Last night would have been fine for me except my shift cable managed to unravel itself inside the shifter, causing me to lose all but the top 4 gears. Things worked quite well on the downhills and flats, but I was really working hard on hills and away from stoplights.

When I reached the bottom of the hill where my home is, I stopped, put my hand on the Nexus' shift lever, and shoved it into low gear. Once home. after a half hour of pulling bits of broken wire out of the shifter and smoothing what was left of the cable, I was able to get all the gears working, although it will need a trip to the LBS for a new cable, since half the strands in the old one are broken. I was pretty beat from all the high-gear climbing, but still able to carve my daughter's pumpkin.

For Brennser: I wear dress shoes with Totes over them. As long as my feet are dry, they are warm enough for Washington winters. Get the high top Totes: the low ones will collect water. Do you have fenders? Fenderlesss bikes can be truly miserable in rain or slush.

Paul