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11/02/2006: "Danger on the freeway"

mood: Pissed

DAMN!!!! angry, grr I haven't been doing a lot of canyon carving lately, but Robyn is currently my only transportation. That means that she's my commuter too.

I had an unforetunate mishap happen this morning. I was on the freeway in the Carpool lane heading into work when I must have ran something over. I'm usually really good about watching the road surface but, I must have missed seeing whatever it was that I ran over. Whatever I hit not only punched a hole in my front tire, but the hole was punch all the way through my rim.
Damaged_Rim2 (14k image)

In the process, whatever it was also ripped off my front fender and punched a hole in my radiator.
Damaged_Fender (16k image)Damaged_Rad (12k image)

I think the additional rim damaged was caused by me slowing down from 75mph and pulling off the freeway.
Damaged_Rim1 (19k image)

I'm really glad that this happened while I was going straight. I hate to think of what could have happened if I had been in a turn when it happened. crazy

I just found and bought a radiator off of Ebay. A my good friend Steve has located a dealer that will get my the front wheel at cost, now all I have to do is come up with the funds to pay for it. sad

I was just thinking about going to a nice ride this weekend too.

Replies: 1 Comment

on Tuesday, November 7th, Gary said

sadSorry to hear this Stan, just glad you did not get hurt,.