Health knowledge made personal
 I'm really bummed right now. Despite that I had a pleasant walk home. Skyline Drive runs above the city. In weather like this, very few cars take it. I pretty much had it all to myself.Now I have to decide if I can make this belt work in conditions like this or scrap it and go back to a chain drive for now. I can't afford to have this happen on the way to work. I can't show up 90 minutes late to work because I have to push my bike. I think I'll take a day to think about it. Maybe I can ride the Pugsley tomorrow. Hopefully it won't be too sloppy. |
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The belt drive runs dry, so there was no grit clinging to it when I arrived at work. It ran smooth all the way. I was loving it.
The ride home was a different story. Right away when I got to my bike after work I could see slush frozen to the belt and other various parts. The temperature had dropped down into the low 20's F during the day. The belt itself doesn't freeze up, so I thought I'd be okay. I only made it a mile and a half before the popping sounds coming from the belt got increasingly louder. It had been snowing and windy all day. The slush was now frozen and the snow was dryer. The snow was building up in the fenders and dropping down onto the belt. The next thing I know the belt came off the hub pulley. Damn. I made four attempts at getting it back on and properly tensioning it. Every time it would fall off after 100 yards of pedaling. I could not believe this was happening. Since I have yet to enter the cell phone age and couldn't call anyone, I decided I better start walking. I pushed that bike through the snow for 5 miles......well four, I had a mile of downhill that I was able to coast down.