@rccardr Great pics!! I used to love to be able to stop and those huge markers when I was piloting the big rig across the country.

I was off the bike a few days for various reason, job hunting being one of them on Thursday, but after finishing up the gear swap on the Cornelo last night I took her out today. OH as a sidebar; when I went to buy some HG pins the guy at the bike shop, the nice professional one not the grungy uncaring guys suggested a KMC master link which worked perfectly.

Anyway back to my ride. I got out a little late because of the chilly Aug temps and procrastination but finally I set off. I got 3.7 ,miles out and happen to notice a loos bottle cage, Bugger!! Now I have to turn back. I stopped at an auto zone hoping to borrow a wrench bit judging by blank look on the clerks face as she disappeared into the back she had no idea what an allen wrench was. So back home I tighten both cages up, pockets the wrench and set off again. After that things were great as I headed for the country and some hills, at least to me they are hills.

I was just beginning to think I went overboard with the 13-28 and 42t chain wheel but then on one of the bigger hills I somehow lost all my momentum and that 28 came in handy. I also took a new road and ended up on this skinny semi private road with a nice maybe 3ish% grade (trucker drivers know these things) and the 26 came in handy there. I made it into my usual water stop at the 30mi mark, thanks to trip back home, with a slight thump in the rear wheel. Upon inspection I found the casing of the tubular splitting. Since I was already 30 I opted for quicker shorter route home than I had been doing. I had a uneventful return logging a nice 45.6 ride with 882 ft of climbing. Yeah yeah I know you guys out west and in Cowhampshire do 800+ ft in 5 miles but hey this part of PA is a little flat.

Not as grandiose as the great pics from out west and New England but pretty scenery just the same.