sorry derek,i didnt notice u were missing until i got to country club. On Mar 24, 7:24 pm, Derek Belhumeur <[email protected]> wrote: > Ahh the wonders of a busted chain, bent rim and blown tire with a race coming > up in two days. So, here I sit in my living room on my laptop after having > gotten to OSB to reach for my front tire to place it on my bike only to find > out that the tire was flat and the rim bent. I rush home, take the rim and > tire from my old Trek 1.2 and throw it in the back of my car and head back to > OSB. I jump out, slap my helmet, gloves and shoes on, place the front tire > on my bike and take off in route to Cloverdale to meet up with the other > riders. I arrive with a few minutes to spare. Phew! At least I made it. > We leave Cloverdale, life is good because I'm in good company and on the bike > with the road ahead of me. Life couldn't get any better and nothing could go > wrong... or could it??? We arrive at the intersection of Nash and Grace St > across from the cemetary. Cars left, cars right. Finally the path is clear > for us to cross Nash Street and to > continue on, however, my chain had different plans for me. I snap my left > shoe in and attempt to snap my right in, however, my pedals will not continue > to cycle. I make it to the turning lane in the center of the road and get > off my bike. I look down and realize that I had a busted chain only to look > back up and realize that the rest of my fellow Thursday riders are already > down the road and out of ear shot. What a night. Thank goodness for wives > and cell phones.
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