Chain suck..

I'm not sure what happened here except for the fact that it happened so fast. I had just left camp and was cursing down evergreen road.

In reality I was trying to warm up by pouring everything I had into the downhill before the road started to twist and turn.

There was one rather large pop and I think something hit my ankle although I don't know if it was the chain, a rock, a stick or Casper just playing a joke. Maybe I only hear the pop. I just glad that when the chain snapped back around my peddle that it didn't loop around my foot.

The end result was a skid with me jumping up onto, ok ok leaning far forward, onto the handlebars and hitting the front break. The tire blew almost instantly but I was more worried about the rim at that point. Why I didn't flip over the handlebars I don't know either.

Actually, I don't know why I was thinking that or how I ended up thinking that. Somewhere in those moments I went form thinking about the rain and the upcoming turning into a thought process that went like this.
WHAT$^#$$^%&
IT'S Going to BLOW!!
My Rim, My Rim..

The end result is that I haven't been able to remove the cog [yet] although I have used liquid wrench on the cog on every ride, fatter tires are now on the bike for longer rides, Hutchison Carbon Comps will only be used on rainy days (WAIT!! it was raining during that event), I hammered a bent tooth on the chain ring backinto plance and I'm carrying an extra chain on rides that take me away form everyone and civilization. There might be more to add into that run on but I can't think of it now.

Until the sunshine hides again, Best Wishes