sheared

8:30 and walking to work.

Left the house 105 minutes ago on the Boardman. All was going well (in the dark) until at mile 11.8, the something caught the rear deraileour as I was pushing on up an incline. The ensuing force caused the mech to bend and the. Shear off the drop-out.

As you can see in the picture. The chain had a half-good/half-split link so no fixie option.

End of the cycle to work.

The walk was relatively calm, very dry and not cold. Very grateful to all those who paused to offer assistance on their way.

The rest of the day at work was okay, annual review cycle at the sharp end, with it being time for me to add my reflections on the performance of my team.

Elder-brother-in-law was able to pick up the bike and drop off at Herbie's and then Mrs theWeir dropped off her car key on the way to meet friends.

All okay, in the main.

Even played a little guitar tonight too. Christmas Carols all the way.