What are the chances of two C&V members having an accident at the same intersection one day apart? This after Neal warned me??

I went down today at the same spot .. while coming up off my saddle to make sure I kept the green light, my drive side pedal came off, I went down pretty hard. I was with Anton (SouthPawBoston) and about six other riders. They assisted me out of the way of the stopped traffic and I made it to the sidewalk. On further examination, it looks like my pedal was coming loose and the with extra pressure of me standing on it, it ripped right out, partial stripping the threads on the crank arm.

We tried to thread the pedal back in, no way. My riding for the day was over ... mmmm, unless I could call someone for the assist. Guess who I called? Neal! After all, he knew exactly where we were. Neal was kind enough to drive over with a pedal tap and wrench, some other tools. We cleaned up the threads from the back of the crank arm and the pedal went on like a charm. Perfect. Almost.

When I went down I hit the back of my head pretty hard, cracking my helmet. I wasn't dizzy but I had a bit of a headache. I decided to quit the ride and Neal was kind enough to drive me back to the start of the ride where my car was waiting.

Moral of this story? Always where a helmet, of course .... but ALWAYS have a good friend like Neal whose willing to drop whatever he's doing at a minutes notice and drive out to help.

Thanks again Neal, you're the real deal!!!



Scott