For those who don't know, taco-ing a wheel is bending said wheel in such fashion that it looks like a taco. I was surprisingly unhurt, compared to the damage poor Goose suffered. I must have cashed in some karma points somewhere along the way. With that day's ride at an end, Goose was slung over my shoulder for the walk back to my truck at the north end of town. Something interesting happens when you're carrying an injured bicycle on your shoulder.
Folks seem to take an interest in carnage.
Every person I came across wanted to know what I hit, if I was alright, what the other guy looked like, did I need help. It's funny that my misfortune became the talk of the town for 20 minutes. I mean, nobody seemed interested in me during the time I was actually riding Goose, only after I'd crashed him. However, the weekend wasn't a total loss. NFL legend Joe Montana hurrying his children through the music store at the Meadowood Mall Saturday.