I gripped the key again and turned it?.pump pump pump?.come on come on?.pump pump pump?some more?I stopped for a second, made sure all knobs were turned off (?)?and tried it again..RRRRRrrrrrrrrrrr..it cranked and cranked just a little more but I could hear it RRRRrrrrrrrrrrr ?it was growing weaker?I continued pumping my barefoot up and down on the dirty pedal. RRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr?..wrrrrrrr. Click. Turn off. Try again. Rrrrrrrrrrr. Rrrrrrrrrrrr click click click click click??WHAM!
I looked at the girls beside me, still relatively unconcerned about our peril, and asked "Anyone up for another beer"? At the very least, we could ride out the storm, since it was apparent we weren't riding anywhere else, anytime soon.