But now,.at the season change- _ * over, Berger is offering a winter’ > eléar-out sale and all his bikes are special, with 10 to 25 percent off, “some better than that,” he said. “Just to get people started.” He has also brought in Euro- pean Continental tires this year for racing aod mountain bikes and | advises bicyclists to stay with good quality alloy rims. “They’re tougher,” he stated.. “They don’t bend so quickly and they give better brake power, espe- cially in wet weather. And we live in an area where you have to have good brakes.” The trend is to mountain bikes, said Berger. He estimates about 90 per cent of the bikes on the road today are mountain bikes, And he ! The Quickest Way to the Hottest Ticket Bi WEDNESDAY, April ‘10, 4991 i 1991 “AA” ‘Midget Provincial Hockey Tournament @ March 34 - April 5, Nelson B.C. e i SUN STAFF PHOTO/ Nancy Urgley Bright new awning sports brand-new name for Gastle- gar Bicycle and Sport Shop. is stocking a new kind of bike that all the way off-the-road with has mountain bike components _them. It’s a new kind of bike, a with 10-speed size wheels. ‘hybrid’, I think they’ sell well.” . “They're faster than a mountain bike,” he noted, “But you can’t go V, fiscables “THE MUSICAL SENSATION: SUN STAFF PHOTO/ Nancy Ungiey ‘Emie Berger hands Aaron Kinakin's freshly-sharpened skates back to him. Recently Berger changed the name of his business from the Castlegar Bicycle Shop (1984) to the Castlegar Bicycle and Sport Shop to reflect his broadened line of sports equipment and supplies. At the shop the winter sports season of hockey equipment and “skate sharpening is winding down now for a summer of bicycling, skateboarding, and rollerskating. ; HERE'S TO AN EXCITING CAREER IN:a«) PROFESSIONAL BARTENDING Are you a “people” person? Are you interested in a new career opportunity? | ‘Would you like to work in one of Canada's largest : and fastest growing industries - Tourism? Are you an employer who would like to see your staff. become more valuable to your business? ‘The Selkirk College Tourism Careers Department can help with saining 4 in Professional Bartending. Course details are as follows: : DATE: April 22 - May 3, wey to Friday, 8: 20 aim. « 3:30 p.m. (60 hra.) LOCATION: Selkirk College, Nelson Campus FEE: $90 : ‘ : ‘This course grants students a i in Py it ing. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER, PLEASE CONTACT SELKIRK COLLEGE AT 352-6601... Six in a row netted the silver for the Castlegar Midget Reps, second only to Hastings, the BC Provincial Games gold medallists. The Sun sports reporter, Brendan Halper, captured some of the action on film. Left; Aldergrove goalie watches puck fly past. Right; Salmon Arm player dishing out the rough stuff. Below left; Augustin Griffen (#9), and Mark Paetsch (#8) diving for the puck. Below right; Castlegar netminder Vaughn Welychko poke checks the puck away from Salmon Arm player. Lower left; Two players race for the puck during the Salmon Arm - Castlegar game. Lower right; Centre, Nino DaCosta, gets chapped down by a Whitehorse player. Bottom left; After going for the puck a Castlegar player gets a taste of the boards courtesy of James Quirling from Aldergrove. Bottom right; Nino DaCosta of Castlogar gets hooked by. a Salmon Arm player. ; Bottom centre; With. his head up a Castlegar player looks up ice for an open man. SUN STAFF PHOTOS / Brendan Haiper