The Benefits of Pre-Riding and Cell Phones

Some race courses are the same every year, like Iola, so I don't necessarily need to go pre-ride the course and get a feel for it. This year I went on Saturday just to get out and see what the course was like. Luckily I did because on the 1st lap I broke a link in my chain. I made a call to Rib Mountain Cycles and they had what I needed in stock, however, I didn't think I would make it back in time so i called Carrie and of course she was willing to go pick it up for me. My friend Dan was with me also and he finished riding in time for us to get back so I made another call to Carrie and told her she didn't have to go. Without a cell phone I wouldn't have been able to call and find a chain or a person to pick it up and might not have been able to race on Sunday and without pre-riding my chain would have broke during the race and I would have been done part way through the 1st lap. I now have a spare chain I carry in my vehicle in case I need it.