Ben limped into Milford, UT the other afternoon with a broken pedal. Well, limped may be too strong of a word, but he did have reduced power since he could not clip into one of the pedals (which means he could only push on that side, not pull as well). Ed said, "Man! I worried about the wheels I built him, and his brakes, but never thought about the pedals. How long has he had those pedals, anyway?" I would say as long as he has had the bike, which dates back to his cyclo-cross days in high school.
He likes Crank Brothers pedals, and most bike stores only carry Shimano, but we happened to have an extra pair here, so we put them in the mail to Ben and sent them to Cedar City. Of course, this was on a Friday, which means he will have to stay in Cedar City until Monday. Mailing from one small town to another small town means there really is no overnight mail. He was pretty bummed about that, until this happened:
As he said, God made two good things: Tail winds and ice cream. So, it's all good.
We sent a pair of black Crank Brother Candies. Almost brand new. I had them on the twenty-niner for a while until I switched to the Crank Brother BMX pedals it now sports.
ReplyDeleteA rest wouldn't hurt him, would it? I have been looking at a Utah map and trying to figure out how he's going to cross the mountains. He'll end up in Monticello and then cross into Colorado at Dove Creek? If he does go to Monticello, tell him not to speed in or around town, because they have a speed trap. LOL
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