Argh

[gfish]

I just learned two things:

1. Spending $150 on bike work, then 5 miles later having the chain jam, shearing off the rear derailleur, is really annoying.


2. Evening when getting pushed home in ignominy, recumbents still get admiring comments from random strangers.


3. Edited to add: Being enrolled for SCUBA classes later this month makes me very happy.

Comments

[anansi133.livejournal.com]

If I thought that recumbants were more expensive to work on, then I wouldn't feel so bad about not owning one.

[tylik.livejournal.com]

"Spending $150 on bike work, then 5 miles later having the chain jam, shearing off the rear derailleur, is really annoying."

Oh, that sucks. I think the worst thing my bike has been up to today is possibly being implicated in losing my car keys.

[maribou]

At least you made me happy: I love the word ignominy.

[tommusic.livejournal.com]

I am interested in good places to look at/rent/buy recumbent bikes -- can you render aid?

[gfish.livejournal.com]

Well, once I get it working again, you're welcome to come give mine a spin. I'm pretty sure REI rents them, but I've never looked into it. They're so blasted expensive you'll probably want to find one used. I found mine on craigslist, and saw a couple on ebay not too far away for about as much.

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

A thought for the future: if you start carrying a chain tool you can clip out a few links and make it a single-speed, which would get you home somewhat more quickly, although given your hills, it might still have issues.

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

Or you could get a couple Tayo or similar connectors and put them in the chain about 8 links apart and then you wouldn't even have to carry a chain tool.

[gfish.livejournal.com]

It's a good idea, and I wished at the time that it was possible. (Though I also would have needed tools to remove the broken derailleur bit.)