I slept in a little bit today and had a nice hearty breakfast with the Ketchs before venturing back out into the rain. Today promised to be a much shorter and more enjoyable ride, with the promise of seeing friends and family in Fredericton and Haneytown; not to mention being home at long last.
I braced myself and once more set off into the rain, backtracking down some sideroads back to the highway. I had barely made it 5 KM down the highway when I felt this strange sliding sensation in my foot, as if it was sliding off the pedal it was clipped into. When I looked down I was shocked to see my entire crankshaft had slid apart from the bike, and was still attached to my shoe. The cap that held the crankshaft on had been loosening itself since Northern Ontario, and recently I had began to feel grinding going on, so I knew trouble was coming, but I had hoped to make it to the next MEC. Apparently not. I couldnt fix it roadside, so Ricky and Adam came and got me and brought me to a local mechanic. He knew right away it needed to be replaced, but didnt have the parts I needed, so I had no choice but to ask mom to drive to Woodstock to get me. We took the bike to Savages in Fredericton, and sadly I needed to replace both sides of the crankshaft system for over 100$.
I left my bike in the shop for the night, and we headed home, stopping off to visit Alyssa at her work before she left for NS after work. I was quite happy to be home, though this isnt how I wanted it to happen. I was quite frustrated to have broken down so close to home, but I have been very fortunate to have had no major mechanical problems up until now.
Once home, we had a nice lasanga supper, with the whole family in one place for once. Afterwards, dad, Matthew, and I headed off to watch 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'.
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