No – not me, the rim of my rear wheel – – –

After 11 years, on as many long distance trips (Vancouver to San Francisco, Dublin to Bordeaux, circumnavigation of the island of Ireland, Gdańsk to Helsinki – and more) my back wheel has developed some nasty cracks in the rim and needs replacing. Just as well I caught it before travelling.

A shout out to John Piggott of the Bike Rack (who built the bike specially for me in 2013) – great service (the bike – and John!) – although I smarted somewhat when he described building an extra strong back wheel for me because I “was a large unit. . .” Sometimes the truth can sting.