Went for a short ride against some fairly stout headwinds on the Brompton after scoring a bunch of books from the library. In my bodged up canvas and plywood bag they went along with a cable lock, my tool roll and 8 lbs of books. Counting the bag this probably took the bike up to 40 lbs, which wasn't much of a difference on tbe flat. Going uphill for the last 3 miles in a headwind had me geared down and head bent over so I did not notice the utility trailer right in front of me until I was 3 ft away. Twisting to the left, I struck it with the bike bag and the plywood thingy which holds the bag on to the luggage mount on the headtube split off, not between the plywod pieces I'd glued together but actually tearing the plywood asunder. Some old guy, meaning 80+, not a spritely 71 like myself, asked me if l was injured. Nah, says I, just my pride, thanks, though. Of course, just before the trailer, I'd been congratulating myself on my studly climb up the hill in the 25 mph headwind. Be well and don't ride like me. Here's a pic of my broken bodge.
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