What\’s the rub? A massage, or brake rub?

Day before yesterday I got my hybrid back from the shop. I was at work when I got word that the bike was ready, and I didn\’t have my helmet with me. I walked the bike home through a downpour. Then yesterday I didn\’t ride to work because I had to catch an early shuttle to go to an appointment.

Thus I didn\’t notice the rear-brake rub until this morning. I hitched up the trailer for a trip to the salvage store, and quickly noticed that the bike seemed hard to pedal, even with the trailer to add drag. I thought, maybe I\’m out of shape for the hybrid because I haven\’t ridden it for over a week.

So, I said, what\’s the rub, here? At some point I realized that I had brake drag. Now I\’ve got to go back to the shop. I hope the weather doesn\’t break bad for a couple of hours.

The trip back home was slow because the wind was picking up. But I got lots of stuff I can use for on-bike food: Fiber One Protein Bars, for example, 98 cents for a box of five. I got five boxes in two different flavors.

Of course I hit the make-your-own-grab-bag bins. Two large bags, 63 items, $10. Some of it is for ride food,  some is for when the \”nibbles\” hit when I\’m home, and some is to take to work for snacks. I guess you could say the trip was worth it.