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anthonyj
@jono84
Picked up a ratty CAAD frame a while back and threw a load of old spare parts on it for a winter hack and its been pretty darn flawless...
So yesterday i thought i'd give it a clean and service and i never really spent any time dialling it in, cue this morning the bike feels completely fucked and then bang, chain snapping and me slamming the deck. Awkward train ride in lycra with bike, 25 minute walk in cleats, me cleaning cuts and scrapes with a dish cloth. Grab shiny fixie which i haven't ridden in a couple months and off course the things rides absolutely beautifully and i spend my ride in wandering with the additional cost/hassle/space premium why am i bothering with a winter hack and not just looking after one bike. I suppose you could argue that if i did't have 2 bikes i'd be sitting on a train right now. Shout out to the lovely guy on an MTB who stopped to see i was ok and if he could help at all