So frustrated. Out of town guests, a heavy work schedule, weather, car maintenance, yard work and a middle-school music recital have reduced my commuting this week to one, one-way ride.

My main commuter, a 2015 Charge Plug is on the DL with a broken right brifter. I have the replacement, but have had no time to install it. I have three other bikes with fenders, and two of them have racks, but I want my main bike back up and running.

I took the '97 Rockhopper yesterday. The higher gearing I put on it when I bought it last fall was great!...but it just reminded me how much I want to put drop bars on it, but the Charge Plug repair awaits finishing before installing the drop-bars from my old MTB on the Rockhopper.

I'm not going to complain about the kid's music recital...that is a blessing.

Next week should be better.