Today's Bike Ride

[Al Fowler]

Last night my bike decided to kill itself.

I was cycling along home from work and i could hear something hitting the spokes of my rear wheel. I looked down and couldnt see anything so got off and and checked.
Turns out it was my derailleur (sp?) catching my wheel....how i do not know....perhaps somebody has kicked my bike whilst it was locked outside during my skift.

I tried to straighten it and pull it back into line. I thought i had solved it until i changed gear, the derailleur hit the spokes and since i was going fast it ripped itself off.
It is now rapped around my bike and im snookered.

Wont be able to get to the bike shop for the next few days because of exams, and i need my bike to get to work.

Heres the damage...it wont let me upload them via the attachment thing so ive put them on piscasa.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Al.H.F...07946153953826

[stevefoster]

Split yer chain, ditch the knackered mech, rejoin your chain, taking out a few links to tighten it up, and go singlespeed. You'll now tell me you ain't got a chain splitter

[Al Fowler]

Split yer chain, ditch the knackered mech, rejoin your chain, taking out a few links to tighten it up, and go singlespeed. You'll now tell me you ain't got a chain splitter

You what?

[stevefoster]

Get the bus to work Al

[Al Fowler]

Get the bus to work Al

I could use my sisters purple full suspension bike....my knees might be round my shoulders but it'll get me there.

[stevefoster]

I could use my sisters purple full suspension bike....my knees might be round my shoulders but it'll get me there.

Rather your knees round your own shoulders than mine

[Al Fowler]

Rather your knees round your own shoulders than mine

Hahahaha to bloody right.

[daz h]

Never mind all that
Where is Ady. ????????????????????????????

AL have you ordered your road bike yet
Are you getting a steel frame or one of those fancy carbon flexy bikes.

Had a go on one on Sunday and it felt like i was riding a bar of green and blacks

[emmilou]

He's in Egypt swimming with the fishes

[daz h]

He's in Egypt swimming with the fishes

Oh , well im missing him
No bike racing on telly and Ady has gone to climb the pyramids.


Oh yeah you have one of those slinky DOLANS have you not. Maybe you should lend it AL for a week.
He could hire it