From the Captain: What a day!! Started out from Lost Maple State Park Campground (no city, just the middle of nowhere) and immediately started climbing the 4th (and last) of the really steep hills. We thought with fresh legs we might have a chance. No way, the hill must have been 10-12% grade and you couldn't even see the top, so back to a little bike hiking. After cresting, we were having some really nice riding with pretty scenery.
After 25 miles, we jammed the chain again. This time the jam was between two sprockets as well as between the frame. We were really disappointed because we were really rolling and the weather was great.
Thanks goodness for Carol and our support vehicle. We loaded the bike and headed to Kerrville (20 miles away) and luckily the mechanic was available (even on Sat.). He made some adjustments and sent us on our way with theadvice to do the shifts easy and slow. We don't have a very good feeling that it won't happen again. I bought the tools that I need to be able to take care of the jams myself.
Since it was around 2:30 and we had a really good tailwind, we decided to go back and pick up the route at the point that we broke down. What a ride! Back into Kerrville, 1 1/2 hours to ride 24 miles. The ride was absolutely beautiful along the Guadalupe River. It really is a beautiful part of Texas and the locals say the wildflowers we be out soon. After a day like this, we decided to treat us ourselves to dinner out (sure makes Annette happy).
From the Stoker: The Captain is right, What a day!! The weather was perfect, the green meadows and trees, and the rolling hills are beautiful. The homes and the landscape were amazing coming into Kerrville. This is called "Texas Hill Country" and they are telling us we will see some gorgeous wildflowers soon. I could have biked many more miles today but I bet we have some long days in our future.
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