carry chains. snow flurries with spots of ice.

no really, I’m talking about the condition of the roads in Bend. They are hammered! The parkway is all fucked, many places on my way to work, I mean shit. Let’s get it together and do the proper prep work before paving.

I rant because today, I bent my third and fourth rims of my driving career. Hagen and I, headed back to the shop, turned onto Mt. Washington Drive, the road that leads up past the Athletic Club of Bend, and I hit a pothole which summarily ended the careers of two wheels and one, possible two tires.

Slow speed, I’d guess no more than 15mph. The pothole bent both right-side wheels and cut the right rear tire. I think that the bend and broken bead was the reason the right front went flat, but I can’t really confirm that it is not also damaged. I know for sure however that the right rear tire is cut and ruined. Both rims have a nice, large dent in them now though.

Lame.