Climbing up to The AC using my front middle chain ring last night and not enjoying it too much . So I shift down to my small ring and my Chain comes right off . I jump off my bike and put it back on the middle ring and got started again. I shift back down again and Off Goes the chain again. So I thought I better take a closer look and I found I only had one screw holding my small chain ring on, two screws were missing and thank goodness one was hanging on by a thread.
Into my saddle bag I went and out comes the "not so handy park tool" I have had in my bag for years without a need to really utilize it until now. It must of took me 15 minutes to get that screw back in tight with that short tool . Quarter turn, take out the tool from the screw move the tool, quarter turn again and again until both screws were tight .
Needless to say I stayed in my middle ring for the rest of the ride.
I really can't complain about the time it took me to fix the problem out on the trail .
I guess I should be happy I had that "not so handy tool".
I guess the point of the story is don't leave home with out your gear, cuz when you least expect it something is going to happen out on the trail.
I carry a tube ,Tire pry tool, pump ,patch kit, large allen for my cranks, Park tool AKA "not so handy park tool" and a flat head screw driver all in my seat bag.
Oh Yeah a cell phone too, in case I need to be air lifted.
Lets hope that never happens
PEACE
Today I fixed the truck . Only had to remove the bed to get to the fuel filter . While I am doing that the kid had to get his stereo up and running, so all the door panels were off and new sound system was being installed while I was putting in the fuel pump . Oh yeah Did I mention the fuel pump is located in the gas tank . Thanks GMC !!!
Only $700.00 more dollars and a little more work and Lester will be able to hear my sons stereo from his house. Boom Boom Boom!!!!
Oh Yeah a cell phone too, in case I need to be air lifted.
I think this is the first week I haven't been on a ride up to The A. C. in a long time. I finally made it up there this morning. I took 7 steps up. And I only made it up 3 of the seven steps. I actually fell on the top of the armored turn. But that is nothing new, I am always falling on something. No damage to the body this time. I did scratch the stumpie tho.
On another note. I was thinking about all the pine seedling that were planted earlier this spring. I think only about 2% of them are still alive. That is just to bad. all that money and time spent planting those trees and no results. So I was thinking. I am going to see if we can put something together that might help those little trees get started and live and grown.
