Originally Posted by
Narhay
I had the day off.
Sun was shining.
Sure, my fenders were rattling a bit but otherwise the bike ('72 PX-10) was smooth and refined.
I was about as far away as I was going to be from home when I met this lovely individual who happened to be going in the same direction as I. Cars on one side, him in my path.
In fact, his favourite meal happened to be newly built tacoed rims with perfectly fitting 25mm tires. Truly a match made in heaven.
The bright side is the rims are $30 and are still made new (Sun rims M13II). I guess I know what I'm doing next week.
Glad that you're okay and that you didn't wreck the bicycle frame. This is exactly the reson I ride outside the gutter zone. Way back in the early 1980s I had a book that mentioned avoiding those horizontal grate slots by riding far enough out that the edge of your handlebar was at the curb edge whilst you looked down at the handlebar from your riding position. This also helps you avoid a lot of tire puncturing road debris.
Cheers