Cracked Up

I’m in one of those phases where every time I ride my bike I break something. Last week was the cracked EBB yesterday was a flat tire and a chain snapped in two places and today I heard a loud pop followed by horrendous creeking that reveled a broken stem.

That’s the lower bolt holes of a Thomson elite face plate.


So far for the year in broken parts that’s; a Moots seatpost, Jeff Jones handlebar, Bushnell EBB, Crank Brothers Candy peddle, a Mavic Reflex rim, three I9 spokes and a couple of SS spokes, 3 torn tires, and countless tubes.

Carolann has been here this weekend for the Chandler/Tucker wedding. It was a traditional Catholic ceremony followed by a reception at a traditional civil war mansion, that struck me as an odd dichotomy. Noah got to come to the wedding, he got all dressed up in his fanciest duds given to him by my moms friend Ann.




Ride log
Aug. 31st – Haw Ridge, road the Captain, stuck to some remote trails and had as many as 3 spiders hanging off my visor at any time. 3:00
Sept. 1st – Haw Ridge, road the Wily had a blast, the Wily is the shortest wheelbased Mountain Bike I own, I forget how maneuverable it feels. 2:00
Sept 2nd – Haw Ridge, road the Wily again only made it a short distance before the stem failure. :30