If It Wasn't For Bad Days....

If it wasn't for bad days, there wouldn't be good ones. Or so the saying goes. Recently I have been proving that addage true. First I had the crash last Saturday, then yesterday I was having a great ride and had a mechanical.

I set out to do a 30 mile Time Trial in less than 1.5 hours. I knew this would be tough as it would require me to maintain a better than 20 mph pace. I got to the half-way point in 42 mins, right on schedule. About a mile after turning around though I got a flat tire. Darn it all! Why do things like that only happen when one is having a really great ride?! Oh well, I thought. I can change a tire pretty quick and this will give me some time to reflect.

So I whip out my fresh tube, tool kit, and CO2 cartridge. I get the old tube off no problem, but I had a devil of a time getting the tire back on the rim with the new tube inside. When I finally get it on I blast the CO2 air into the tire and go to put the wheel back on the bike. That's when I notice that the tire has "burped" off the rim! This is bad. It means I have to let the air out of the tire, put the tire back on the rim, and re-inflate the tire. Only problem is I have no more air. The CO2 cartridges are great, but you only get one shot. Once you use it, it's done.

So now I had a flat tire, and no way to fix it. Time to call in the emergency back-up plan. My lovely wife was kind enough to pile the kids in the car and come rescue me. She has in fact been incredibly supportive of this whole endeavor and I definitely would not be able to do it without her support. Hopefully I have learned my lesson and I won't have to abuse her support like this again.

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