The ride home last night was really great; it was nice riding my road bike for a change as apposed to my commuter because it's so much quicker. That said, as much as it's fun to go quick, I really do prefer my LHT. I stopped by my LBS on my way home, and picked up a new chain for my LHT- I put it on last night, and my bike was buttery smooth this morning in the large chainring, and the granny, but I still got that dreaded grind on the middle chainring. My cranks have seen years of great service;(90's M952 XTR) to try and replace the chainrings would be nuts- they're hard to find new, and can cost a small fortune. Looks like I'll be scouring the interwebs today. I'm thinking about going with a compact double. Back to todays ride- foggy again this morning, but mild. I wasn't really feeling the love again today, so I took a little different route to mix things up. I wondered for a few moments if I was getting burned out; seems like my last few rides have all started out "not feeling the love." If the feeling persists, all it'll take is a couple days sitting on the 405 to make me realize that I belong on a bike, not in a car. I'm looking forward to the ride home- today I plan on doing my mixed surface commute home, where I jump off the road, and ride fire roads and single track for the last 4 or so miles.