Notice anything missing from the bike in this picture?Went out strong on some single track with Jeff H. weaving along the fringe of meadows and up through the tight-knit Black Forest trees. Feeling alright yeah! I stomped on the pedals to attack a short steep pitch when suddenly a loud "SNAP" resonated and the bike quickly started to drift backwards. Yep, the chain broke. No problem because I've got a chain tool. Oops, it busts trying to re-link the chain. No problem because Jeff H. has a chain tool! "Oh-oh guess what" . . . Jeff's tool was broken too. (It broke on him over a year ago and he forgot to replace it.)
Jeff decides he'll ride back the 6-7 miles to get the vehicle. Before leaving he states that I'd at least get to ride the down hill sections. Only problem is that we've dropped about 600 feet so it's uphill going back. I ran back to an agreed upon bailout route that was about 4 ½ miles. Running in bike shoes is an oxymoron.
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