The crew cruised along the Empire State Trail after a hearty breakfast (preceding more bike troubles and a friendship-bracelet-making circle). However, 7 miles down the trail, we struck gold with OK Spoke bike shop, and sent in our metallic patients one by one to receive top-notch treatment. It also certainly didn’t hurt that the shop was neighbored by a homemade bagel shop. As we awaited our bike repairs, we ate lunch under the shade of the many trees lining the trail and made yet more friendship bracelets. We then rolled through the NY state capital to the Hilton Inn only to find out that we went to the wrong one. Thankfully, the hotel clerks were very sympathetic toward our endeavors and allowed us to stay while we devoured 5 large pizzas and planned a biking-free route back to our actual hotel. 2 Lyft XLs later, we settled into the other Hilton and took much-deserved showers and air-conditioned sleep. The group can’t decide whether they’re looking forward to the rest day exploring Albany or laundry more 🙂