Originally Posted by giffenf

7/2 - 7.6 mi.
7/5 - 27.2

MTD: 34.8 mi.
Monthly goal: 300 miles

Had a bonus workout when a rear brake pad started dragging on the rim. Once I looked closer it was not hard to see why. After 12 years and untold thousands of miles of commuting on L.A.’s ill-maintained streets, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised it finally gave out.

The really impressive part was when I walked into my LBS and asked the tech for help, he immediately took the wheel he’d been working on out of the truing stand and dropped mine in. He asked if I’d like a new wheel, and I said “I’m gonna need one.” Within 10 minutes he had my tire, tube, rim strip, and cassette off the old wheel and installed on my new one. He even cleaned my cassette and double-checked the trueness of the new wheel. It was almost worth the $100 cost of the new wheel just to get to watch it. Looking forward to taking it on its first commute.