Actually the mechanical failure turned out to be a mini-blessing. I did have to get the spoke replaced but that meant I gave my bike a good cleaning while I was getting the wheel cleaned up. In addition I put on a new rear tire as the old one was nearing the end of its life. I couldn't quite see what was under the rubber but after 13 months of riding and a few thousand miles it seemed like a good time.
It also got me down to my LBS and I got a few things I'd been putting off; new riding gloves, new foam hand grips for the beater (the old ones were getting pretty sticky and leaving black goo on things...yep, it's a beater), and something else that escapes me at the moment. :-) Also my beater bike is fun to ride in the rain and it looks like there's more of it coming: http://www.statrix.com/statrixblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/rain_on_the_way.jpg Aloha! On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 6:52 PM, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > Robert, > Sorry to hear about your mechanical failure. > On my ride, one of my zip ties let me down. I was able to remedy the > failure with a bit of twine, reinforced with bees wax. > Merry Christmas, > JimD > > On Dec 25, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Robert F. Harrison wrote: > > Actually it sounds like you had a better ride than I did even counting the > lack of Hawaii conditions. I rode the 15 miles out from where I live in > Honolulu to an aunt's place in Hawaii Kai and discovered with a mile to go > for dinner that I had a broken rear spoke. I ended up having to take the bus > home and now have to ride my poor neglected beater bike till I can get the > wheel tidied up. I'm going to have to learn how to do that one of these > days. > > Believe it or not, I envy you just a wee bit. :-) > > But you didn't tell us if if the quail was worth the soaking! > > Happy Holidays! > > Bob > > > On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 3:02 PM, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Well, it wasn't even close to the Hawaii Mele Kalikimaka ride conditions. >> >> 20 miles in driving rain to reach the Christmas Quail. >> >> A few photos here: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/5291884040/in/photostream/ >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/5291884576/in/photostream/ >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/5291884040/in/photostream/ >> >> ...must get splats. >> >> Merry Christmas, >> JimD >> >> -- >> 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Robert Harrison > rfharri...@gmail.com > statrix.statrix.com > > > -- > 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-bu...@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. > > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Robert Harrison rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.statrix.com -- 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-bu...@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.
