I took a train ride to a small country town that was recently the subject of much bike froth. Perhaps it was a midweek thing, but I reckon they have passed peak bike. Still I enjoyed the trails on offer and ambience of the village while I was there.
I did have a slight problem about 200m into my final decent...
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The cunt of a thing betrayed me in the middle of a berm. Luckily it was my inside foot at the time of dislodgement! I felt I was really railing this series of corners and suddenly my foot was not where it should be.
An inspection indicates that the pedal body forced it's way over the nut which secures the pedal body to the axle. The was no option for trail side repairs and a much inhibited finish to the day and awkward ride back to the train station.
This is the first time I have broken a pedal in such a way! These blackapire nylotrax have aerfed me very well.