On Feb 2, 6:07*am, Geoff Lock glock@home wrote:
Yes, I am pretty sure why some ppl are wondering why a 12km walk is of
any significance in a newsgroup like aus.bicycle

OK, a bit of background.

Mate of mine, Raj is headed off to India for nine weeks this weekend.

Raj became an Australian citizen about 2 weeks ago and this is his first
ever trip as an Aussie

Me mate, Benny, and me decided we would have a beer or seven with Raj to
send him off - as neither of us could see him off on the weekend

As I was not falling all over the place and spilling my beers
(sacrilegious) , I decided I was NOT OK to ride home (guess how I came
to that decision?) BUT I was OK to walk home.

It is just so nice to be able to walk me and my bike home - not too many
road vehicles you can do that with Chalk up another one for bicycles

Normally, 12kms would take me about 40mins of riding but I am happy with
the 90min walk. I am home safe and I didn't have to rely on nobody to
get me home safely


In another day and age, I rode on some pretty lonely roads and always
carried a pair of walking boots, just in case. Eventually decided it
wasn't worth the trouble, and found I could walk a fair way in my
thongs.

The only unrepairable event was a cluster that went belly up and I had
to do about 40 Km in low gear. That was a pain. Broken axles seem to
hold together and chains are fixable if you have a chain tool.

I hope broken axles and clusters are a thing of the past as I now have
cassette wheels with sealed bearings, what a god send.


Owen