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Distance: 4.89 miles Time: 00:20:30 Avg Speed: 14.31 mph
Route: Commute to work #3 Altitude Gain: 62 ft Calories Burned: 110
Max Speed: 29.20 mph Weight: 358 Category: general: commute - solo
Terrain: Road: Flat Bike: Specialized Crosstrail (Retired) 700c Hybrid Club: Blackhawk Bicycle and Ski Club
Weather Conditions: Overcast, wind SW at 3 mph, temperature 38°F

Distance: 26.55 miles Time: 01:56:00 Avg Speed: 13.73 mph
Route: Rox River Trail - Elgin to Algonquin Altitude Gain: 95 ft Calories Burned: 597
Max Speed: 22.00 mph Weight: 358 Category: general: leisure - solo
Terrain: Road: Flat Bike: Specialized Crosstrail (Retired) 700c Hybrid Club: Blackhawk Bicycle and Ski Club
Weather Conditions: Overcast, wind W at 5 mph with gust to 12 mp[h, temperature 54°F

Distance: 19.17 miles Time: 01:35:00 Avg Speed: 12.11 mph
Route: Commute to home #1 Altitude Gain: 410 ft Calories Burned: 431
Max Speed: 28.50 mph Weight: 358 Category: general: commute - solo
Terrain: Road: Flat Bike: Specialized Crosstrail (Retired) 700c Hybrid Club: Blackhawk Bicycle and Ski Club
Weather Conditions: Overcast, wind range from 5 to 18 mph with gusts to 25 mph, temperature range 56-52°F
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 Not all chainrings are created equal
On my commute home I stopped by the LBS to have a new Ultegra middle chainring (42T) installed. Hopefully, this chainring will last longer than the 39T Tiagra that it replaced. The failed Tiagra had less than 2300 miles on it. I've have had cassettes and chains that lasted longer than 2300 miles. Good grief! No more Tiagra components for me.

Failure mode: The teeth wore down until the chain would skip under heavy load---a real bummer on a hill. Live and learn.


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