Well as I wrote yesterday I installed the new SRAM PC-1050 chain but I did not remove any of the factory 114 links. Testing the bike in the work stand I thought this would okay but on the road the chain proved to be too long so I had to ride on the big chain ring and the second cassette cog to take up the slack. When I got home I removed 6 links and when I tried to re-install the master link the chain slipped out and one half of the master link disappeared. I looked all over the floor and was about to give up on finding it but decided to look on the back side of the rear cassette cluster. There hiding in the recess of the cassette cogs was the missing link. Re-installing the link the chain now looks to be the proper length. This is usually a mystery to me on how many links there should be. The vague instruction to check with the derailleur manufacturer does not help any.

The road was empty of fellow bikers today probably because of the heat (99 degrees when I got back home) and Father’s Day. Those fluffy little white clouds persist and the breeze was a gentle 9 mph from the SSE.

Today’s ride statistics:

• miles = 22.47
• riding time 1:32:30
• average pace = 4:07 min/mile
• average speed = 14.6 mph
• max speed = 20.8 mph
• average cadence = 76.5 rpm (probably from the big ring combo)
• max cadence = 102 rpm
• climb 159 ft., descend 197 ft., max elevation 108 ft.
• June miles 345.32
• YTD miles 2386.07

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