Good to meet Toontra on the way also. I'll bet that hedgehog was glad to see you too!!
At the time it was probably pi$$ed off about being kicked several times (gently, in its rolled up position, I hasten to add), but sitting in the middle of the A2 was not a smart thing to be doing.
I'm sure you'll be having a word with your wheel builder in the morning, scot! I've had spokes go on 32 and 36 rims and never had the total failure that you had - I've always been able to limp home. Maybe too much tension?
The wheel builder was Harry Rowland no less. Although I hasten to add that this is the second time a rear drive side spoke has gone on the rear wheel since I bought them from him last year - it went in October last year then the local LBS fixed it and now it;s gone again so he is absolved from blame on that front (not for the first one though!).
One more thing - I did also note when the bike was in the shop yesteday that the rear tyre was down to the canvas in several places so no doubt I would have suffered a puncture / blow out at some later point in the ride anyway - not my day I guess...
So...the upshot of this is that, according to the LBS, my rear rim is 'so twisted it's beyond repair' (hmm having re-read that, I suspect I should add the rim of my cycle wheel...). So, hand-built built rear wheel apparently 'shot' in 10 months... not happy.
