delb0y
Legendary Member
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos
First post here, so hello!
Been trying to get a few (a very few) miles into the legs this month in order that by the summer I'll be able to manage a few decent rides. So there I was this morning riding along into a ferocious wind with flurries of snow hitting my face when I noticed a plastic supermarket carrier bag blowing along the road towards me.
I paid the bag no heed.
Alas, the wind blew the bag into my rear derailleur. Next thing I know the rear wheel's locking up, there are bits of exploded jockey wheel filling the air, a horrible grinding sound, and a rapid de-acceleration. Turns out the derailleur is bent, one jockey wheel's disintegrated, the others almost split in two, a couple of spokes are loose, the gear-hanger is bent...
Bang goes my mileage for a week or two.
I think the government ought to ban plastic bags!
Cheers,
Del
Been trying to get a few (a very few) miles into the legs this month in order that by the summer I'll be able to manage a few decent rides. So there I was this morning riding along into a ferocious wind with flurries of snow hitting my face when I noticed a plastic supermarket carrier bag blowing along the road towards me.
I paid the bag no heed.
Alas, the wind blew the bag into my rear derailleur. Next thing I know the rear wheel's locking up, there are bits of exploded jockey wheel filling the air, a horrible grinding sound, and a rapid de-acceleration. Turns out the derailleur is bent, one jockey wheel's disintegrated, the others almost split in two, a couple of spokes are loose, the gear-hanger is bent...
Bang goes my mileage for a week or two.
I think the government ought to ban plastic bags!
Cheers,
Del