The jink hit you, too? I was about 13 miles from home out in the farmland when the upper jockey pulley on my derailleur froze. Had to stop pedaling--the pulley could not be budged. I hoofed it about a half-mile to a left turn where the 3/4 headwind I had been riding into turned into a tailwind. I hoped that the wind would push me the last few miles into the next town.
I tried coasting. That was going slow, so I gingerly tried pedaling again. Somehow, the pulley freed up enough to pedal. Yay! Then I got my first flat of the day, in the front. Pulled over and put the spare tube in, aired it up and ... the spare had a hole in it. Patched the original tube, put it in, aired it up, and ... the patch didn't hold. Started walking again--it was about two miles to town. Hadn't gotten far when a friendly fellow cyclist driving *away* from my destination offered to give me a ride into town. Very nice of him. Unloaded the bike at the shop, and found that the rear tire had also sprung a leak. A huge goats-head thorn was sticking out of the tire. Finally got to a bike shop where I installed two new tubes, got two new spares, and had them put on a new jockey pulley. My wife drove out to pick me up :-) I plan to ride the same bike tomorrow, just to prove that I can ... Wish me luck. --Eric campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org On Jan 3, 2009, at 7:24 PM, CycloFiend wrote: > > Yep, yep, yep.... > > on Friday I post a response thusly: > > "Of course, I have (and still do) spent some time fixing flats on the > trailside. _FEWER_ _NOW_ (emphasis added), but there is a learning > curve." > > and on Saturday, I entertain myself in this manner: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/3165391970/ > > Note that in addition to being tubeless (generally carry at least a > couple), > I also had stowed my normally-in-the-pack chain tool in the Toolbox > as well, > so when I came across the visiting from France rider with the rental > bike > and the tweaked sideplates, I was unable to be a OTT* Saviour... > > I forget, do I count or throw salt for a self-induced jinx? > > - J > > *OTT - "On The Trail" > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/ > guidelines > > "That which is overdesigned, too highly specific, anticipates > outcome; the > anticipation of outcome guarantees, if not failure, the absence of > grace." > > William Gibson - "All Tomorrow's Parties" > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
