Did the front wheel really wobble? What is your opinion? Give a reason for your answer.

The friend shook the bicycle violently. Find two or three sentences in the text which express the author’s disapproval of it.

“….. if not, it would make a serious difference to the machine.” What does ‘it’ refer to?

In what condition did the author find the bicycle when he returned from the tool shed?

“Nothing is easier than taking off the gear case.” Comment on or continue this sentence in the light of what actually happens.