My newbie achievement is my first fall. You know, the kind from a dead stop. I was riding my hybrid gear hauler and was wearing baggy shorts. I stopped to get off, the shorts got tangled in the seat, and over I went. Skinned my knee and bruised my hip. Most significantly, I felt like an ***.
Last week was another newbie achievement, my first flat. Got a flat close to the rv so walked back, patched the tire, and went riding again. It flattened again after six mile. But I was close to the rv so I changed and patched it again. Either I had bad luck or missed the thorn that likely pierced the tube. For neither flat could I find a thing in the tire and I was pretty careful about feeling and checking the inside of the tire. Anyway, another 15 miles on that bike and pressure is holding.
I am up to 1465 miles for my first year of riding. Hope to hit 1500 for the year.
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12-28-2011, 04:31 AM #10
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