Shit happens.

It is well known that riding my mountain bike is one of my favorite pastimes. I’ve been riding more in the past few months then ever, mostly as a stress reliever, but taking off a few more pounds doesn’t hurt any either. I almost exclusively ride alone, but I do ride in the evening with the kids on shorter excursions.

My son and I went on a ride this evening, after which, he wanted to practice his ‘tricks’. An 8-year old has limited ‘tricks’, as you can imagine, but his wheelies are getting better. I have told my son about my BMX days as a child, and to be honest, I was damn good. This is why he’s always asking me to show him some tricks of my own. Against my better judgment, I attempted to impress myself by pulling off a ‘round-house’ (full 360 degree turnaround while keeping the momentum going forward). Although I was well versed in this move over 20 years ago, I knew better then to attempt a BMX freestyle trick on a mountain bike. The trick bent the shit out of the rear rim, deflecting it at lest 3 to 4 inches.


Looks like I’ll be taking the bike out of commission for some maintenance.