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31 Dec 2009
NEWSFLASH! Chainrings are sharp!
Okay, as a testament to the kind of ‘end of year’ time I’m having, I wrote a post about my recent stack, only to have it not save. So lucky you, you get a paraphrased version -
- Building too many frames/bikes in too short a timeframe with too many distractions
- Warwick does not notice pedal has somehow worked itself loose on customers bike
- Warwick takes test ride on said bike, has altercation with chainring [see picture]
- Spends FOUR HOURS bleeding in the waiting room of the Royal Melbourne
- Customer’s bike somehow gets away unscathed, probably due to me taking time out between noticing something is going wrong, saying ‘wtf’ in slow mo, before hitting the ground and doing a very tricky ‘keep bike off ground at all costs’ tuck-and-roll.
Only a true professional can be that smart and that stupid all at the same time.
Happy New Year!
Posted by warwick @ 3:46 am
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January 2nd, 2010 at 7:37 am
That’s a real “happy new year” from the bike gods to you. Heal up fast.
January 5th, 2010 at 1:50 am
Nasty!
Hopefully that wasn’t a white carpet before
Congrats on saving the customer’s bike and I hope this year has started off better than the last one ended!
January 8th, 2010 at 7:45 am
lol@red carpet.
Yeah, I hope the start of the year is better than the end. I can finally bend my leg 90% of what I could before, and I’ve had STACKS of fun picking the big scab on my shoulder, so it’s not all bad.