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snowshoe, no pics, just a thanks... (1 post)
|  snowshoe, no pics, just a thanks... | skeeter
Jul 1, 2003 6:59 AM | | so i'm cranking up airport road, about 12:30 am, it's pretty dark, kinda cold, and a little foggy. every one is fairly spread out, so you are pedaling along alone most of the time. it's during this time the "wtf am i doing here" thoughts are running through your head. i notice that it seems like my left pedal is wobbly, so i look down to access the situation, and sh!t, my crank arm is about to fall off. please let the bolt still be there. it is, and i breathe a sigh of relief. i've never had this particular problem come up on a ride, but no big deal, i'll just tighten it back up and get back under way.
it didn't exactly go like that. i fished my allen pack out of my camelbak, pulled out the biggest wrench, bent down to commence tightening, and what the hell??? it isn't big enough! this ain't cool. second alternative, i'll use the flat head screwdriver on my pocket knife and snug it up the best i can, then take it easy for the rest of the lap. well the flat head wasn't exactly big enough either. i turned the bolt in some, but i knew it wouldn't be near tight enough. at this point i'm starting to think i might actually be screwed.
by now a few more riders were approaching, so i held out a little hope that one of them might be able to help me out. the climb was steep enough that it gave you about 20 seconds of conversation time, and each passing rider asked me if i needed help. i told my hardluck story, but the first couple knew they didn't have the right allen wrench. about the third dude, didn't know, but stopped to check. said it was no problem to check, this was what it was all about. sure as sh!t, he had the allen wrench i needed. i tightened the arm back up, told the dude i greatly appreciated his assistance, and i was back under way.
so to conclude, if you happen to read this, big-allen-wrench-guy-at-snowshoe, thanks again for saving my ass. i'll try to pay it forward. |
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