2009 Tour De Rook - Leg 13

Figures. #13 would cause me all sorts of problems. But, more of that after that stats:

• Top Speed: 22.5 mph
• Average Speed: 10.9 mph
• Elapsed riding time: 1:07:45
  
• Total Distance: 12.39 miles
• iPod: Lord of the Rings soundtracks - All of The Fellowship of the Ring and a few songs into The Two Towers.

Now, I had two problems today. The first one is more of an annoyance than any real problem - my rear disc brake was rubbing, making an irritating squeak. The second problem was with shifting, as in my chain was bouncing from one rear sprocket to the next. This second problem occurred after I aligned the wheel in an effort to stop the squeak.

So, because I've been having a mild problem with that damn rear brake since I first got the bike, I took my Dremel to it. No, not the disc itself, but to the bolt holes in the pad assembly. I just needed to move the assembly less than a millimeter away from the wheel. Eye-balled the grinding in the bolt holes and nailed it perfectly. Pretty proud of myself on that score.

Once I got the disc brakes situated, that allowed the wheel to be placed squarely in the rear frame. With that done, it was just a matter of doing some fine tuning of the derailleurs. Unfortunately, I still can not get the chain to drop from the middle to the lowest front sprocket. More than likely I need a new chain again, and maybe a new front derailleur.