David,
Thank you for sharing, especially about the menacing driver. Sounds like some
very one-sided road rage. Do you know if the cyclist(s) are pursuing the
complaint?
On a different note, have you gotten an estimate on the work involved to fix
your bike? My guess is that the spoke broke from the hub and probably on the
drivetrain side. If so, it is the most labor intensive fix as you have to
remove the cassette to insert the spoke. And I imagine that replacing the cable
will take some finesse as it is internally routed through the chain stay. Hope
all goes smoothly.
Ned
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On Dec 15, 2020, at 19:00, David Ehrlich <dehrlich6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I hope everyone is well. I wanted to share a couple of items.
Many times we ride to the Swiss Chalet Bakery in Morristown. They are always
friendly and provide free coffee to cyclists.Last time I saw someone in a
Swiss Chalet Cycling jersey. They are currently having an order period
(closing Jan 3) to order cycling kits. The link is
https://swisschalet.itemorder.com/sale. As someone who believes that you can ;
never have too many cycling jerseys, I thought that it would be good to
support a local business that supports cyclists.
We also frequently ride in the Great Swamp area. Another group that I ride
with, Cycling XYZ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/CyclingXYZNetwork) had a
difficult encounter with a motorist that required that the police be called.
The driver used his pickup truck in a menacing way against the cyclists.
Just wanted to share this information. The encounter was with Pleasantville
road near the Great Swamp. Description is ANGRY 43 yr old male with olive
skin tone, full head of black hair, approx 6' tall, 200lbs driving black 2020
FORD F250 Super Duty King Ranch pick-up truck plates "C70 MRM" AGGRESSIVE
TOWARDS CYCLISTS.
David
