This is part of why 30.6% of Americans are obese. They eat donut sandwiches. Mind you that does sound pretty freakin' tasty...

I busted my bike yesterday in the park, well just the transmission system. I was most of the way through the park, about 5 km from home, when the bottom bracket went. That's the bearing system that supports the main crankset axle. It started creaking as I was climbing the hill (a long and arduous process) and finally, as I was trying to race across the dips and hills of the glacial deposits up top, the bearings disintegrated. I know this because the axle suddenly lost all solidity and wobbled inward on my downward pedal with my right foot, causing my foot to snap off the pedal and onto the ground, with a lot of force behind it. This resulted in a twisted knee. It's not too bad, I don't limp or anything, I just really feel it going up or down stairs. The worst part was, of course, getting home. My bike was immediately turned into a rather large and expensive scooter, with decent brakes and front shocks. I had to walk it up the hills, and scoot along straights (right foot on left pedal, push with left foot). This was not made any easier by the dislocated crankset axle, causing the pedals to be ridiculously wobbly. Thankfully much of the trip was down the hill, for which I could simply sit on the bike normally and coast. My complete inventory of tools for fixing my bike is:
1 Mole Wrench (aka Vice Grips for you non-Brits)
1 Set of 20 Alan keys (aka Hex Wrenches for the same)
1 Multi-bit Screwdriver (not useful for bike repairs)

I do not have the necessary equipment for removing pedals or extracting and replacing the bottom bracket, thus I must hence (scoot) to the nearest bike shop. To be done tomorrow. It's not a big deal, I was planning to replace some other transmission components anyway (the main cog rings have seriously worn teeth, and it needs a new chain), and some of the cables.

Okay, now that you're all up to date on Grum's bike, you can go back to whatever else it is (if anything) that you find remotely as interesting.

Cheers!