Subject: Joined the Other Club I've heard a lot of ugly roof rack stories. Always touched wood at the mention of these incidents. My juju wasn't sufficient, I guess.
After working out with my tri club tonight, I decided to treat myself to a little junk food. Not thinking about my bike up on the roof, I placed my order at the drive-thru, then pulled ahead for pick-up.
Hard to do full justice to the sound it made. Like fingernails dragged slowly across a chalkboard, except the chalkboard was my brain.
Besides the humiliation factor, the damage toll goes thusly:
Roof rack snapped.
Roof dented.
Bike carrier mangled.
Back wheel mangled.
Frame (?!? )
Doing the math in my head is making me nauseous. A careless moment, which I hope others can learn from.
Fast food is the devil, I say! Edited by Xan 2008-08-20 8:32 PM
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