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General Discussion / Re: Tales of Calamity and Woe
« on: March 30, 2021, 09:46:31 am »
A broken rear wheel, and a week's ride to the nearest bike shop? Felt calamitous to me, but maybe that's just me.

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General Discussion / Re: Tales of Calamity and Woe
« on: March 12, 2021, 09:36:29 am »
I was on the Northern Tier, about 30 miles outside of dickinson, and I popped a spoke below the nipple. Had a replacement spoke but no spare nipple. Ziptied the broken spoke to another spoke and kept riding to my day's destination, Assumption Abby, a Benedictine abbey in Richardson. Father Odo greeted me and said he'd help me fix the issue. He happened to have spare bike parts--from 20 years back. We had a great conversation while we fixed the rim. Talked about the nature of prayer, etc. Thank goodness calamity happens, because it allows us to receive the generosity of others.

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