A mechanical failure
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:39 pm
Had a great trip to the Isle of Purbeck over the weekend, some gorgeous landscapes . We found a lovely bivvy spot nestled amongst some gorse bushes, fell asleep under the stars and woken by the sounds of gulls.
Before we got to the bivvy spot we had a few beers at the Star and Compass, on the way to our home for the night my mates crank fell off, not a problem, soon fixed. Five minutes later it happened again. He fixed it again only to realise he'd made a critical error when he tried to start pedalling. Evidently the beer and cider was stronger than expected! Or it could have been the frequent stops and sips from the hip flask.
Twas lots of fun and was pleasantly surprised that my Vagabond was able to handle everything, although my front deraileur wasn't shifting properly so my chain sounded like an angry purring cat. I'm keen to get wider flared drop bars, some of the downhill descents were a bit nerve wracking.
Learnt a lot, laughed a lot and pushed a bit. Can't wait to get out again, it's great this bikepacking lark.
Before we got to the bivvy spot we had a few beers at the Star and Compass, on the way to our home for the night my mates crank fell off, not a problem, soon fixed. Five minutes later it happened again. He fixed it again only to realise he'd made a critical error when he tried to start pedalling. Evidently the beer and cider was stronger than expected! Or it could have been the frequent stops and sips from the hip flask.
Twas lots of fun and was pleasantly surprised that my Vagabond was able to handle everything, although my front deraileur wasn't shifting properly so my chain sounded like an angry purring cat. I'm keen to get wider flared drop bars, some of the downhill descents were a bit nerve wracking.
Learnt a lot, laughed a lot and pushed a bit. Can't wait to get out again, it's great this bikepacking lark.
