only 4 at the start of the earlybird today but there was quite a bit going on.  as you can see from the first pic there was a police car sitting where we usually meet.  when i first saw the lights from the other side of the river i thought that maybe something had happened to one of our guys while they were waiting.  as i cross the bridge, i saw a white sheet sitting on the other side of the police car.  i thought it may have been our mate that has been sleeping under the bridge recently.  the guys were waiting on the other side of mounts bay road so we left from there.  apparently, a motorbike lost control and hit a light pole.  the female passenger was killed and the male driver injured.  http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/woman-dies-in-tragic-motorcycle-crash-20120304-1uap0.html

pretty warm out there today but i got a few good shots.  as i was coming down lesmurdie road my chain came off as i changed the to the big ring.  i didn’t panic but just pedalled it back on…like a pro.  unfortunately, this “pro” action meant that my chain got twisted and actually bent one of the links.  the last pic is of andrew saying “yep, it looks bent to me”.  20kms of the chain slipping every third pedal stroke kind of wears you down after a while.  especially after over 5 hrs in the saddle.