You know when you have a great idea and you think it’s brilliant? Well I had one of those moments a few weekends ago. A friend of mine but together a benefit bike ride for the Alzheimers Association. Well I got this great idea that
I would do it on my big wheel, it would be so funny. Well, it was all fun, I got to the 6 mile mark and felt great so I made the decision to go for the 14 mile loop. About a mile past that point the fun started to rub off and I realized what happens when you take a brilliant idea a bit to far and it spirals in to a nightmare. I couldn’t stop as I knew if I did my legs would cramp up and I would never make it back to Hermosa Pier and I was in Marina Del Ray at this point. So I just pushed on. I actually got a hand cramp from giving people a thumbs up to people rooting me on. Well about two miles from the finish i noticed I had a cracked back tire, damn plastic tires, so I leaned my weight to the opposite wheel and limped her back. About a mile from the finish my legs couldn’t take it anymore and went into uncontrollable cramps and I had to jump of the cycle. So I’m laying on the road with my legs cramped up and I can’t get up. About 3 minutes later my legs unlock and I slowly get to my feet. Right about then some of the other riders in the ride stop and suggest we go get a beer at the bar across the street and get rehidrated. So off we went and you know what that’s when the brilliance was quickly redeemed.