Voice Post: 2009 PMC Sun Barnstable

[ornoth_cycling]

The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.

Well it's 7:40, so I've been here in the Barnstable stop for probably 45 minutes or so, but a miracle has in fact happened, and the mechanic here had Mavic non-drive-side spokes.

So I now have a new spoke; god only knows whether it will last another 60-, 70-odd miles, but in theory the rear wheel problem is solved. I still have a few bottom bracket issues, but it's not bugging me too much today.

So I actually am... This water stop has pretty much cleared out, so I'm completely behind everybody. There's only a few riders with me at this point.

But just passed the place where I wiped out, back -- I think it was the 2003 ride -- crashed out of the ride. Passed it safely, of course.

And soon I'll be going through Dennis, which is the location of the Cape Playhouse, which is the oldest summer theater in the US, and actually the place where Bette Davis was discovered.

So onward, and gonna try and push along to try and catch up with the rest of the group, just because I'm so far behind. So I won't spend more time talking. But happy so far. We'll see how this goes on the next segment.