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I've Got Something to Say
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Time: 00:43:50
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Distance:
10.01 miles
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Max Speed:
27.50 mph
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Avg Speed:
13.70 mph
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Altitude Gain:
0 ft
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Route:
home-work (Price Rd)
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Weight:
0
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Category: training: general -
solo
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Terrain: Road: Hills
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Bike: Fuji Supreme 700c Hybrid
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Club: Commuter Cycling Century |
| Weather Conditions: 57 degrees (feels like 57)
Wind: E8
Humidity: 94%
Fog, but not as damp as yesterday |
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Time: 00:47:59
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Distance:
10.57 miles
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Max Speed:
26.50 mph
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Avg Speed:
13.10 mph
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Altitude Gain:
0 ft
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Route:
work-home (Price Rd Direct)
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Weight:
0
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Category: training: general -
solo
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Terrain: Road: Hills
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Bike: Fuji Supreme 700c Hybrid
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Club: Commuter Cycling Century |
| Weather Conditions: 74 degrees (feels like 74)
Wind: SE13
Humidity: 64%
Clouody |
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I had a flat tire on the ride home yesterday - found a chared of glass in the rear tire causing a small puncture in the tube. I patched the tube and aired up the tire using my mini-pump, which allows me to get about 60 psi in the tire before it becomes a really effort to pump. But that was OK since I was just a few miles from home.
When I got home Jacque was busy putting our (her) new BBQ grill together in the garage, so my bike had to sit on the front porch until that task was complete (a couple hours later, even w/my help). As we were picking up I moved my bike into the garage to its resting place for the night and the rear tire looked fine. When I went out this morning to prep the bike for the ride to work (i.e. check the tires, mount my duffle bag on the rack, etc.) the rear tire still had about 60 psi, and I topped it off to 90 - where I usually keep this tire. I returned into the house finish getting myself ready (arm warmers today, gloves, helmet, etc.) and I come back out to the garage to depart for work and the rear tire is completely flat.
I pulled the tube out of the tire and located the problem to be on the inside part of the tube - the part that normally sits against the rim. I put a patch on it, aired it up and rode off to work, pondering how this happened this morning. The only thing I can determine is that as I was fixing the tire yesterday, a part of the tube got pinched, probably between the tire & the rim, and at 60 psi there wasn't enough force to change that. But when I aired it up to 90 psi this morning, that was enough pressure/force to cause the tube to pull from the pinch and to its normal seated position - thus that pulling action caused the tube to be 'nicked' in the process.
The saga continued as I returned to my bike to head for home from work - the rear tire is flat AGAIN. I locate the problem to be around the patch I installed earlier today. I inspected the rim & rim tape and decided to install my spare tube - still kind of hoping the problem was with the patch job and not a lingering issue inside the rim. As I aired it up with my frame pump I was able to get it to about 55 psi and figured I'll get to the BP station a half mile away and top it off. Well, the air compressor was out of order. The next station on my way was not until I got to Page - more than a copule miles away. Went I got to the station on Woodson Rd they charged $0.75 for air. I reluctantly dropped 3 quarters into the machine (that I happen to go back into my office and get from my desk before I left work) and nursed the tire up to 80 psi - it still felt a little soft at times on the way home, but I made.
Oh yea, upon completing the tire repair this evening and loading my travel bag onto the rear rack, I noticed that the back half of the rack shelf had lost both of its welds to the frame...should continue to work fine in the short term as long as the stuff in the bag rest on the frame and not on the shelf.
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