tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418656.post8546418968616301030..comments2023-10-24T05:13:32.054-05:00Comments on Bicycle Musings - (I'm A Ludwig!): Annie Has A Flat and I Don't Have My CameraIra F. Stonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222039440256672816noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418656.post-56412711485317214252007-05-28T04:17:00.000-05:002007-05-28T04:17:00.000-05:00Hey Jacob, sorry about the bike. It was a tough pa...Hey Jacob, sorry about the bike. It was a tough patch of mud, that's for sure. Your bike must have needed some work before hand.Ira F. Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222039440256672816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418656.post-53422374546371677252007-05-27T21:49:00.000-05:002007-05-27T21:49:00.000-05:00I think the mud patch may have felled my bike as w...I think the mud patch may have felled my bike as well. Downshifting to get up to the bridge, the chain wouldn't fall into place. After some shifting up and down, the chain caught and the bike was seemingly operational again - except that the rear brake wasn't quite as effective as usual, a problem I decided to ignore until I finished the ride. When I got home and inspected the bike, I found the derailer bent, a broken spoke, an out of whack back wheel, and a slack brake line. <BR/> Needless to say, I was probably a wreck waiting to happen and was lucky to make it home before I hurt myself or someone else. It scares me I wasn't aware what bad shape the bike was in while I was on it, but am also pleased - it would have been a long walk from Falls Bridge back to Center City.<BR/> Sadly, the bike will now be spending Memorial day in the shop instead of making its first attempt at reaching Valley Forge.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785948912224837216noreply@blogger.com