ouch! I went brakeless after a brake malfunction too. Now when people ask me why I ride brakeless I just tell them they broke. Glad to hear you and the bike are alright though. I pretty much flip out every time I put a nick in my bar tape or damage any parts ( bike falls over "DAMNIT! WHY AM I SUCH A FREAKING IDIOT???? ARGHHHHH!!!! Oh no!! MY BAR TAAAAAAAPE!!!!" )
Its really one of thge only times when I act all melodramatic. gokiburi can probably still remember the look on my face when I showed up to a ride with my bike limply slung over my back like some kind of obscene carcass