Originally Posted by
jimmuller
Sbp, hope that wasn't a valuable set of rims
Wheels are an emotional topic. We rely on them. My wheel story happened sometime between the old days and now and I’ve gotten over it to the point where I can talk about it.
Jim won't be surprised, I was out-smarted
by a storm grate, a hunk of steel, a piece of a public roadway.
Riding down the road with full opportunity to stop, walk, thumb or even drive, I chose to ride my perfectly good circa November, 1980, Workshop built Raleigh Pro with the original Arc-en-Ceil /Avocet wheels when a storm grate up and ate the front and the rear. I saw it coming
and with lightening quick reflexes
managed to yank the front wheel up enough to hop it out to give the rear wheel a chance to get sucked in as well.
an innocent storm grate
Even ducklings learn to navigate
But for me they are hidden evil ready to pounce
