Watch: Pro triathlete finishes race on city bike after his bicycle failed him

When his bicycle started falling apart during Challenge Iskandar Puteri in Malaysia, Lachie Kerin, an Australian professional triathlete, had to put his quick-thinking skills to the test.

His steered tube snapped which caused his handlebars, frame and fork to fall apart. Forced to stop on the roadside, he spotted a few oBikes nearby and since they were same ones in his home country, he picked one up to continue the remaining 30km of the race.

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Pro tip – When there's a will there's a way. Unfortunately just under 60k into the bike at @challengeiskandarputeri I managed to snap my steerer meaning my handlebars, frame and fork were no longer together. Luckily for me, I was able to muster a city bike and get the last 32ish km done before making a lot of mates on a nice jog/stroll in skin melting heat. The city bike, despite it's top speed of about 18km/hr and no water bottle holder (not ideal for 2hr in asian heat), was actually pretty damn fun albeit not ideal. It made for a looooong day but and epic memory and one I won't forget soon! Thank you to Challenge for having me and I can't wait to come back next year! Congrats to @mitchrobins21 @frreddie @cambrown72 @baldwin_nick on great races and a fun couple of days ? #triathlon #cycling #tri365 #ironmannews

A post shared by Lachie (@ljkerintriathlete) on Sep 23, 2017 at 7:56pm PDT