After roaming little villages, looking for the wanted price and not finding it, I decided to consult Saint Google on the matter and he told me that in San Andres Tuxtlas I would find what I needed. Turned out that none of the three listed shops had the part, for one of them didn't exist, the other one wasn't a bike shop and the last one, well they just didn't have it. Too fancy.
You can imagine my joy and excitement when I by pure coincidence walked into bike shop number 4 where they presented me the so sought after bottom bracket. I paid the $270(pesos) happily and installed without problems. This I can do because I have been carrying the somewhat bulky tool for the job since Canada.
Anyway, half a year later we figured since they so swiftly provided me with something that had the word Shimano on it and even in the box, we would also be able to buy 35c tubes from the same unnamed bike shop. Turned out to be a bridge to far. Hannah threw in all her charms and buddy promised he would order them, that was half a year ago. The first three months buddy said they're not in yet. Next Wednesday, Friday, next week. After three months and biweekly visits to bikeshop-without-a-name buddy confessed, he never ordered them. But now her would, he probably didn't. And if he did, he's shit out of luck because by now my actual buddy from bikeshop-with-a-name Huntington Cycle and Sports in West Virginia is sending them to us, probably out of pity that we have become victims of mañana syndrome.
To stay civil here: I don't want buddies tubes anymore and if you're looking for bike parts in San Andres Tuxtlas, either keep biking or find a place to rent. What for the time it will take, you're better off buying. That's only one item in the box that yesterday cleared Mexican customs and now wheels somewhere in the republic. Tyres, of a quality unseen, at less for us chronically ill equipt: rode on dirt tires in the states, switched to road tyres just before Mexico, are also in the box. A working pump, bar tape and a bunch of stuff that will be a surprise for us when said box finally arrives, three weeks later than intended courtesy of customs Mexico.
People do the greatest things for us and we depend on them. I just can't wait to get on the road. I just don't know how because I blew out the last usable tube of my front wheel.