Originally Posted by
Chrome Molly
When I was in college and had no stand, my roommate had his girlfriend and some other eligible gals over. I was working on the drivetrain of my bike, while it was upside down resting on the bars. I had a certain interest in one of the guests so tried to quickly piece the bike together. When I had the cranks on, I turned it over and she noticed I had the cranks installed on the wrong sides.
I think its a law of the universe that everyone has t install something backwards at least once, fun story.
A few months ago I was riding to work and noticed on the other side of the road (it was on a hill) some construction had begun. I also noticed a huge amount of gravel piling up in the bike lane I'd use on the way home at the low point of the road. Of course it was dark by the time I got out of work and I forgot about the gravel completely, hit it while rounding the curve going as fast as I could (I can't seem to bike in a leisurely manner, its always all out) and went on a 15-20 foot slide on my face. dumb.
More recently I took a chance and bought a bike on ebay from a guy offering free shipping who had only ever sold dvds. A month later it still isnt here and he's gone silent.