Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Sunday's Ride Home
Back home. 1206.2 miles total
I had a nice flat just north of Green Bay, WI. Luckily Tom was behind me to pull up and let me know something was wrong with the bike. I was assuming the increased steering effort was from the grooved concrete pavement! I pulled over, and there was still some air in the rear tire. I put the hazards on, and crept at 10 mph on the shoulder to the next exit. Luckily it wasn't far, and there was a Shell station nearby. While the Shell station didn't have service, they did sell a simple plug style tubeless tire patch kit. The kit worked well. It only took a few minutes to install the plug. We waited for fifteen minutes or so for the tire and wheel to cool down and the glue to set. After testing the pressure again, we took off. I checked the tire pressure every time we stopped for the rest of the trip, and it seemed to hold the pressure well.
Plug installed, prior to trimming:
I had a nice flat just north of Green Bay, WI. Luckily Tom was behind me to pull up and let me know something was wrong with the bike. I was assuming the increased steering effort was from the grooved concrete pavement! I pulled over, and there was still some air in the rear tire. I put the hazards on, and crept at 10 mph on the shoulder to the next exit. Luckily it wasn't far, and there was a Shell station nearby. While the Shell station didn't have service, they did sell a simple plug style tubeless tire patch kit. The kit worked well. It only took a few minutes to install the plug. We waited for fifteen minutes or so for the tire and wheel to cool down and the glue to set. After testing the pressure again, we took off. I checked the tire pressure every time we stopped for the rest of the trip, and it seemed to hold the pressure well.
Plug installed, prior to trimming:
Hey, get that camera outa my face!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
26.4 miles 17.8 MPH average
New favorite road: Hamel Rd between Cty Hwy 19 and Hunter drive. Very nice, old fashioned farms, rolling hills, horses. Not much for a shoulder, but basically no traffic.
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New favorite road: Hamel Rd between Cty Hwy 19 and Hunter drive. Very nice, old fashioned farms, rolling hills, horses. Not much for a shoulder, but basically no traffic.
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Saturday ride w/ Anna
Sat. Ride w Anna: 32.5 miles 12.5 MPH average. Yet another massive flat, but only .5 miles from home, ran it in. It's tough to ride this slow. But, slow miles must be better than no miles. At least I felt very fresh when I got home, as in didn't feel like I rode at all.
This week I'll be out of town on business. I'm planning on bringing my running shoes with to hopefully get in a few good runs. I'm also planning on putting together a formal training plan to map out the last month before the Dakota 5-0.
I'm also really looking forward to this coming weekend's moto trip with Josh and Tom. It should be a great time- Michigan here we come!
This week I'll be out of town on business. I'm planning on bringing my running shoes with to hopefully get in a few good runs. I'm also planning on putting together a formal training plan to map out the last month before the Dakota 5-0.
I'm also really looking forward to this coming weekend's moto trip with Josh and Tom. It should be a great time- Michigan here we come!
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