I am putting this in the adventure stories section, because this guy is on an adventure.
One day we get a call at the shop. Seems a guy is riding across country, and has broken his rear D in a nearby town. The guys load into the truck after closing and head out to do a little bike EMT work.
Turns out the guy is pretty funny, and he video blogged about us.
Check out the video for days 8-11 in the blog below. Tony is my husband who has a camera phobia, and Nick is our manager who obviously does NOT. OY!! Good thing he's such a rockin mechanic is all I have to say!
Anyway, enjoy.
http://walkingfool2.blogspot.com/
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05-14-2009, 05:20 AM #1
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SO we get this call at the shop...
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05-14-2009, 06:56 AM #2
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Hah! That was pretty funny. Your shop came nicely out of it. But I have to agree your husband seems a little shy - and your mechanic - not so much
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05-14-2009, 08:21 AM #3
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At first I thought the rider was this guy
Is he riding alone? The quality of the footage was impressive!2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
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05-14-2009, 11:47 AM #4
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his video is pretty impressive huh??
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05-14-2009, 10:42 PM #5
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He seems like an interesting guy! I'm glad you all were able to help him out, sooner or later.
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05-14-2009, 10:55 PM #6
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The guy walked accross the US
WOW!!!
Thanks for helping the dude out
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08-06-2009, 06:14 AM #7
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Nice of him, but the blog goes dead in Chicago where his bike was stolen. I wonder what happened? Probably lost his computer also.
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08-08-2009, 03:03 AM #8
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Running Mommy, your mechanic--
What an adventure! I hope he can continue on his journey despite the BIG setback in Chicago. Maybe someone can give him a bike so he can continue on.
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08-10-2009, 11:44 AM #9
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His journey continues ... kind of
Looks like he is somewhat continuing his journey ... by foot to leave Chicago and then renting a car to get to SD.
Originally Posted by sundial
Running Mommy, your mechanic--
What an adventure! I hope he can continue on his journey despite the BIG setback in Chicago. Maybe someone can give him a bike so he can continue on.
http://walkingfool2.blogspot.com/
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10-01-2009, 04:19 PM #10
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Totally cool!
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