Stupid Hurts

Maybe riding in the rain last week wasn’t such a good idea. Since then I have had to pull my Allez apart several times to lube parts and chase out phantom creaks and groans. After the most recent two hour stint in the shop I thought I had finally gotten rid of all the noises, only to find out my crank arms have essentially started to fail. The noises they are making is pretty appalling. When I pedal the chearing of metal sounds like my bike is crying almost.

After further inspection I need at least a new set of cranks and probably a bottom bracket. I would be pissed about it, but I ordered a new bike the middle of last week and it got here today. Or so I thought.

I walked up front at work to enter a ticket I had just completed and I saw the package I have been waiting for. I got really excited, but when I checked the packing slip I realized they sent the wrong size and the wrong color. Which means I have to send this one back and what another week or two to get the correct one in. For some reason brown got mistaken for silver.

Unfortunately I started weighing my options while deciding what I was going to do with the bike that was mistakenly sent to me. And I got to look at all sorts of things I don’t need to spend my money onm

Even though I haven’t had a [tag]motorcycle [/tag]in way to long, I still have my last [tag]helmet[/tag]. and at the request of a friend I took a picture of it, while doign so I took the time to find where I had lost all of my other helmet [tag]pictures [/tag]and a few of my motocycle pics.

So now for a bit of randomness
My first helmet was all black and got split in half on my first wreck in Florida. So I purchased a new one in [tag]St. Augustine[/tag]. It fell off a shelf and the front half broke off. So I decided at that point I should buy quality helmets.

First was the blue [tag]Fulhmer[/tag]
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then the white icon
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can you tell i like dragons
then this one
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at which point I fell in love [tag]Suomy[/tag]’s and that is pretty much all I will wear
Unfortunately Sherrif Joe and company still have that one
and the current one
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Now I just need a new bike!

Oh and a bunch more pics in my gallery now to