A bad week

il_principe
il_principe Posts: 9,155
edited January 2011 in Commuting chat
This week's litany of cycling pain:

Monday: 1 buggered headset (Focus)
Tuesday: Sold wrong size track nuts.
Wednesday: 2 punctures on one commute (Pinarello)
Thursday: 2 near death experiences with one 'Greyhound Coach.' Terrifying.
Friday: 1 buggered Bottom bracket (Kinesis)

Not amused.

Comments

  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    That's one bad run.

    Roll on the weekend, eh?
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
    Rides
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    JonGinge wrote:
    That's one bad run.

    Roll on the weekend, eh?

    Yeah, reckon my Turbo will break.
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Il Principe wrote:
    JonGinge wrote:
    That's one bad run.

    Roll on the weekend, eh?

    Yeah, reckon my Turbo will break.
    Make sure that ipad mount is very secure... :shock:
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
    Rides
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Death in the family :(
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    itboffin wrote:
    Death in the family :(
    :(
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
    Rides
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Erk, ok, that makes for a far worse week.

    Condolences.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,740
    Very sorry to hear that ITB.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    Sorry about that dude.

    As for me, hit by car on tuesday, bent front rim, will need to be replaced, luckily no other damage/injury
    As yet unnamed (Dolan Seta)
    Joelle (Focus Expert SRAM)
  • gbsahne001
    gbsahne001 Posts: 1,974
    ....friend apparently committed suicide early in the week :( , only found out today
    Winter Hack
    Everyday Commuter
  • essex-commuter
    essex-commuter Posts: 2,188
    Attended a funeral on Wednesday of a 24 year old friend who finally lost her 5 year battle with cancer. She only got married last August.

    We 'celebrated' her life how she wanted to, she made most of the funeral arrangements and we all wore a pink piece of clothing.
  • NGale
    NGale Posts: 1,866
    knocked off my bike today by another cyclist!
    Uncle terminally ill
    Friend seriously injured in Afghanistan
    Jake getting ready to go to Afghanistan next week

    Not a good week :(
    Officers don't run, it's undignified and panics the men
  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    Not a good week for many. :(

    Sorry to hear that ITB, gbsahne, essex-commuter and NGale.

    And enough accidents too.
    http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=6404
  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    no personal sadness for myself. just cycling woes for my wife's bike.

    needed new wheel, plus had a slow puncture every day with out fail which ment I had to pick her and her bike up from her work.

    finally gave up, when i was almost out of inner tubes and well out of patience. took it to the bike shop who picked more glass out of the tyre but after a fair while found tiny bit that the wire was just showing so a new tyre...
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Think your right, shite week all round by the sounds of it, roll on next week.

    Thx
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    I'm just glad I had specified my bike on the household insurance, which includes accidental damage.
    http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=6404
  • cyberknight
    cyberknight Posts: 1,238
    MTFU at least your not dead ..., sorry to Essex cancer suck s i lost both my parents to it .

    http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Cyclis ... on-A38.htm
    FCN 3/5/9
  • hambones
    hambones Posts: 407
    gbsahne wrote:
    ....friend apparently committed suicide early in the week :( , only found out today

    +1 unfortunately. Found out on Tuesday he'd hanged himself the week before. Actually I only got to know him from my years of doing the school run. His eldest (10) is in my boy's class. He also has a 5 year old daughter. Angry doesn't even come close....
    Still breathing.....
  • NGale
    NGale Posts: 1,866
    jimmypippa wrote:
    Not a good week for many. :(

    Sorry to hear that ITB, gbsahne, essex-commuter and NGale.

    And enough accidents too.

    Not as bad a week as some but still not the best for me. Today has made up for some of it, spent some time doing some boat maintence with Jake which is always fun, even if it's just me laughing at him totally taking over. Puts a smile on my face
    Officers don't run, it's undignified and panics the men

Categories