2021 mileage: 3852.9
This morning I took my trike to the dealer (Jack's) in Dearborn for repair of that flat rear tire. I got yesterday. They don't open until 10:00, though, and by the time I got home and was ready to ride, it was 1:15, and 80°—so I chose to keep the ride short, doing a single round trip to Marsh Park (9.9 miles in 1:09). As I was finishing up (about 2 miles from home), I saw Doug Franklin again on the path—a welcome sight!
My friend Doug (who was the one that got me into cycling back in 2013) called our local bike shop for me yesterday to see if they had the tubes I need, and had them set some aside for me. But when I stopped today to pick them up, they were the wrong type. And when I asked them to call for me and see if some were available, they had the distressing news that they're out of stock, and the company was saying NEXT MAY!
Happily, though, I remembered that when I got my current trike last October, I decided to keep my old one as a backup, so if need be I can always fall back on that option. And that tube that just gave out yesterday had lasted since I got the trike last October, so maybe I'll get fortunate again.
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