Originally Posted by
TenSpeedV2
Reminds me of the 7.5 mile walk home on a cool Sunday afternoon after dropping the rear derailleur in the spokes and destroying almost half of them. Had my phone, no one to come pick me up.
I've had to call my wife to rescue me a few times. The worst was early last Spring, when I got caught in a rain storm about halfway through a 30 mile ride. I was not severely underdressed, but after getting soaked I became quite chilled. I'd planned to take a train back to my town, then bike an easy 5 miles from the train station to home. It became apparent that I would get very uncomfortable and possibly hypothermic by attempting that. I didn't have my phone along, so I borrowed a stranger's and had Mrs. Broctoon meet me at the train with dry clothes. What a lifesaver! I haven't been that cold too many times in my four and a half decades on this planet.