Tonight was our weekly Thursday night ride in Hollywood Park. Vicki gets a flat before even getting her leg over the bike in the parking lot. Of course, that means she was still at Bike World, so the wrenches (a.k.a. mechanics) took care of it for her. Meanwhile, I get up the killer hill the first time and am so proud of myself, that I said I'd commit to three for the night. The second time I feel the back of the bike squirrel a bit on a turn, but think it's all of the sand on the road in that section. Finally as I start out for my third hill repeat, I ask Steve to look at my back tire because it feels like something is dragging. Sure enough, I have a slow leak giving me a flat tire! I stop and Steve offers to change it for me. Being a bit macho since it's the women's ride, I say I can do it, but ask him to watch (and to loan me his CO2 inflator). He sits down and watches and reminds me as I start to skip a step. I did it all by myself!
I managed to make it up the hill all three times, one of those on a low tire and I changed a flat. I call that a successful night!
Now I've had a flat. Now I've changed a flat. Now I can sit back and let the guys change my flats for me. What a ride! What a night!
Goals
Today's Miles: 11.5
Total Miles Achieved: 817.62
Financial Investment: $1988.47
Total Weight Loss: 0
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