July 31, 2012
Rest day in Baie-St-Paul
Why is it that after a "rest day" I always feel in need of a rest. Unfortunately that will not be the case this time, as Kate has a ferry to catch tomorrow to meet up with Brenda, a friend of hers who is coming out to join her, and I have some miles to ride - to go to the terminal with her (to make sure she gets on the boat) - and to continue with my chosen route.
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When with Bob at Orillia we went to his local bike shop where I bought a new cassette, chain and middle chain ring, as mine were all showing signs of serious wear (despite my smug thoughts when in Winnipeg), and I decided that I could wait no longer to fit them, so did that today. I also swapped the front and rear tyres again to help even the wear. Whilst cleaning and inspecting the bike, I noticed a break in the front rack - the steel tab holding it to the bottom of the fork had sheared on one side.
for heavens sake don't let her answer the phone when she is ironing.
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This afternoon was spent at Baie-St-Paul, finding a place to get the rack repaired. Eventually I managed to get the guys at the Hyundai garage to repair it, and although it isn't a very good job and I will try to get a better one done on the road somewhere, it is back in one piece again, and for a main dealer garage to carry out this work (albeit badly) I am grateful.
I also skyped with crazyguy Curtis Anderson today, who finished his Trans Canada ride on Sunday, and who I rode with in B.C. for a very enjoyable week or so. Well done Curtis, that was one speedy ride, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed reading about it at http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?doc_id=10377
Tomorrow looks like being another hot and hilly day, as is becoming the norm at the moment, so it'll be early to bed tonight...
Today's ride: 13 miles (21 km)
Total: 5,845 miles (9,407 km)
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