Fall is a great time to ride. I know I have not really update this for some time, but that doesn't mean we have not been riding, we have. Today we got up bright and early and hit the road. It was sunny and crisp, 37 degrees. Kay and I had our warm winter bike clothes on so it was actually very nice riding. One of the good things about this time of year is that there isn't much competition for the road, there aren't to many other riders out early in the morning. The real message to this addition though is that although riding is one of the greater pleasures it is not without its negative moments. While riding today I got a flat tire, a not so unusual thing. Under norm
al circumstances it would have only delay our ride for about fifteen minute while I replaced the tube in the tire. No so on this day. After removing the tire, getting out my new tube, removing the tire from the rim, replacing the tube and putting the tire back on the rim I realized we had forgotten our air pump. Well needless to say we were dead in our tracks. So for the next 30 minutes I sat on the curb in the nice fall sunshine and waited for Kay ride back to the Jeep and come to my rescue. Five minutes later we were on or way. Well I just wanted you to know that not every ride goes as expected, yet its all part of the memories. These are rides we remember most. By the way we now have two air pumps so hopefully we will not forget them both.
Fall is a great time to ride. I know I have not really update this for some time, but that doesn't mean we have not been riding, we have. Today we got up bright and early and hit the road. It was sunny and crisp, 37 degrees. Kay and I had our warm winter bike clothes on so it was actually very nice riding. One of the good things about this time of year is that there isn't much competition for the road, there aren't to many other riders out early in the morning. The real message to this addition though is that although riding is one of the greater pleasures it is not without its negative moments. While riding today I got a flat tire, a not so unusual thing. Under norm
al circumstances it would have only delay our ride for about fifteen minute while I replaced the tube in the tire. No so on this day. After removing the tire, getting out my new tube, removing the tire from the rim, replacing the tube and putting the tire back on the rim I realized we had forgotten our air pump. Well needless to say we were dead in our tracks. So for the next 30 minutes I sat on the curb in the nice fall sunshine and waited for Kay ride back to the Jeep and come to my rescue. Five minutes later we were on or way. Well I just wanted you to know that not every ride goes as expected, yet its all part of the memories. These are rides we remember most. By the way we now have two air pumps so hopefully we will not forget them both.
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