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2005-09-16 7:33 AM

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Ok, this is a random stupid story, just sharing my life with you guys-as always.

Tried to ride my trainer 2 nights ago. My chain was off, spent about 15 minutes trying to get it back on. Felt like a complete dumbass, not suprising, and was covered in grease within minutes. I've put my chain back on before and was really frustrated I couldn't get it back on. It was twisted, and stuck in the front deraileur. (spelling?) Temp rising, I make a call. I don't know why this would help since he's far away, but I called Welshy...with a high pitched whiney voice: "I can't fix my bike!! I'm such a bad owner! I don't deserve to own a bike if I can't put my chain back on!! I've done it before, whats wrong with me?!" He laughed...Now, I had to wash my hands before I called, like I said I was covered in grease. I put him on speaker phone, he tries to walk me through it. I take off my rear wheel, he says it will make the chain easier to deal with......20 minutes later....still fighting with it....FUMING MAD now, mostly at myself, thinking I am incompetent.....we get off the phone, I decide this will probably be funny when its fixed and I'll laugh at myself for being my usual dumbass self.....about 20 more minutes go by, I straighten out the chain, get it straight.....call Rocket Man (brett) thinking he would get a kick out of this and he always calms me down, maybe he would offer to fix it?! (I wasn't going to ask, but he didn't, he was busy) Tell me that he believes I can change my tire and its probably not me, its probably the bike. I scoff at him, right, its usually me. Blow that off as him just trying to make me feel better.

So I attempt to put the tire back on...Call Welshy back..."I can't get it back on and this spring and bolt popped off. Thats not supposed to happen is it?!!!" He laughs..."its just like changing your tire, you know how to do that. This is going to be so funny on BT that you can't change your tire!!! I'm going to make so fun of you. And what did you think I could do since I live far away? (more laughter)" It has been over an hour since I attempted to set up my bike for the trainer, and I give up, extremely pissed off I go for a run.

So, yesterday I take the bike to my LBS tire in one hand, bike in the other. They leave me a message today, "we have your bike, your front derailuer was really bent and your rear was a little out of alignment"  IT WASN'T ME!!!!! I feel so much better...sigh....picture below...





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2005-09-16 7:58 AM
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You are so funny girl I will forward your story to Annette she would really get a kick out of this.
Thanks
2005-09-16 8:05 AM
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Thank you, thank you. I'll be here until Tuesday...don't forget to tip your waiter.

I'm glad people get a kick out of my life. I do, its important to not take yourself seriously.



Edited by TriComet 2005-09-16 8:06 AM
2005-09-16 8:17 AM
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TriComet - 2005-09-16 9:05 AM

I do, its important to not take yourself seriously.


I never take my self too seriously, I think that is what keeps me sane.

Well the only thing I can Tip the waiter with is this http://www.mydreamapartments.comsite is not finished, if you need some time off from that busy busy life you lead you can always drop in.
2005-09-16 8:35 AM
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TriComet - 2005-09-16 8:33 AM

not suprising, and was covered in grease within minutes.

like I said I was covered in grease.

Blow that off

its just like changing your tire, you know how to do that.......

your rear was a little out of alignment


These are all so easy, I won't even go there.
2005-09-16 9:03 AM
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Subject: RE: Fight (or so I thought) with my bike
It really would be like taking candy from a baby to rise to some of the lines in that post.

Comet, if you can't laugh at yourself once a in a while (or every day, even) what's the point?


2005-09-16 9:23 AM
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Welshy was very happy to hear his services were needed to help you change said tire.... Ok, get a firm grip and keep it steady. You can move it, but make sure you're supporting the framework as you pull and release the lever. Hold the seat and firmly pull the tire until it's ready to release... Don't mind the grease, it's an occupational hazard....

