cd365
Guru
- Location
- Coventry, uk
I personally do not see the problem of phoning the wife, child or a mate if I needed picking up. Have done on weekend rides and will do again if need be. On my commute I fix and carry on.
It's okay, I've 'phoned the wife.
- Thread starter simongt
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No. But I have straightened someone else's bent axle by twatting it with a pickaxe handle that happened to by laying around.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
"....and that's how my fingerprints came to be present on exhibit A, m'lud."
Joking aside, roadside debris can be surprisingly useful. I use a metal rod I found on one commute to bodge my chain back on - much better than getting my fingers dirty, or relying on finding a suitably sturdy stick.
A few years ago I met some teenagers, one of which had a derailleur that had been chewed by the spokes
They had 10 mile trip home, and parents couldn't help
Quick fettle, remove remains of derailleur, shorten chain and make it into a single speed to get them home... Spare parts in a crisp bag to take home, then used my phone to inform parents what we had done
Next thing was a call demanding I paid for the repairs as I had vandalised the bike
Luckily LBS doing the repairs explained that it was an appropriate roadside repair, and that nothing I had done had had any effect on the cost for repairing the original damage
Annoying though
They had 10 mile trip home, and parents couldn't help
Quick fettle, remove remains of derailleur, shorten chain and make it into a single speed to get them home... Spare parts in a crisp bag to take home, then used my phone to inform parents what we had done
Next thing was a call demanding I paid for the repairs as I had vandalised the bike
Luckily LBS doing the repairs explained that it was an appropriate roadside repair, and that nothing I had done had had any effect on the cost for repairing the original damage
Annoying though
Phil Fouracre
Veteran
Bit of innovation a couple of days ago! Never had it happen before, but, seat post snapped!! Had to use the flattest stone in the wall I could find to grind down the edge of the remaining post so that it would fit. Like riding a bloody Noddy bike on the way home :-)
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
FFS - what is up with some people!
I was out on the local hills with my friend Carrie once when we encountered a stranded boy. His chain had come off on the inside of the cassette and jammed against the spokes. Carrie let him use her phone to call his parents and tell them what was going on. Meanwhile, I had managed to free the chain. I adjusted the derailleur endstop to stop it happening again. I told the boy to be careful on the way home in case his chain or spokes snapped. He said that he would get his dad to check everything properly when he got back. He was grateful, and his parents were very grateful. I'd have been livid if they had got funny about me helping their son!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Oh, and as for helping children and 'What is up with some people?' ...
I encountered another boy out 'on the tops' once. One of the jockey wheels on his rear derailleur had just fallen out. I stopped and helped him find the bits. Unfortunately, I had forgotten to take my multi-tool out with me that day, and the boy didn't have any tools with him so we didn't have any way of putting the thing back together.
All was not lost - I spotted a group of 3 or 4 adult mountain bikers riding towards us. My attempts to ask them for help were completely thwarted, however. They ignored me and swerved either side of me and the boy and just carried on with their ride - selfish b@st@rds!
I asked the boy where he was going. Fortunately, he was only about a mile or so from where his parents were parked, and it was at the end of the bridleway that we were on so he couldn't get lost. I asked if he was ok pushing his bike back to the car park and he said that he was.
I encountered another boy out 'on the tops' once. One of the jockey wheels on his rear derailleur had just fallen out. I stopped and helped him find the bits. Unfortunately, I had forgotten to take my multi-tool out with me that day, and the boy didn't have any tools with him so we didn't have any way of putting the thing back together.
All was not lost - I spotted a group of 3 or 4 adult mountain bikers riding towards us. My attempts to ask them for help were completely thwarted, however. They ignored me and swerved either side of me and the boy and just carried on with their ride - selfish b@st@rds!
I asked the boy where he was going. Fortunately, he was only about a mile or so from where his parents were parked, and it was at the end of the bridleway that we were on so he couldn't get lost. I asked if he was ok pushing his bike back to the car park and he said that he was.
