First rear flat

[RolliePollie]

Well, after 1800 miles, I guess it was bound to happen. A rear flat on my brand new rear tire that I just paid to have put on two days ago.

Having never taken the rear wheel off before, I decided I wouldn't even try to fix it on the road. Luckily I was only about 1.5 miles from home because I had forgotten my cell phone. So I decided to just walk. Ummmm...my poor feet!!! Yowza! Bike shoes are definitely not made for walking. So I finally got home and took the wheel off, got the tire off, put in a new tube, etc. Getting the tire back on the wheel took forever...nothing like a nice tight new tire. Then the really fun part...how the heck is the chain supposed to go? I had to come inside and find a picture on the internet, print it, and take it back to the bike so I could figure it out. I struggled with that for a while and finally got things where they were supposed to be. It's all put back together now and I rode it on the driveway...seems like everything is ok. Now I am going to admit to how long it took me to change the flat...are you ready? You're not going to believe this. It took an hour and ten minutes!!! Is that pitiful or what?!?!?! Oh well, at least I know how to do it now. Maybe next time it will only take 45 minutes.