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I've Got Something to Say
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Time: 00:33:07
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Distance:
7.51 miles
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Max Speed:
30.50 mph
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Avg Speed:
13.60 mph
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Altitude Gain:
0 ft
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Route:
home-work (Page Ave)
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Weight:
235
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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: 62 degrees (feels like 62)
Wind: NNW7
Humidity: 75%
Partly cloudy |
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Time: 00:37:00
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Distance:
7.84 miles
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Max Speed:
27.50 mph
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Avg Speed:
12.60 mph
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Altitude Gain:
0 ft
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Route:
work-home (Page Ave 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: 77 degrees (feels like 77)
Wind: N14
Humidity: 33%
Partly cloudy
Sunset: 6:46 PM |
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Rear tire was flat when I went out to get on my bike to go home. After changing the tube and getting it about half aired up with the mini-frame pump, I figured I'd ride up Walton Rd and air it up the rest of the way at the BP station between Walton, Midland & Lackland. Knowing that they charge money for using air, I went back into my desk to get some change. Then as I started rolling out of the parking lot I remember there is a QT just west of us on Page and their air is free. So I turned left onto Page, climbeding the hill then turning into QT. There was a guy that had just pulled up to air a tire in his car, but that's OK becuase I was having problems getting my left foot out of the pedal - I was torqing my foot hard enough that the cleat was moving under the soul of the shoe, instead of popping out of its mount.
I finally got the shoe off of the pedal, and used my multi-tool to loosen the cleat so I could realign it. And, while I was at it, I adjusted the tension on the pedal - I'd been having problems with it but not quite to this degree. By now the guy was done using the air, so I rolled over a filled up my tire to 80 psi; not quite what I normally have it at, but sufficient to have a good feeling riding home.
To leave QT I would have to make a left onto Page, then descend down the Walton Rd intersection. When leaving the parking lot of work, I enter Page Rd about half way down the hill, so this would be a full descent and dealing with both lanes of traffic that much longer, too. Turned out that traffic wasn't a problem for that stretch.
Now the sun was close to setting, so I made sure my tail lights were turned on, and turned on my new headlight a little ways down the road.
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