tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216227.post6140363005790617029..comments2023-10-16T11:06:28.704-05:00Comments on Beer Frites Waffles: Why you should ride your bike...Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118383103798246617noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216227.post-71623003858445114622007-09-08T15:17:00.000-05:002007-09-08T15:17:00.000-05:00Dude., yes it happens to everyone at some point. M...Dude., yes it happens to everyone at some point. Me? Brand new week old 06 Honda Oddessy starship cruiser/4 new Rocky Mounts Racks/Rock Lobster cross bike, Dean single speed and a Santa Cruz Chameleon on top. Kids going off in the back hungry after our trip up to Vail. We see a place, shout "And look! A parking garage! How convenient!". Then sckreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek. The sound of metal blowing up. We railed it right into a parking structure. I had to give myself the Nelson "HA-HA!"....and then shed a tear. Luckily I race for Rocky Mounts so I got the hook up (again) on some new racks (all were destroyed). 1600 bucks to fix teh car. Yea!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719171057482635714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216227.post-74757223410047727222007-08-27T14:06:00.000-05:002007-08-27T14:06:00.000-05:00Yeah, the shifters took the first impact and then ...Yeah, the shifters took the first impact and then thankfully the crossbars on the rack slid backward, saving frame and fork.<BR/><BR/>I was picking her up so she wouldn't have to ride up out of the river valley to get home. Normally we'll move the garage clicker to remind ourselves that there's a bike on the roof.<BR/><BR/>What can I say? We're a bit distracted and I haven't driven to a ride in a long time since I've got a ton of good riding right out the front door.<BR/><BR/>Mayhew - Congrats on the birth of your son! That's a pregnancy-special steerer tube extender on the wife's bike so that she can ride without the belly bouncing on the top tube. <BR/><BR/>Yes, she's tougher than I am and luckily this was her back-up bike. If I had driven the 'phat cat' into the garage there'd have been hell to pay! 8-)<BR/><BR/>My first car was a 74 Volvo. The wagon rocks...great road trip car. Not psyched about the new scratches on the roof though.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118383103798246617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216227.post-85181811725168898572007-08-27T09:48:00.001-05:002007-08-27T09:48:00.001-05:00BTW, Volvo wagons rule. Had a '89 245, now have a ...BTW, Volvo wagons rule. Had a '89 245, now have a 04 V70.Chris Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118170388140634886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216227.post-57480877699947038552007-08-27T09:48:00.000-05:002007-08-27T09:48:00.000-05:00Wicked pisser there, dude. I was gonna bust on the...Wicked pisser there, dude. I was gonna bust on the stem height but then realized it's your wife's bike. Man, is everyone's wife tougher than they are?Chris Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118170388140634886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216227.post-38988764287869128552007-08-27T07:41:00.000-05:002007-08-27T07:41:00.000-05:00Is that what I think? It could have been worse, l...Is that what I think? <BR/><BR/>It could have been worse, looks like just the bike rack broke and not the bike, at least from what you can see. Usually the frame and/or fork snaps along with the handlebars.<BR/><BR/>Sure she's wasn't just looking for an excuse to get a new bike?Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301131817675288487noreply@blogger.com