The writer's lengthy encomium for Gary with a concluding remonstrance against the Gyros was a bit transparent, and, without merit. Is he employed by TLC?
I mean, what really happened here? A rider gets a flat tire, and, feels that the exigency of his situation should be obvious to all. Unless it is clearly viewed by others, and, "mechanical" is not declared in a stentorian voice (like Tony's!), the 'victim' might find himself in a situation where he is left behind to fix his own flat. Happens all the time. This is not because the group mindfully decided to leave a fellow Gyro to fend for himself, which appears to be the implication here. They just were not aware. (I understand that Ed was on this ride, and, no-one in all of Gyro history is as considerate and attentive of other riders than Ed. If he was aware of your situation he would have stopped the group, or gone back to assist you.) It was fortuitous having Gary of TLC roll up on you. He is an outstanding mechanic. The only thing that could have topped that would be if Matt from Trek happened to roll up on you! He is Master Mechanic! ---- Logan <[email protected]> wrote: > The only ride that specifically states waiting for mechanicals is the > Saturday A ride. The Thursday ride warns that it is a DROP ride for > those that cannot maintain the pace (which could technically include > mechanicals). Perhaps Dave can shed light on whether the Thursday > ride is supposed to stop for mechs? > > > > On May 21, 6:32 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > I would like to thank Gary of TLC Bikes for helping me with my flat on last > > nights ride. I was riding on the Thurs. night ride and i had a flat about 6 > > miles into the ride. I thought the ride was a stop for mechanicals but no > > one stopped. Luckily Gary and 2 others were behind me and stopped and > > waited for me. Gary stripped my tire off and had the thing changed in under > > 2 mins. It was the fastest tire change I have ever seen. By this time the > > group was no where to be seen. I ended up riding with the three of them and > > we did 45 miles which was about 13 farther than the group so it worked out. > > While riding Gary noticed my bike needed some adjustments. I took it t him > > today and it was the best service I have ever had. He gave me a great price > > too. He spent a lot of time with me since I have only been riding about 3 > > yrs and went above and beyond his mechanical duties in helping me with > > nutrition and showing me things to help me in the future. I know they don't > > like the promoting of other shops on here but I have to give credit where > > credit is due. Thank you so much Gary for all of your help. And, fail to > > the Gyro's for not waiting on mechanicals as your ride describes. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
