202t1 mileage: 2024.8
Today was a disappointing day for riding. The weather was fine, but perhaps the last non-rain day to allow me to ride outside for a few days, so I set off at 12:45 under 63° cloudy skies (and spitting just a little very light rain when I began), intending to ride the Packard/Platt Square. And I was encouraged by the recent repair that Jack's Bicycle did to my right front wheel which had had several flats. Still, when I checked the air pressure before beginning today, and found that particular tire WAY down, I was puzzled.
Still, it was going fine for a while. But then, almost 4 miles into the ride, that same tire went flat again. I took Uber home, and contacted my good friend Dan Cogan, who has gone far beyond the call of friendship in helping me on numerous occasions, to see if he might be available for a consult tomorrow. When he indicated that today would be better for him, I explained that Michelle had our car today, and the trike was locked up about 4 miles from home and I had no way to get it today. He then volunteered to help me transport it on his car.
After we got it back to my garage, he helped me with the tire, first examining the rim and tire, and could find nothing that was causing the puncture in the tube. Anyway, we got a new tube put in, along with a new, more durable tire that I had (a Marathon Plus), which I hope will hold up better.
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