Rode 21 miles with Hirakukibou. We were again sort of thwarted by what looked like rain, at our lunch stop, but even though we turned toward the end point, I do think it's raining a bit just west of here, where we were headed. At least our ride got us out of Concord/Carlisle and into Acton. I had my bike in the car at work, and changed there, and drove to meet Hirakukibou in Concord center, so we could start earlier. We had a bit of weird beginning... first my brakes were rubbing again, after I though they were all fixed. I addressed that. Then we went to clip in and my chain fell off. Fixed that. Started up again and Hira realized the screw had fallen out of her cleat and she couldn't unclip well on that foot. Rode to the LBS (just about half a mile) and got that fixed. Phew. Then we headed out. We went to west Acton a circuitous way, a bit too much on Rt 27, but it was flatter than what we normally do, and I am leading a ride tomorrow. Don't want sore legs. Rode back throughh west Concord, lots of traffic everywhere. Where are all of these people going at 2:00 in the afternoon?