2022 mileage: 3363.1
Today ended up being a maddeningly frustrating day for riding. I set off a bit before noon in bright 75° sunshine ... but it all went downhill from there.
I was going to ride the Packard/Platt Square, but before long I was feeling inexplicably weak, and decided to go south along State down to Ellsworth and come home, cutting my ride more than in half. As I was riding a sidewalk along Airport Plaza (by Costco), I came to a place where I had to go down over a curb ... and somehow this caused the chain to come off and wrap itself around the front crank. I took my best shot at it, but other than covering my hands in grease and grime, I could do nothing. So I texted my friend Doug Tidd for assistance. I explained to Doug that ordinarily, I would chain the bike up, Uber home for the car, and then come back and get it ... but my chain has mysteriously vanished from the spot on the trike where I keep it, and I was uneasy about leaving it there unlocked, even for a few minutes.
Doug had no vehicle today with which to pick up the trike, but he was able to come over and loan me a lock, and then drive me home to get our car so I could pick up the trike. Now I'm looking forward to a trip to Dearborn tomorrow to see the dealer.
All this left me with a measly ride today, of 3.4 miles in 31 minutes.
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