2005-09-16 9:46 AM
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Ok- I have a story similiar to Tricomet's, except there was no excuse for my fight.  There was NOTHING wrong with my bike- it was all me   The grease stuck under my fingernails for days, grease fingerprints on my soap pump , and grease on my thermostat (I had to bump the air down becuase I started sweatting becase I was so frustrated and fighting so hard) were all remenants of my dedication and determination  to gain independecnce in changing my own flat.  Which by the way, It took me 45 mins. to change my flat (I can deduct a few minutes because I had to wash my hands a few times becuase the grease was so thick, and a friend stopped by so I had to chat real quick).  I couldn't get the back tire back on, and was convinced something was bent. I brought my bike to the shop the enst day, bike in one hand, rear tire in the other, and handed it over to the professionls.  They checked out it, put the tire back on, and all I could due was laugh at my lack of expertise.  So congrats TriComet- who really had a problem with her bike.  I on the other hand, no had excuse.
2005-09-16 9:53 AM
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I think most of the funny part of the story lies in my hissy fit I threw on the phone and Welshy making fun of it.
2005-09-16 10:08 AM
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TriComet - 2005-09-16 8:33 AM

They leave me a message today, "we have your bike, your front derailuer was really bent and your rear was a little out of alignment"  IT WASN'T ME!!!!!

If it wasn't you, then who bent the deraillure

2005-09-16 10:13 AM
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I'm thinking some of you folks may want to consider cleaning your chain a little more frequently.


2005-09-16 10:23 AM
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Oh my..... Nice one Stake...
2005-09-16 10:29 AM
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tmwelshy - 2005-09-16 11:23 AM

Oh my..... Nice one Stake...

Thank you.  It's what I do...

2005-09-16 5:07 PM
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Something strange like that happened to me in the early summer.  I use to throw  put my bike in the back of the pickup.  When I went to ride it, powering up the first little steep street.  Something popped and grindy sounds.  Look back and derailluer is in weird position attached to my spokes.  Try to work it out..no luck, hands greasy and black....Carried it back a half mile to home....

Take it to LBS and they look at it and show me that he rear deraillur hanger is bent...Ask me if I put my bike down/lay it down on the right side?  Yes I guess so.. Floppying it down that hard might have bent the RD hanger.  

Lesson learned. always lay it down on left side.

2005-09-19 12:33 PM
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 An example of "karma" or "no good deed goes unpunished"....after making serious fun of Comet and her bike problems I had to take the Rocket Ship (my tri bike) in for a few upgrades before next months Great Floridian Race, so I dropped it off at the LBS to have my new S-aero bars and Compact Crank put on by trained professionals.  I also had my road bike with me as I was headed off for a few hours to ride before work. Since I was at the LBS and noticed that my rear deraillieur was slipping I asked the "bike shop guy" to adjust it for me while I was there, which he did and off I went. About a mile into my ride I was headed up a semi steep hill and popped down into my small ring...then all hell breaks loose as my rear deraillieur is thrown into my rear spokes (see some similarities??) and my chain is stuck between my large and small ring on the front. After successfully getting off the road without being run over or falling from lack of forward motion, I had to take the entire rear assembly apart on the side of the road with a multi tool and dislodge my chain and put it all back together again. Needless to say I was COVERED in grease and all I had to wipe/wash off with was Amino Vital (sticky and greasy).

I HAVE to find where Comet has that voodoo doll of me.....Welshy anything bad happen to you???

2005-09-19 12:39 PM
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Rocket Man - 2005-09-19 1:33 PM

 An example of "karma" or "no good deed goes unpunished"....after making serious fun of Comet and her bike problems .....

I HAVE to find where Comet has that voodoo doll of me.....Welshy anything bad happen to you???

As a matter of fact....I've been playing with my Welshy voodoo doll too...



2005-09-19 12:48 PM
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I don't think I got that much grease on me when I rebuilt the engine in my 1972 Chevelle. All I can say is I'm glad you got Welshy's phone number and not mine...I would have been rolling on the floor in fits of laughter and nearly incontinent.

2005-09-19 12:54 PM
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For those of you who just "throw" your bike in the back of a SUV (just like me) I just found out about a little trick to stand it up.  Actually, the guy at the bike shop did it today when he put my bike in the back of my CRV.  I don't know why I didn't think of that myself.  Anyways, if your back seat folds down in two, then it'll work.  You can put your bike tire in the space between the 2 folded seats and presto- your bike stand up, and is held securely!  Then you don't even have to worry about your derailer!  I love it!
2005-09-19 12:59 PM
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max - 2005-09-19 1:48 PM I don't think I got that much grease on me when I rebuilt the engine in my 1972 Chevelle. All I can say is I'm glad you got Welshy's phone number and not mine...I would have been rolling on the floor in fits of laughter and nearly incontinent.

