So, how was the commute today?

[mimitabby]

I chickened out and didn't ride because it was so dark and rainy. A few more days of this and my hybrid will be set up in the basement for exercise purposes on the wind trainer. oh, the long dark winter nights of seattle!

[gozlin7]

There I was riding along, trying to hurry and suddenly there was the sound of my rear fender rubbing against the tire. The rear rack had come undone! Someone , namely me, hadn't tightened up the fasteners or checked them after removing the rack and reinstalling it about a month ago. Some of the fasteners are lying on the road somewhere between home and work or if I'm really lucky they're on the floor of garage. Luckily I had one bungee cord in my trunk bag and was able to loop and hook it so that the rack was back in position. The whole adventure only added about 5 minutes to my commute.

Lesson learned: Periodically check the rack mounts for tightness.