A chance encounter with a reseviour/lake where the locals were out in force..

(Despite the blur) this shot from below makes it clear how the metal has torn and warped.

Lac de Grosbois-en-Montagne

July 4, 2010 in France ⋅ 🌙 26 °C

With nearly 100Km behind me so far today, I stoped for a break and an ice cream at Lac de Grosbois-en-Montagne.

When I moved to set off, I discovered I had cracked the rim of the front wheel - no idea how, possibly on a particularly sketchy descent through a pot-holed town.

With about 40Km to go before Dijon I've no option but to deactive my front brake caliper, to stop the broken rim fouling against the breakpad. Relying entirely on my back brake with a loaded touring bike... what could go wrong?Read more