He was. So was Rocket Man. They both laughed...thats why they are both having bad luck--I do have voodoo dolls.

2005-09-19 1:04 PM
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TriComet - 2005-09-19 1:59 PM

max - 2005-09-19 1:48 PM I don't think I got that much grease on me when I rebuilt the engine in my 1972 Chevelle. All I can say is I'm glad you got Welshy's phone number and not mine...I would have been rolling on the floor in fits of laughter and nearly incontinent.

He was. So was Rocket Man. They both laughed...thats why they are both having bad luck--I do have voodoo dolls.

Glad you didn't call me- although I wouldn't have made fun of you since I had a similiar problem.  I probably would have been like a counselor to you on the phone, telling you to calm down, etc just like a 911 operator!  lol

2005-09-19 1:05 PM
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runnergirl28 - 2005-09-19 2:04 PM
TriComet - 2005-09-19 1:59 PM

Glad you didn't call me- although I wouldn't have made fun of you since I had a similiar problem.  I probably would have been like a counselor to you on the phone, telling you to calm down, etc just like a 911 operator!  lol

Well, you did make fun of me, laugh, point, and make me take pictures of my car on side of the road on Saturday...so I seem to make friends that like to do this...



2005-09-19 1:05 PM
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I come back after multiple hurricane evacuations and weeks away from the wonderful world of BT and the first I read is of Haley's inability to "change her tire".......damn have I missed this place!  It is always good to come home. 
2005-09-19 1:07 PM
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Well, I do have squirrels chewing through the piping in my attic, causing a horrendous leak that I Just discovered last night after a really painful run, so there may indeed be some voodoo thing going on here (Does she have little voodoo squirrels too? Not sure how that would work...). Is she paying me back for telling all the world that she does not know how to change a tire? Not Nice, Haley. Besides, I didn't tell anyone you didn't know what a front fork was... 

On the other hand, I have been experiencing sudden, unexpected arrousal, and this whole voodoo doll thing explains a lot. Haley, back away from the doll... I do not want to be doing the bench press and have to explain a tent in my pants to my spotter again...

2005-09-19 1:07 PM
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Cavu9 - 2005-09-19 2:05 PM I come back after multiple hurricane evacuations and weeks away from the wonderful world of BT and the first I read is of Haley's inability to "change her tire".......damn have I missed this place!  It is always good to come home. 

Glad you're back Lane. Once I get my head on straight this week, I'll have a post about my adventures for the past 2 weeks (broken bike, crappy race wearing pink-ugh, the death of my Explorer, fun of renting a car, fear of losing my job) so everyone can have a chuckle.

Yes, my voodoo works on your house too. Sorry about the squirrels.

Welshy, the tent in your pants sounds like a personal problem. There is no voodoo there, just my striking good looks...



Edited by TriComet 2005-09-19 1:10 PM
2005-09-19 1:22 PM
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tmwelshy - 2005-09-19 2:07 PM

Well, I do have squirrels chewing through the piping in my attic, causing a horrendous leak that I Just discovered last night after a really painful run, so there may indeed be some voodoo thing going on here (Does she have little voodoo squirrels too? Not sure how that would work...). Is she paying me back for telling all the world that she does not know how to change a tire? Not Nice, Haley. Besides, I didn't tell anyone you didn't know what a front fork was... 

On the other hand, I have been experiencing sudden, unexpected arrousal, and this whole voodoo doll thing explains a lot. Haley, back away from the doll... I do not want to be doing the bench press and have to explain a tent in my pants to my spotter again...

You know Welshy- voddo shops were a dime in a dozen in New Orleans, and she is part cajun so you need to watch out!  I am a little disapointed that she didn't know what a front fork was.  It even looks like a fork!  Sorry- Haley- I just would have thought you knew that!  And by the way, I don't know if Welshy told you that bikes have 2 forks- a salad fork and a dinner fork- lol!

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