I broke my mountain bike chain during the first 10 minutes of our ride this morning. The good news is I wasn’t 8 miles up a nasty hill. The bad news is I missed the ride and had to call for a lift from Meilei and the kids. When the chain pulled apart it ripped a hole in the front derailleur and pulled it back behind the large chain ring. Quite a mess. Crossroads Bicycles in Los Gatos got the bike up and running within an hour. The front derailleur had to be replaced, and the chain received a shiny new gold speed link.

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2 Responses to “Bummer on the Trail”

1. Christine says:

   September 28, 2009 at 12:58 pm

   A gold speed link!!?
   Does that make it go faster?
2. Rob says:

   October 15, 2009 at 7:40 am

   Pimps my ride!