I took the thumper on a club ride this morning -- meet 6 AM, leave 6:30. Our leader was a guy who has a truly encyclopedic knowledge of the local back roads and keeps a brisk pace. I found myself going through places I've been a dozen times and having no idea how we'd gotten there.
I got to show off the new horn, and actually used it. On the way home I spotted a car at an intersection. I wasn't sure if he'd seen me, so I gave him a little "toot-toot". Not anything obnoxious, just saying "Hello -- I'm here!" It was nice to know that it was heard.
I still covered the brake!