Oops - that was a BIG bump

Oh well. So much for bike riding for awhile. My third ride of April started out really well, on a windy but nice 70 degree afternoon. I got about a third of the way around my favorite loop, when I decided to explore the unusual intersection in the C-470 trail, where it goes through a tunnel under the highway, after climbing over Chatfield dam, intersects with another trail, and continues West. I saw what I needed to see, and was heading back down under the highway, when I came to a heave in the concrete trail, where it stepped up a couple of inches. I hopped the front wheel over it, but I guess I was going too fast, because when the back wheel hit the bump, there was a loud bang, and the wheel started hitting the frame.

  After I got stopped, I saw that four spokes had broken in the back wheel, which let the wheel warp, and it was jammed and wouldn't turn. I was lucky to be at the intersection of three trails, so I was able to carry the bike the thousand feet to the nearest street. I was pondering my next move - calling for a rideshare or imposing on a friend - when the nicest guy in a plumbing van parked by the trailhead offered me a ride home, as his next job didn't start for 45 minutes. I have no right to be this lucky, but I'll take it. I've already been to the local bike shop, which has a workshop backlog until the 29th. I bought some new spokes, and am considering re-lacing that part of my wheel - something I've never tried before, and I've heard can be really tricky. YouTube says it's doable, though, so maybe I'll give it a try, and be back on the road a little sooner.