Bike to Work Day
Today was Bike to Work day and of course, yours truly participated. I’m glad I got up early, because as soon as I got on my bike…PFFFFT! My rear tire went flat! Blahhh – I spent the next 15 minutes replacing my tube and finally got on my way. And damn, it was the hottest day of the year so far – thank goodness for A/C at work.
Guess bike issues come in pairs (do they?) because besides the flat, I’ve found that my bottom bracket is coming unthreaded. What that means is that the crank – aka the bolt that holds my pedal bracket to the part that turns the gears and propels the bike forward, is loosening while I ride, which basically means that if it comes out, I can’t ride since I have nothing to turn – aka this:
Luckily, my bike is still under warranty so I took it in today for repairs. I means I’m out of a road bike for 2 weeks at the least. Sucks since I’m trying to prepare for a 75K ride in June. But, it means I’ll be hitting the mountains for the next few weeks. And that’s never a bad thing.
I think I know of a road bike you could borrow.
[...] to report that after I took my bike into the shop to repair a stripped bottom bracket, I picked it up today with not only a new bottom bracket, but a new crank set! Woohoo – free [...]