[QUOTE="Budda, - rear axle sheers on the first trail. 2km walk home. [/QUOTE]
Hmmm, bike trying to tell you something??
So far I have only experienced one major mechanical failure on a bike. After returning from a fast ride on my Cineli Road Race bike, somewhere in the early 70's, I got off the bike and the handle bar fell off at the sheared stem.
So far I have only experienced one major mechanical failure on a bike. After returning from a fast ride on my Cineli Road Race bike, somewhere in the early 70's, I got off the bike and the handle bar fell off at the sheared stem.[/QUOTE]
I don't know how many owners the bike has had, or how old it is. I wouldn't think to check axles for rust when checking out a used bike, but now I know better.
If I had the money for a nicer bike, I would have bought a Specialized or Norco. As I said, breakage aside the ride was good and things just needed fine-tuning.
I went for my first "real" ride of the season today with my 30 yr. old daughter, the racer who won her division in Vancouver last year, riding crits. I managed to drop her on a few hills but she tuned me in on the flats in a big way. 16C, sunny, windy from all directions (is that possible?), 36k, 1:18, a nice introduction to the season. Get out there!
PS-Sorry to hear about your bad luck Budda.
Well, it seems we'll have more to do than just have coffee and brag about our musical exploits when I come to Vancouver JULY 13 after the Penticton Fondo. A little blast to Horseshoe Bay, up Cypress? See you then.
By the sounds of things, I don't want to go climbing with you - you'll be waiting lots! Same with the musical exploits - my schpiel would be short, but there's probably some crossed paths in there.
But we should work something out. I've got some nice stuff in my neck of the woods, too, if your not a hardcore roadie. Even if you are, lots of pavement and bridges and coffeeshops and stuff out here in the tri-cities.
@Budda Sorry to hear about that. I've had that happen - broke an axle but it was close to home so not much walking. Also, potato chipped a back wheel about 30 minutes into a trail ride. I found out it takes over 2 hours to carry a bike as far as you can ride in 30 minutes.
Not to worry HD, I always come back for the people I like. We had our group ride this am, 18 people braved the 30-40k south wind for about 46k, a fun time was had by all, especially at coffee afterwards. That's what I do best.
First ride at Durham forest yesterday. Hadn't been on my bike since at least September and spent wayyyy to much time on my butt this past winter - not pretty...
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