I just got off the phone with Thom. He went for a bike ride today on one of the multi-use paths is Melbourne. They ride on the left side of the road there. He's keeping to the left and came up to a blind corner, slowed down to under ten miles an hour and an eight year old kid comes around the corner on the wrong side and they have a head on collision. Thom had no where to go, since there was a wall on the left.

Fortunately, neither one of them was hurt. Thom thought his bike was fine. But he discovered the top tube and the down tube have been "wrinkled." That's how he described it. He thinks it's shortened the bike by about an inch and a half.

He rode it back to his apartment. But he's not sure how much more riding he'll be able to do it on it. He thinks it will be fine on the bike paths, but no hills.

It's steel so we'll be able to get it repaired. He'll e mail Riv on Monday and find out what the deal is with that. We may just order him a new bike. He'd like one the same color as Jo's Saluki.

Just frustrating...

V.