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I've Got Something to Say
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Time: 00:37:29
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Distance:
7.48 miles
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Max Speed:
24.00 mph
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Avg Speed:
11.80 mph
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Altitude Gain:
0 ft
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Route:
home-work (Page Ave)
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Weight:
0
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Category: general: commute -
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: 79 degrees (feels like 81)
Wind: S7
Humidity: 69%
Mostly cloudy |
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After breaking a spoke on my Thurs night (not a commute) ride requiring me to call for pick-up, my commuter bike's rear tire is flat when I go to leave for work Fri AM. I know the tire felt a little 'gushy' at times on the ride home Wed, and I found a pin hole in the tube on the outside edge across from the stem. I patch it & confirm there is nothing in the tire (a new Specialized Nimbus w/Armadillo technology). I made it to work, then when it was time to come home, I get out to my bike & the rear tire is flat again.
I'm not really surprised - assuming the patch wouldn't hold well especially in the heat of today. I swap out the tube with my spare, air up the tire and as I mount the wheel on the bike, I realize the tire is flat again because my spare tube is a used one needing repair. I put a patch on the whole, this one also across from the stem, air it up and before I can get the wheel mounted on the bike it is flat AGAIN!
It is now 5:45, I have a 40 minute commute after/if I get the tire fixed and a 7:30 softball game to get to after I get home & change clothes. So, I call my wife to come pick me up.
I make it home by 6:30, to the softball field by 7:00 where we one our game 16-3. After the game, Jacque & I went to Fritz's for some custard with the Kneppers & Brischs. So the weekend is starting to look better already.
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