Well, between the weather coming in and the fact that my chain broke on the way home tonight, looks like its the T for me tomorrow.

My indexing was a little finicky on the ride home tonight. As I'm going through a rotary (about 25 miles an hour) where I try to keep my speed up to just stay with the cars I hear this crunching and the unmistakable sound of my chain falling away from my bike. I wasn't standing and was in no danger of falling. I just coasted out of the rotary and stood there pissed for a minute. Figured I'd go back and get the chain to see if I could repair it later.

Probably the most dangerous thing I've ever done in my commute is stop traffic in this rotary to go and fetch my chain (on foot). Most drivers were nice about stopping after I got their attention. On guy, who was already stopped honked. I stood up and gave him a WTF look. Older guy rolls down his window and yells "your're very hard to see." I yelled back "You stopped, right? Whaddya honking for?!"

Got a ride home from my wife who was already out. Blessed be the cell phone and the spouse to the rescue.

If I can't repair the chain, I'm going to have to replace the whole drivetrain. I was hoping to run it into the ground over the winter. After getting home, I also noticed that my BB is not spinning smoothly and my rear hub is making noise. I've got to do these repairs myself this time. I'm starting to not trust my LBS. At least I took advantage of the 20% off at Nashbar to get parts and some tools I need to do the work (and some tires and some booties).

Sorry for the rant. Just a wee bit pissed, tired, and anxious about explaining the Nashbar bill to my wife.