The Fat Guy In The Back
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Posts: 2,532
Bikes: '81 Panasonic Sport, '02 Giant Boulder SE, '08 Felt S32, '10 Diamondback Insight RS, '10 Windsor Clockwork, '15 Kestrel Evoke 3.0, '19 Salsa Mukluk
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Consecutive bicycle work commute number 1424:
Wheeled my bike out of the garage, hopped on and SNAP! My chain broke. Glad it happened in the driveway and not halfway to work. Turns out my missing link gave up the ghost. I know KMC lists these things as "one time use only" but I'm too cheap to spend $10 for a new one every time I take my chain off to re-wax it. I find they last about 10-15 disconnects before they break.
Rolled the bike back into the garage and threw it on the repair stand. Thankfully I keep a couple spare missing links in my parts cabinet for precisely this reason. Grabbed one and in about 5 minutes had the bike ready to ride.
The temp this morning was a chilly 43°F. I wore shorts out of principle. It's late May and I refuse to wear winter pants. Actually the temp wasn't too bad as I had a 15 mph tailwind.