Originally Posted by vik
Great attempt. An epic ride like that is a success no matter what happens. I hope you have recovered a bit from your illness. What happened to your friend? How did he crash? How is he doing?
Good luck on your next ride.
got a full report and pics from another rider on the team tonight - so i'll chime in before spokenword.
he shifted into his largest cog and his chain went between his cassette and spokes - hard.
they worked for quite a bit to remove the chain - he was going to ride single speed to the finish - but they couldn't make it happen.
the derailer got sucked around too and bent the hanger (ti frame!) back about 30 degrees. the pic i saw is really sad. he'll probably have to send the frame to a builder and have them cut it out and put a new one in.
he didn't wreck - made it to the finish brunch the next morning after getting roadside rescued by a friend.