Cyclist clinging to reeds, plucked to safety in remote Snowy River rescue

The cyclist was clinging to reeds in the middle of the Snowy River when the police air wing plucked them to safety. 

@ascentale @nickzoic @bikenite

I've had 3 unrecoverable mechanical issues on camping trips. I was lucky on each one.

First one was a camping trip a few days after a crash. I was fine but my wheel was busted. I had trued it right before the trip but I used an adjustable wrench from under the sink instead of a spoke wrench and it was my first time truing a wheel so when we were riding down the mountain it started loosening. It was good enough to make it to the ferry and then I took a bus home.

@ascentale @nickzoic @bikenite

The second time my friends decided to take a train home and I decided to bike. About an hour after we parted ways at a brewery my rear derailleur exploded. Luckily I was near the next train station on the line and got on to see that we all got on the same train (at different stations)

@ascentale @nickzoic @bikenite

The third time I was riding with front panniers and one of the hooks got caught in my front wheel and ripped a spoke out. We were close enough to camp that I was able to ride it in and one of the people with us had driven there so I was able to stick my bike in her car and get dropped off at a commuter rail station near her place.