Some familiar terrain through Sierra Valley. The climb from Antelope lake up to the ridgeline separating Susanville valley wasn't as bad as I feared - just sit and spin and eventually it will be over. On the descent into Susanville I managed to break a spoke on the rear wheel - hard to say if it was from a particular impact or the additional weight on the rear wheel from panniers or just age... I "fixed" it with, you guessed it, duct tape so that it wouldn't bang against everything else on the wheel and prayers for the rest of the trip hoping that the wheel holds. This was my first time on Bizz Johnson trail - not sure I would travel this far to ride just this trail, but as part of this tour it was very enjoyable terrain. Fantastic camping at Goumaz all by myself.