The good news is, I received shipment of some nice
Panaracer Paselas for the Cross Check yesterday. This is the first time in a long time that I've bought something for a bike that it didn't really need at all. I had a great set of tires on it. But I've been wanting some tan walls for the Cross Check for a while and I found these for $16 each with free shipping. What?! I know. I couldn't believe it either. I went back to the online shop that I bought them from and they're already $32 each again. I somehow bought them at the perfect time.
Now the bad news...
I did a 32 mile ride today and started hearing a pinging sound about 12 miles from home. I didn't want to look. When I got home I saw this. Boo. So I'll be heading to the shop for a little spoke love tomorrow. Bad luck to get some sweet new tires on the very same day I break a spoke! That's the bad juju I get for buying something I don't need... as soon as I do something I
do need breaks on that very bike.
I don't think I torqued the wheel by riding it all the way home. I assumed it was a spoke but I was 20 miles into a ride with a heat index of 90 degrees. So I just wanted to be home. I didn't want to sit on the side of the road and fiddle around with a mechanical.
Get out there.
take up thy cross check daily
ReplyDeleteAmen, Gino. Amen.
DeleteRiding with one broken spoke is usually fine unless it's rubbing the brakes badly - or if the wheels are low-spoke-count race wheels.
ReplyDeleteI rode the tandem with two broken spokes on the rear wheel. I didn't even notice. Then again, it has 40 spokes.
Yeah, I think it was totally harmless. I didn't see anything out of whack at all. And I'm thinking I'll stop by the shop today and throw a fresh spoke on there tonight. It'll be back up and running for tomorrow's commute!
DeleteThose Paselas look great on your bike. I've also discovered the same tires; they grace my dark blue Peugeot.
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