So there I was, racking up the kms on my bike when all of a sudden my rear axle snapped. To clarify, it was a bicycle, not motorbike. My rear wheel tilted to one side and the tire was rubbing on the frame. Not wanting to be cheated out of my workout, I did my best to force it up the steep hill towards the nearest LRT station. My good friend Vahn rode slowly behind me and laughed as my pedals were grinding, everything at the wrong angle. The bearings started to fall out as I reached the halfway point and he laughed harder. Stubbornly, I pushed on. I ran my bike up the final quarter as it was too steep ride my broken bike. I laid the bike down near a dumpster, salvaged my trip-meter, bell, lock and seat and tossed the rest in the trash. I guess I need to fork over some more money to get a new bike.
On the plus side, I have a macbook, 32g ipod touch and printer in the mail and should be receiving them tomorrow! The ipod and printer were a steal of a deal with the education discount. Excited!
Jonathan Robinson
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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