non "elite", yet no paint & light!) 🔩

"I began the 50 mile race fast and hard. It was a drought year and there was lots of sand. The first sandy wash, which was about 1 mile into the 50 mile race, was too difficult for me to cross and ride out of, so I dismounted my bike and ran with it to the top of the hill. It was there, that I ran along my bike and jumped onto it, cyclocross style, only the binding bolt broke and my seat came off. After watching many riders pass me by, as I stood there sad and stunned, I decided to go for a training ride without my seat. BTW, since I never moved my seat post up or down, it was stuck inside the seat tube, so I just rode with it that way." ~ CW