WE ALMOST HAD A TRAGEDY
A GOOD GRAVEL RIDE AROUND HERE is going to include some road, some dirt road, some doubletrack...
... and a tiny bit of treachery.
Kevin came close to a major mishap.
It was my fault.
Not guiding us down the narrow
singletrack on side of a small cliff,
or the sharp rocks at the bottom...
... that's normal.
I should have told the guys to give me some space.
Instead, I slammed on the brakes to walk over the unridable.
Charlie slammed harder.
Kevin rolled off the side...
... it could have been so much worse.
Luckily, he landed on the thick green bushes,
not on the backbreaking,
helmet shattering,
rocks.
But, there's a second lesson...
... one you need to know about.
He told us he'd purchased some Shimano "compatible" cleats, and turns out...
... they are compatible,
not identical.
Meaning, they don't release anywhere near as well as the o.e.m. cleats.
A lot of us buy from companies promising...
- compatible
- just like
- just as good
- we make the big brands products, too
... it usually works out okay.
Personally, I'll pay a few extra bucks to
... save the emotional energy of wondering if my gear will deliver,
when the stakes are high.
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push ups pull ups
10 minutes recovery
60 minutes reading + Journaling