dropped...again!

dropped...again! after last week's jaunt with these guys i knew they were going to accellerate out of that corner. i planned for it. i moved up as far as i could in the pack. i maintained speed through the turn. i put the pedal to the metal coming out of it. my stupid chain started jumping and skipping around. i lost speed. i tried another jump. chain slipped again and again. i could not hold the wheel in front of me. i was left in no man's land. there were other riders behind me, but none of them caught me this week. so for miles i rode alone back to the meet up spot at central and webb. i don't feel too bad about it, but i sure wanted to hang on for a bit longer this week. i pulled a whole bunch during the ride. uphill and into the wind even. i did my part. shouldn't someone have mercy on a hard worker? i guess these guys don't think so. sink or swim. i sunk. oh well. next time i'll get them. i'll have a new big ring and a new chain and it won't skip and i'll keep up...for 10 or 15 meters longer. maybe. (30.89 miles @ 19.4mph