breakin' the law
I broke my fourth chain today. Not bad for 23 years. Second one this year, second one on my cruiser. I was about 10km from home, so I scooted / skated. Just silly.
I dreaded fixing the chain. But it was so easy. I pulled out another chain that was slightly used, and it fit perfectly. No chain-breaker tool or anything. Awesome.
I guess it's good that I didn't get hurt. The other two chain breaks were ugly. The first was on the last power-crank before hitting a box jump. I went over the bars and straight to face into the transition. Luckily, it was the era of the full-face helmet.
The second was April 20, 1999. Three days after my mother died. I went riding with the boys at Ten Pack to ease the pain / avoid the grief. I jumped the six foot 90 degree hip, came up short, full to sprocket. Broke chain, folded sprocket, and herniated two discs in my spine. Thought I was paralysed. I wouldn't let anybody touch me for five minutes, and then I let Osato pick me up off the ground under my arms. Damn he's strong: I weighed about 185 then. I straightened my legs, and I could walk. I got lucky.
Now, six years later, my back hurts everday. But that wasn't the chain's fault.
I dreaded fixing the chain. But it was so easy. I pulled out another chain that was slightly used, and it fit perfectly. No chain-breaker tool or anything. Awesome.
I guess it's good that I didn't get hurt. The other two chain breaks were ugly. The first was on the last power-crank before hitting a box jump. I went over the bars and straight to face into the transition. Luckily, it was the era of the full-face helmet.
The second was April 20, 1999. Three days after my mother died. I went riding with the boys at Ten Pack to ease the pain / avoid the grief. I jumped the six foot 90 degree hip, came up short, full to sprocket. Broke chain, folded sprocket, and herniated two discs in my spine. Thought I was paralysed. I wouldn't let anybody touch me for five minutes, and then I let Osato pick me up off the ground under my arms. Damn he's strong: I weighed about 185 then. I straightened my legs, and I could walk. I got lucky.
Now, six years later, my back hurts everday. But that wasn't the chain's fault.
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