Road Hazard, 01-06-2012

Today's ride: 32 miles.  My bike has been in the shop for over a week waiting on a replacement left crank arm.  I was finally able to climb back into the saddle this morning.  The planned ride was Varner out to Bob Hope then to the Indian Canyons.  Once I topped the hill on Varner just east of Date Palm I ran over the broken pad lock (pictured).  It somehow caught on my tire and flew up knocking my rear left brake pad off kilter locking up my rear wheel, bringing me to an unplanned fast stop.  I was able to get the bike rideable to get back home and fix it, finishing up with a ride to the Indian Canyons.  I was lucky I didn't fall, lucky no damage was done to the rim or the bike.  Bottom pic of Mt. San Jacinto taken from where my bike made its unscheduled stop.