I can feel for you. I had one bike's frame come apart where the bottom bracket meets the downtube two weeks after I started riding it. For the short term, I had to use baling wire and turnbuckles to keep the frame together. But take heart, most bicycles are more dependable. You don't tell us how long you've had the bike, but your attachment to it says it's given you some very good service.
This is also a cautionary tale about not keeping a good beater around for just such an emergency.
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Originally Posted by
Bjforrestal
I don't care if you are on a unicycle, as long as you're not using a motor to get places you get props from me. We're here to support each other. Share ideas, and motivate one another to actually keep doing it.