2022 mileage: 3553.4
Yesterday I was unable to ride due to tire problems. At the end of my ride Thursday, I got a flat, so yesterday morning I went out at 9:14 and executed my first-ever totally solo tube change. It seemed to go smoothly, and I was congratulating myself on getting this done.
Then I went back out at noon, and was highly disheartened to see that it was flat again. Initially, I was tempted to let it go for the day, but I quickly realized I'd need to deal with it at some point anyway, so I decided to "man up" and get it done. Then when I went back to check on it around 4:15, everything was still in good shape.
I was glad to be able to be back to it today, enjoying an utterly splendid ride with my daughter Christy, who came over at 8:00 a.m. Even though we kept it modest, only riding a round trip to Marsh Park, the beautiful weather (45° and sunny) and the peace of the early morning combined to make it a memorable experience. We got this photo before starting off, while we were still fresh and energetic.
Then we got this photo in front of the pond we passed, about 4 miles into the ride.
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