* 3 miles hitch hiking
* 62 miles bicycling
* Andover, OH to Chester, OH
Yes Mom, I hitch hiked. Yes, I'm still alive. My lucky number for the month is going to be 22. It was vehicle number 22 that finally stopped to give me and my bike a ride to Linesville, PA. It would have been nice to be done with PA, but it sucked me back in.
So, right now I'm waiting outside the bicycle shop. We got the bent rim back in place, which I'm thankful for because that could really have been a huge issue. They don't replace spokes or true wheels, so I had to go with a new back rim. The bike mechanic is switching over the cassette right now. After that we will find out what kind of hit the rear derailer took. The bike took a hit, but I'm hoping to get out of here by noon. Than it's nine miles back to my gear (hidden in the bushes) and onward into Ohio!!!
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Well, in the end the bike basically has a new back end. I'm not totally happy with it, but it works. Up until the point where my bike broke down things were running smoothly. Now I can feel the differences. The slight rubbing, gears not changing smoothly. It might need some adjusting as we go along, so for now its good enough to get me to the next day.
It was a real long day. So long that its late and I'm too tired to write about where and how we got our place to sleep tonight. Tomorrow we stay over in Cleveland.
