Balls!

Balls of the bearing variety.
Meant to post this earlier this week. The trusty steed had been acting up. A weird drift as I was riding and the brakes were pulling in a sort of unnerving way. Oh, and the noise that was emanating from the wheels, even with ear plugs in, was horrendous.
Turns out that the front wheel bearing had collapsed. Replaced. And now feels like a new bike.