Today was an interesting day. In the latter part of my ride late yesterday afternoon, I began to hear a squeal/squeak from the right wheel. It was intermittent, but there well over 50% of the time. As I couldn't pinpoint it, or know what to do about it, I was concerned that if I pushed on and continued to try to ride, I might worsen something, so I shortened my ride and determined to go to the dealer with it this morning.
Jack's Bicycle in Dearborn, where I got the trike, opens at 10, and I was their first customer of the day. Due to this they were able to attend to me right away, and determined that all it needed was a small adjustment in the positioning of the brake, and I was away in less than 10 minutes.
I thought about trying to ride earlier in the day, but it was heating up, and I decided to read instead. I rode after we got Michelle home from school, starting just past 5:00. Sunset in Ann Arbor was at 7:14 p.m. today, so I knew I was going to have to push pretty hard to do two round trips to Marsh Park before darkness settled over us. But I knew I could always turn on my new headlight to finish up if need be, and in the end, I didn't need to anyway, finishing the 18.5 miles in 1:43.
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