On 2018-07-19 19:47, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 2:13:03 PM UTC-4, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-07-16 17:11, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 7/16/2018 5:42 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-07-16 12:46, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, July 16, 2018 at 10:19:52 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
I've use rope to tow another rider. When the rear derailer
gets pretzeled out in the boonies the only other option
would be to hoof it and be late.
Or straighten the derailleur with your hand and ride on.
Again, we're talking about road bikes. With my last crash, I
not only straightened the derailleur enough to continue
riding, ...
In our case the outer shell of the derailer was no longer in
one piece, the chain was throughly mangled and IIRC one of the
derailer idlers had gone AWOL. That presents a minor
inconvenience.
The classic solution is to shorten the chain so it fits from
appropriate chainring to appropriate rear cog, bypassing the
derailleur. Start by finding a nail plus a rock, of course...
The bike frame even had those old-fashioned long-slotted drop-outs
with peg screws which would have made adjusting to a shorter chain
sans derailer easy. However, there was not enough non-mangled
stretch of chain left to do that. The whole chain was a mess. It
happens. Not to anyone around you, ever, of course.
[...]
-- Regards, Joerg
http://www.analogconsultants.com/
And you couldn't use some of your myriad of tools and knowhow to
twist the chain enough to again be useful?
Maybe we could have banged it into submission with rocks or whatever but
it was just easier to take the rope and tow the other rider the 5mi.
Btw, if a person is severely dehydrated plain old water is NOT going
to get them mobile again = they need plenty of electrolytes too. Heat
exhaustion and/or heat stroke are a different kettle of fish and
usually require medical care. ...
Sure but on a trail in the boonies you can only do what your trunk
contents allow. Better than nothing. Main thing is to get that person
out of the sun and into a stable position. I also found that some people
do not recognize the first signs such as lightheadedness and they just
press on. It can take some convincing to tell them, hey, lets stop and
take a long break.
I do carry electrolyte, BTW, but usually drink that during the first
major break.
In National Parks I always made sure I informed rangers at the first
opportunity about the person and location, or if possible brought the
affected person there.
From the Mayo clinic regarding heat
stroke: "Heatstroke requires emergency treatment. Untreated
heatstroke can quickly damage your brain, heart, kidneys and muscles.
The damage worsens the longer treatment is delayed, increasing your
risk of serious complications or death."
Hence I carried a handheld ham radio transceiver on Wednesday's ride.
Didn't need it but better to be prepared. It weighs little. It was over
100F and we only met one other MTB rider. No horse riders and no hikers
except very close to the trail head.
Wow! I've never heard of anyone persisting in pursuing such a
dangerous activity (bicycling in your case) in such a dangerous
locale (your neck of the woods) for so long a time. You must live a
charmed life.
Huh? It ain't dangerous. Some people are simply careless, that's all.
Most of the folks I encountered who ran out of water or bonked were
hikers. So far I only bonked once, early after starting to ride again,
and I never want to experience that again. Of course that happened at
the farthest place from home and it took forever to schlepp myself back.
--
Regards, Joerg
http://www.analogconsultants.com/