So for a while on Friday, I was riding my bicycle as if it were a single speed. I couldn’t shift into most of my gears. After playing around with it, I realized that the derailleur cables had become unraveled and were sticking in the tubing. On a normal bike ride, this could end up being a serious problem (unless you’re used to riding a fixed gear, like my friends on Team Cretins!), but we carry 4 extra derailleur cables and 2 extra brake cables, so after 15 minutes, I was as good as new. Huge shout out again to our friend Robert for teaching us how to do this repair and insisting that we practice. It paid off!!
Well done, Grasshopper!
Thank God for Robert’s advice and for the foresite to bring the spare parts you needed.