Weather was foggy this AM but weatherman has promised no rain today and temps 41-64. Planned another 50 mile plus ride in North Kitsap county and then south to Bainbridge Island and back. I'll be taking back roads most of the day. Yesterday's ride had too many BIG vehicles especially as I crossed the Hood Canal bridge over to the Olympic Peninsula. Lots of logging trucks, 18-wheel freighters, smaller RVs and several 40 foot Greyhound bus type RVs. The shoulder was very wide, about 15 feet or so but still not nice being passed at 50-60 MPH by such large vehicles.
Started out on my ride this AM but heard some strange sounds in the rear as I used the breaks coming down a small incline 4-5 miles into the ride. I pulled over to check and found I had a missing break pad on the rear wheel. Not sure how I lost it but it would not be safe to continue without the rear breaks and plenty of hills to ride down. So I hobbled back to the Starbucks in Poulsbo and called my support van (Margie). Luckily she was just a few blocks away at the new Safeway store. So I grabbed a hot latte which was nice and waited for a ride back to home. The nearest cycle shop is in Bainbridge about 10 miles away. Looks like I'll be making a trip. I'll also add an set of extra pads to my list of things to take along.
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