What goes snap, snap, snap, snap and doesn't brake?
Finally got the missus away from college work and back onto two wheels. Tyres reminded what 80psi feels like. Hi vis and away we go. Miserable cold road wind. The kind of relentless wind and noise that purely mountain bikers don't appreciate. Out into the lanes and woods. Spinning a decent spin. Climbing and carving. Decending after a hard climb's strife when I hear awful noises coming from both bike and wife. She stops with a mixture of cleats and heels. Brake pads 180deg from where they will do any good. Closer inspection shows four hairline cracks. I know, I know, we all know they snap. But all at once on her re-union with her bike. That's a shame. She walks home and I mount a spin back, get car, rescue mission. Tea and bagels. (order travel agents with a mind to running her Arch Supremes on the crosser from now on). Best ride of our lives.
Finally got the missus away from college work and back onto two wheels. Tyres reminded what 80psi feels like. Hi vis and away we go. Miserable cold road wind. The kind of relentless wind and noise that purely mountain bikers don't appreciate. Out into the lanes and woods. Spinning a decent spin. Climbing and carving. Decending after a hard climb's strife when I hear awful noises coming from both bike and wife. She stops with a mixture of cleats and heels. Brake pads 180deg from where they will do any good. Closer inspection shows four hairline cracks. I know, I know, we all know they snap. But all at once on her re-union with her bike. That's a shame. She walks home and I mount a spin back, get car, rescue mission. Tea and bagels. (order travel agents with a mind to running her Arch Supremes on the crosser from now on). Best ride of our lives.
