25F / -3C this morning. Sunny. I'm fed up with my rear brake. It's a hydraulic disc. I've never been able to get it to be completely drag-free. Now it's starting to seize up when it's below freezing. To the point where the last ride I did in the teens (F), it would actually lock the tire if I walked the bike on snow. This morning it was chirping or "groaning" at low speeds. Yes, I know it needs to be bled, but the perpetual dragging issue (even when warm) has made me decide to just replace it with a cable-operated unit.

The front brake (also hydraulic) has never given me a lick of trouble.

And I'm also growing weary of Mother Nature's mood swings. Be cold, or be warm. Pick one and only one!

But! TGIF!