A Bicycle in Good Repair Summary
The story “A bicycle in good repair is written by ‘Jerome k. Jerome’. The story is about a bicycle which belongs to the author. One of his friends suggested the author to go on a ride. The story is all about the author & his friend. Who is a mechanic & knows nothing.
The 1st to 5th Para:
The 1st to 5th Para of the story “A man I . . . . . get off” describes the poet gets ready for a ride as proposed by his friend. He gets ready & waits for his friend in the garden. His friend arrived & had a view at the beautiful bicycle of the author & appreciated its beauty. The friend wanted to know how did the bicycle run to which the author replied that it was good in the morning but becomes a little stiffy in the afternoon just as the author finished saying, the friend started shaking the bicycle vigorously. According to him the front wheels moves unsteadily. The author couldn’t agree to it because it didn’t wobble at all. The friend then asked for a hammer. The author though he might have some knowledge & went to bring a hammar. After coming back he was surprised to see the friend of his sitting down with the front wheels of the cycle between his legs, playing & twisting. After noticing the author he said that the baring of the cycle were all wrong. The author couldn’t agree & told this friend to not bother & put back the parts & continue their ride.
The 6th to 9th Para:
The 6th to 9th Para “He said “We . . . . . I admit” describes the silly activities by the author’s friend. Before the author would say anything the man had opened almost all the parts & were throwing the screws here & them & ordering the author to hold the screws. He even ordered that if a single screws loses the bicycle would be in serious problem. Both of them struggled & crawled for which the hour & found 16 screws which the author safely kept in his hat.
Part – II
The 1st to 6th Para:
The 1st to 6th Para “He then said . . . . . . changed places” Describes how the friend of the author had almost opened all the parts of the bicycle. The friend suggested that he would also look after the chain & the gear box which he opened in less than 5 minutes. The gear box was lying down in the ground & he was struggling to find the screws. The author had a feeling to just stop him from destroying his cycle & kick him out but he was a very soft hearted person. He let his friend experiment things. He stopped looking for the screws & started loosening & frightening the chain. Finally he left pall those & suggested to fix the front wheel to its place. He was struggling to fix the wheel & them the author went to his place & struggled with the job.
The 7th to 12th Para:
The 7th to 12th Para of the story “At length we . . . . . . Its handles mentions the aust& his friend’s struggle to put the parts of the back to place both of them opened cycle worked to put the wheel back in place. The friend started laughing weirdly when he realized that he had forgot to put the balls which they had kept on the hat which was lying upside down. They searched thoroughly & found only 11 which they fixed six on one side & five on the other side. After struggling for half an hour they fixed the wheel which was wobbling. The author finally told that the confidence & courage of the author is what fascinated the author hearing this the friend got encouraged for his work. He tried to refix the gear case in various positions till he lost his balance & slid over on to his head. The friend finally lost his temper & started as fighting with the bicycle in different position, once he would lie on the ground with the cycle on the top, on the others hand he would be over the cycle trying to fix the cycle which finally he could complete. A sign of victory was visible in his face which was short lived because the cycle started moving & the handle sharply hit his face.
The 13th to 14th Para:
The 13th to 14th Para end the story “At a quarter . . . . . . him home”. He finally stood dirty & bleeding. The bicycle looked as if it had been in a long battle & had received punishment the author finally took this friend to the kitchen to clean him & sent him back home.