No numbers ... just fun
Posted On Sunday, July 25, 2010 at at 9:31 PM by MTB ManI told you about my flat. I pumped it up and went for a ride anyhow and it held up for a 20 minute ride.
But I didn't feel to confident about it as far as going out for a couple of hours so I declined my Sunday AM ride with Charles until I could see what was up with the tire.
In the afternoon, I changed out the tube. Boy what a bear that new tire is getting off the rim!
I started out trying to use the Crank Bros. speed lever but it was too hard to pull and it started shaving rubber off the bead of the tire. It was really hot and humid out too. My glasses got so fogged up I couldn't see.
Forget it!
After a nap, I took the wheel down to the basement and worked the tire off using a combination of the speed lever and two standard tire levers. Still was tough!
Turns out the tube was leaking from one of the patches I put on. I patched the patch then put another patched tube into the tire and pumped it up.
Then, unexpectedly the weather got beautiful. The sky cleared up, a fresh breeze started blowing and the humidity went away!
Too good to pass up!
Mrs. MTBMan1 and I decided to take a relaxing ride out to Meads after supper. The air hadn't been this good for weeks!
When I went to get the Raleigh out of the garage .... flat again! Arrrgh!
You know what? I didn't check the tire and the rim for any possible causes like McSween suggested. I didn't get the Slime like I said I was going to do either.
OK. I'm not going to get into it now. Just grabbed the Trek and forget about it.
It was perfect really. A perfect day to just smell the roses with the Missus and try not to work up a sweat. Just what I needed.
No computer, no heart rate monitor, no GPS .... No numbers.
Just fun.
