well, that just sucks! MY CHAIN BROKE!

getting in a final ride to the beach (10 miles) to check that everything is setup and running properly.
rebuilt my rear wheel, built a front wheel, all seemed just fine. easy day, no hills, no sprinting,
just a leisurely ride to the beach.

250 km on the new chain, and one of the plates falls off. just cruising through the flat rice fields,
no weird shifts, nothing out of the ordinary. ping! --chain drops off......and all my tools are in
nice piles ready to be packed.....

very strange. the first time it ever happened, and i had NOT reused a pin.