Originally Posted by
arsprod
Ouch! My ride home yesterday was almost as eventful. Raining (of course) and threw the chain, broke a spoke, ripped derailleur cage off. That's my 2nd derailleur in a month! I was on my way to a chiropractor appointment so walked the mile or so there, uber'ed home, drove back and picked up bike.
Not working today so no ride... good thing
Sucks you hosed up your rear derailleur. Does your RD hanger need replacing? Hopefully, you can find a fairly cheap replacement. I recall replacing my old Shimano Ultegra 6500 9spd RD for around $40 or so used. One good reason to stay a little behind the new part curve.
It was a good ride in today ~50F. I was able to dress for 50's and got away with barely perceptable rain this morning. Also met Bob on the Ft Lee Rd hill and rode in with him. Always nice to have a someone to chat with on the bike.
I also noticed that the roads were pretty clear (even for a Friday). So a nice bonus for me. I'm off work next week for my son's spring break from school. We hope to do a mini trip. We're thinking of going to Washington DC for two days or so and see some of the museums. Would be super cool to see the Smithsonain center at Dulles airport:
https://airandspace.si.edu/collections/collections-on-display
Its one of the places that I've never been to. They have a space shuttle and Lokheed SR-71 there among other things. I'm sure that my 5yr old would like those exhibits. If you guys have any road trip ideas, then let me know. Have a good weekend and a happy Easter!