SOME RIDES ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN OTHERS

I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN IT AS A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME.  I’d just crushed my phone in the van’s door jamb.  Ouch.  But, not as big as the ouch that precedes…

… Is my bike okay?

 And, too think, I was really enjoying a playful moment on challenging single track in Southern Utah.

Feeling good,
confident,
and fast.

Shoulda stayed humble,
cautious,
aware. 

Going down a rocky ledge, my front wheel caught in a hole.

The bike stopped.

I arced high through the air. 

We both landed among the jagged boulders.

Nothing on me was broken.

A few tears in my fuselage.

In flight, I’d been hyper aware of my recovering cranium.

Surfergirl got to see it all.

We laughed…

… It’s only a flesh wound!

Back at the trailhead, loading my bike into the van, I noticed the cracked seat stay.

It had taken a direct hit.

Cracked halfway through.

First day of our trip.

Ugh.

Drove straight to O’Reilly Autoparts.

This is gonna sound stupid, but ya got anything to repair carbon?

Like carbon fiber?

Just like that.

We’ll let’s see what JB Weld has.

Music to my ears.

I know JB Weld can fix a cracked radiator.

Tomorrow, I’ll see how their carbon repair formula holds up.

Wish us luck.

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