Note: This post was originally written for PhillyPedals.com and can be found here.
Hey Pedalers, Troy Mustache here. While riding up from the Royal Tavern to “Live Band Karaoke” at Fergie’s the other night, I had a near disaster. I’d just turned left onto Catherine St. when all of a sudden my right foot slammed into the ground, my butt hopped out of the saddle, and I lurched forward into my handlebars. As confused as I was about what had just happened, I had the wherewithal to grab onto my left brake lever and run my bike to a stop. Once I came to a stop, I looked down and saw this:
Whaaaat??? Holy moly! That was a new one for me. I have broken many parts on my bike, but I’d never ripped a crank arm in half before. I can only assume it was the fault of my piston-like thighs, and not the 10,000+ miles of abuse slowly wearing down a hollow crank arm.
Anyway, that crank got me thinking about all the different things I’ve broken on a bike over the years (chains, frames, rims, and more), and it made me curious about the stories you might have about your own bicycle breakdowns. Have you ever broken your bike in a way you didn’t think was possible? Ever have a near disaster where you were able to save yourself but not your bike? How about a break down in the middle of nowhere that resulted in you hitchhiking to a bike shop in the back of a chicken truck?
In any case, throw some comments down at the bottom if you have any stories about bonkers breakdowns. Go ahead and give 'em to me.
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