A short ride, as my back breaks go kaput.
I started on a chill ride today after a long one yesterday, and I realized in the first 5km that my back wheel didn’t sound right. I kept spinning it to figure out what was going on, and I finally realized the screw or screw-like thing that literally holds my rear break together was missing. Moments later, the entire brake part popped out and I had NO brake on my rear wheel…
I don’t know where the screw part is, I didn’t hear it pop out and land on the asphalt this morning. I searched on my way back but didn’t find it.
Does this mean it came out yesterday, and I made it home with this rear brake 1 second away from popping out? And somehow it only popped out on smooth asphalt this morning? I don’t know…
I must have a guardian angel watching out for me, as I was doing 40km to 55km down incredibly steep gravel tracks yesterday. If it had popped out on one of those, I would have had a split second to front brake and jump/roll my bike so I didn’t slam into a tree or off a cliff. Wild.
Props to whatever bike God is watching out for me.
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