Chaska, MN to Cottonwood, MN
116.1 miles
7:14.41 hrs
25 max
16.0 avg
Today was pretty flat and fast. There was not much to the day besides miles upon miles of corn fields, cows and dead sunflowers. I was really looking forward to seeing some amazingly bright fields of sunflowers following the sun but was sadly disappointed. My mood is good and I am still feeling a pull from home but I just keep looking forward to what lies on the other side of SD.
Before I left from WI yesterday I stopped at the local bike shop because now that my bike was under a load the rear cassette was slipping again. The mechanics at the shop said that it looked good but the only real way to know was to replace the cassette and see if it still slips. I had it replaced and it didn't slip on my trial run before I headed out of town for good. They tell me that this cassette (sram) is of equal quality as my shimano but I find it more noisy and it makes a lot of high pitched tinking sounds when climbing and changing gears. The shifting also does not seem nearly as smooth as my ultegra. As I look back on getting the cassette replaced I think that might have only needed to adjust the rear derailleur a little bit and it would have been fine. I guess that was a waste of $35. Oh well, too late now.
I spent the night at the Dieken's household in Cottonwood, MN. I had a great time conversing with Mrs. Dieken and was treated with great hospitality. I had a great nights sleep and it was a pleasure meeting some of the Weekes's family friends. Thank you Dieken's and Weekes's!
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