Frugal Bike Repairs - Sledge Hammers Work Quite Well

As for my bike which had a wheel badly bent out of shape when I hit the mud hole the other day...  

Broken trail bike + sledge hammer = Good as new!

Watch Those Mud Holes While Bike Riding

Riding into a gully filled with mud and not realizing how deep it was, then flipping over the handlebars flat on my back into the muddy stream bed... Yeah, that was me. All I could do was lay there and laugh. 

 

This pic is of me trying to get my trail bike into a usable state after the accident.  I lost my bottom six gears, had very little brakes, the gears kept shifting on their own, and my back wheel was wobbling.  Yet, I managed to finish the bike ride.  Brandywine Creek State Park is a fun place to ride by the way.  It also connects with the little known Woodlawn Trust Wildlife Preserve which also has miles of trails.

Trying to get my trail bike into a usable state after the accident.  Mud covered, but the only thing bruised was my ego :)

 

Then on the way back, I ended up riding through several huge piles of horse shit while trying to film something...

Mud bath + broken bike + smelling like horse shit = good times!