Most Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays you will find me at our local Running Room meeting my group for a training run. The store is less than two miles away, and yet I usually drive my car there for convenience. Shameful, I know. This season I made a pact to avoid driving to the store whenever possible. I will run or bike there as long as time permits.
Last night I hopped on my bike with my Nathan pack strapped on my back for water and other essentials and headed to the store for Run Club.
I literally got around the corner when I tried to shift gears and my chain came off. I pushed it home to grab a pair of gloves and try to put it back on, and something appeared to be very wrong. I may not know much about bikes, but this ain’t right!
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| How the heck did that happen?? |
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| At least I tried!! |
At least I ended up having a nice run with the group – nothing like drowning my sorrows in a good sweat-fest!
Hopefully I will be exploring on two wheels again soon…..
Mission to a(nother) Marathon 
I hate that I don't know enough about bikes to fix things that go wrong. I hope it is an easy fix!
What a great idea to bike to the running shop. Hate that happened but I am sure it will be an easy fix.
Aww well that stinks! Wish you could have rode your bike to run club! Hopefully you can get it fixed fast!
while i may be a mean self portrait taker on the bike…i know NOTHING about fixing them! hope it's all better soon so you're cruisin' around town! At least the effort was there! A+ for that!
I can't tell you how many times I've set out for a bike commute only to be waylaid by one thing or another. It's the thought that counts, right?
Oh no! A broken bike is no fun at all 😦 Glad you are enjoying your rides though!! I love biking to run errands in the summer.
It's ok–you had the best of intentions!That shouldn't be a big one to fix. In fact, next time you drop a chain, try to just upshift to the big gear while still peddaling…9x out of 10, it will go right back on.
somebody loves biiiiiking….. 😛 🙂
Good intentions definitely count for something! That stinks about your bike though. I wonder what happened!
You win some, you lose some. The point is, you didn't let it deter you. BTW – biggest fear about biking: I'm gonna be 10 miles away from my car and my bike breaks.
So sorry!! Very sad, expecially when you're getting the hang of it!
That sucks!!! Hope your bike gets fixed ASAP!! You should give your bike a name!!
Aw bummer. Hope it gets fixed soon!
i'm just waitig for the day when i have a bike mishap. i'll have no clue what to do.
Stinkers…Our clinic is ~ 4km away…I am going to run there more…. 'cept I need a ride home as there is no way I am running home after our group runs. 🙂
Hopefully it's a quick and inexpensive fix! That's such a bummer!
Good intentions 🙂 Hope the bike heals soon!
Sorry to hear the bike commute didn't work out .. this time. Get 'er fixed up and you'll be 'on a roll' again. Oh, I'm just too funny today (heeheee).
Oh man, yeah bikes can throw you for some curve balls!! I can't really tell what was going on there but it didn't look normal!? I hope it gets fixed soon!!!
I wouldn't have a prayer if my chain came off…Good for you for at least trying to ride there!
GAH… bikes are so silly sometimes 🙂 hope its an easy fix!I REALLY need to get my bike out. Really.
At least you tried. My long Saturday run starts only 3k from my house but do I run there – unashamedly no. Cause I'm lazy 🙂
Sadness. I'm sure it is an easy fix for someone who knows bikes. Another reason I gave up the bike — mechanical issues!
Bummer about the bike. :o( Glad you got your run in at least.
I like the look with the helmet!!!Hope you get the bike repaired soon!
Too Bad! Hope the bike is up and pedaling soon.
Oh boo! Glad you had a good group run!
Oh I love Running Room run clubs! I just signed up for the marathon clinic and so far, so good. They will push me to a faster pace group yet!
I swearYouTakeTheBestSelf photosEver. Also doesn't hurt that you're beautiful. Get that bike fixed!!
oh no, that's never fun :(I remember one time I was on a long bike ride and the trailer fell off…yes, the one that was pulling my two year old(at the time) and I flipped out! Thankfully, a neighbor helped me attach it and I NEVER used that darn trailer again…we just sold it about a month ago!!! bummer. Hope your riding gets better soon!!!
oh, bummer, marlene!! Your two feet will never let you down! 🙂 hope that bike is well sooN!
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lol marlene 🙂 well i certainly understand where you are coming from. the fact that you run to WORK sometimes blows my mind. sometimes when we finish a run we just want that to be the clear finish, as opposed to having to gear up to get home. at least that is how i am. i live very close to work, but it is just enough of a too long a walk that i would constantly be rushing around, and i need my car to go from work- class- etc. i am not going to be a bike-commuter as the single time i tried it i got hit by a car, wahh. hehehe. i know i know, not likely, and i certainly feel guilty/ but justified for not getting to work in a more environmentally friendly way.
Ouch – sorry to hear 😦 It looks like the front derailleur wasn't tightened sufficiently, slid down and got hooked (and bent) by the chainrings. If it's a relatively new bike, play hardball with the shop as this is largely the fault of whoever assembled it.On the upside, without a workshop and some spare parts (the derailleur cage is likely going to have to be replaced) there is likely nothing anyone could have done to fix that so it's a pretty solid excuse! The dropped chain is easy to fix, but in this case that was just a symptom of the larger problem.
Yay for riding your bike. 😦 for it not working out as planned. I love your challenge though to run/ride to your group runs. I feel the same way about those funny short distances. I was inspired by you to ride my bike to work today. 🙂
this my friend is why i like running better than biking… you dont have to rely on anything but yourself! 🙂 happy friday!
I wouldn't be able to fix a thing if something went wrong with my bike. I hope you get yours fixed soon!