Diane's Front Derailler Does the Twist

The ride from Thayne, Wy to Jackson Hole was to be a fast uphill jaunt along the Snake River. And while we averaged 10 mph plus over the 54 miles - Diane's bike decided to show us that a front derailler could be reshaped into something approaching a pretzel (not to mention popping a link in the chain at the same time). 

Luckily Japanese steel is very malleable and Rob was able to untwist the derailler cage and fix the chain. This was all done at a road construction site where stopped traffic was entertained by Diane playing  nurse (holding the bike still)  while Rob played doctor (operating on the components).  An hour later Diane's bike was again ridable and we road into Jackson Hole during its rush hour.  (Final adjustments to the derailler were performed in the motel room just prior to this posting.) 

Tomorrow we ride up to Togwatee Lodge and stages ourselves in to go over the pass at 9,570 ft the next morning (hopefully Diane's bike will behave).

If I had a hammer this would go faster.

If we had only known what this really meant.

We tried to use a bike path to avoid Jackson Hole traffic. Not a good idea. Who has ever heard of a 8% grade on a bike path?

As the AGO team knows - sometime you eat bear, sometimes the bears eats your lunch. Such was the case today.

Best to All.
Rob and Diane