On Day 2 we drove (that is, the van, with the bikes on a rack on the back) down to Baxter, which was the farthest south we'd previously traveled on this trail.
I'd replaced the badly-stretched chain on my wife's bike before we left, and it skipped a bit on relatively flat Heartland ride, so I bought a cassette at Easy Riders bike shop in Brainerd and replaced the old one. The fellows at the bike shop were great - they invited me in to wash my hands after I'd done this work in the parking lot, and gave me some citrus/pumice hand cleaner as well. Great service!
We then cycled the PB Trail extension from Brainerd to Crow Wing State Park. Wow, just beautiful. On the way back, I broke my chain, which I posted about a few weeks ago. (The photo shows me repairing the chain, not doing some sort of pagan worship ritual.)
We only rode 45 km this day, but with the hills it was a great workout.
I'd replaced the badly-stretched chain on my wife's bike before we left, and it skipped a bit on relatively flat Heartland ride, so I bought a cassette at Easy Riders bike shop in Brainerd and replaced the old one. The fellows at the bike shop were great - they invited me in to wash my hands after I'd done this work in the parking lot, and gave me some citrus/pumice hand cleaner as well. Great service!
We then cycled the PB Trail extension from Brainerd to Crow Wing State Park. Wow, just beautiful. On the way back, I broke my chain, which I posted about a few weeks ago. (The photo shows me repairing the chain, not doing some sort of pagan worship ritual.)
We only rode 45 km this day, but with the hills it was a great workout.
