Not again! My road bike\’s front derailer drives me crazy. Sometimes, when I try to shift to the big ring, the chain gets dropped. It happened yet again this morning.

Fortunately it\’s easy enough to get that chain back onto the small ring, but every time I need to do it I think I\’ve put too much lube on the chain. My hands get black with grease. I keep some shop towels (cut in four) in my saddle pack for when this crops up.

Otherwise it was a pretty good ride, if rather slow. I didn\’t try to hurry. In fact, my need to stop a few extra times on the return leg of my Sunday rides makes me wonder whether I\’m really ready for distances over 25 miles. But hey! Cycle September is on! I want to get in all the mileage I can, to help my team. I\’m a mileage hog, anyhow.

This morning I tried a new flavor of Clif Bloks: Tropical Punch. They\’re OK, but I like Mountain Berry better. As usual, I brought along a cut-up Clif Bar.

Uh-oh. All this talk about food is making me hungry. Hungry? Not again?! Time for lunch!